Historical Remarks on the Ancient and Present State of the Cities of London and Westminister: With an Account of the Most Considerable Occurrences, Revolutions and Transactions ... which Have Happened in and about These Cities ...till the Year 1681 |
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Page 53
Also the citizens of London were allowed by charter to pass toll - free through
England , and to have free liberty of hunting about London : they had likewise
licence to have and use a common seal . It was also ordained that no sheriff of
London ...
Also the citizens of London were allowed by charter to pass toll - free through
England , and to have free liberty of hunting about London : they had likewise
licence to have and use a common seal . It was also ordained that no sheriff of
London ...
Page 55
This King restored to the citizens of London their liberties , which for some
misdemeanours they had forfeited . In the sixteenth year of his reign , the sun was
so exceeding hot , that many men died with the extremity thereof ; and yet wheat
was ...
This King restored to the citizens of London their liberties , which for some
misdemeanours they had forfeited . In the sixteenth year of his reign , the sun was
so exceeding hot , that many men died with the extremity thereof ; and yet wheat
was ...
Page 60
He also granted to the citizens of London , that the officers of the mayor and
sheriffs should from that day forward use maces of silver parcel gilt . In the twenty
- second year of his reign , a contagious pestilence arose in the east and south
parts ...
He also granted to the citizens of London , that the officers of the mayor and
sheriffs should from that day forward use maces of silver parcel gilt . In the twenty
- second year of his reign , a contagious pestilence arose in the east and south
parts ...
Page 68
The Lord Say is hereupon committed to the Tower , and the King and Queen
retire to London ; and Cade follows and comes to Southwark , where he quarters
his men ; and next morning marcheth to London Bridge , where he caused his ...
The Lord Say is hereupon committed to the Tower , and the King and Queen
retire to London ; and Cade follows and comes to Southwark , where he quarters
his men ; and next morning marcheth to London Bridge , where he caused his ...
Page 101
The wall of the City of London ( as it is aforementioned ) was furnisbed formerly
with towers and bulwarks in due distance from each other ; and the River of
Thames with its ebbing and flowing bad overthrown the walls and towers on the
banks ...
The wall of the City of London ( as it is aforementioned ) was furnisbed formerly
with towers and bulwarks in due distance from each other ; and the River of
Thames with its ebbing and flowing bad overthrown the walls and towers on the
banks ...
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| Title | Historical Remarks on the Ancient and Present State of the Cities of London and Westminister: With an Account of the Most Considerable Occurrences, Revolutions and Transactions ... which Have Happened in and about These Cities ...till the Year 1681 |
| Author | R. B. |
| Publisher | M. Stace, 1810 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 31 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 178 pages |
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