London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and Its Neighbourhood: To Thirty Miles Extent, from an Actual Perambulation, Volume 1W. Stratford, 1805 - London (England) |
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Page 59
... Bar- tholomew fair for three days . Smithfield was ' at this time . a kind of laystall , for ordure and filth , and the place for public executions . H 2 The The priory of Clerkenwell also was raised by the munifi- LONDON , 59.
... Bar- tholomew fair for three days . Smithfield was ' at this time . a kind of laystall , for ordure and filth , and the place for public executions . H 2 The The priory of Clerkenwell also was raised by the munifi- LONDON , 59.
Page 60
... the malefactors , car- ried to execution at Tyburn , with a great bowl of ale , to drink of it as they pleased for their last refreshment in this life . Entick . and Drawn & Eng by SRawle Part of AUDLEY HOUSE the 60 LONDON .
... the malefactors , car- ried to execution at Tyburn , with a great bowl of ale , to drink of it as they pleased for their last refreshment in this life . Entick . and Drawn & Eng by SRawle Part of AUDLEY HOUSE the 60 LONDON .
Page 65
... execution thereof to the sheriffs of London and Middlesex ; whom he commanded to provide measures , gallons , iron rods , and weights for standards , to be sent to the several counties of England . In 1198 , corn was risen to 18s . 4d ...
... execution thereof to the sheriffs of London and Middlesex ; whom he commanded to provide measures , gallons , iron rods , and weights for standards , to be sent to the several counties of England . In 1198 , corn was risen to 18s . 4d ...
Page 106
... executed their com- mission despotically , sufficiently cooled the wavering minds of the citizens ; and as they ever had considered his ad- vancement to the throne with horror , they more readily countenanced his rival Henry , Earl of ...
... executed their com- mission despotically , sufficiently cooled the wavering minds of the citizens ; and as they ever had considered his ad- vancement to the throne with horror , they more readily countenanced his rival Henry , Earl of ...
Page 121
... execution , by levying the necessary assessments and punishing defaulters . The increasing population and impor- tance of London were evident from the frequent acts of par- liament during this reign , which had for their object progres ...
... execution , by levying the necessary assessments and punishing defaulters . The increasing population and impor- tance of London were evident from the frequent acts of par- liament during this reign , which had for their object progres ...
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