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... hundred penny , et de wardpenny , et de haverpenny , et de vigillis faciendis et deportas in passagio , lastagio , tallagio , stallagio , thelonio , scutagio , et omni exactione , servitio , et opere servili ; et omnibus , placitis , et ...
... hundred penny , et de wardpenny , et de haverpenny , et de vigillis faciendis et deportas in passagio , lastagio , tallagio , stallagio , thelonio , scutagio , et omni exactione , servitio , et opere servili ; et omnibus , placitis , et ...
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... hundreds , and from divisions of shires and hun- dreds , and wapentakes , and from paying money for deeds committed ... hundred - penny and ward - penny , and haver - penny , and from keeping watches , and from gate dues , passage dues ...
... hundreds , and from divisions of shires and hun- dreds , and wapentakes , and from paying money for deeds committed ... hundred - penny and ward - penny , and haver - penny , and from keeping watches , and from gate dues , passage dues ...
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... Hundred penny.The fine of a penny levied on a hundred . Ward - penny . Is the fine of a penny levied on a ward . Haver - penny . - A penny paid to the king . The east side of St. Martin's - le - Grand having been pulled down , together ...
... Hundred penny.The fine of a penny levied on a hundred . Ward - penny . Is the fine of a penny levied on a ward . Haver - penny . - A penny paid to the king . The east side of St. Martin's - le - Grand having been pulled down , together ...
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... hundred and forty charges . This was the forerunner of the poverty , which , to the disgrace of the age in which he lived , overtook him . He was reduced to the necessity of seeking relief by soliciting charitable contributions in the ...
... hundred and forty charges . This was the forerunner of the poverty , which , to the disgrace of the age in which he lived , overtook him . He was reduced to the necessity of seeking relief by soliciting charitable contributions in the ...
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... hundred and fifty feet by one hundred and sixty , inclosing a court of one hundred and fifty feet by sixty , entered by an arched gateway . A list of Aldermen of Aldgate Ward , from 1689 to the present time . Sir Samuel Dashwood ...
... hundred and fifty feet by one hundred and sixty , inclosing a court of one hundred and fifty feet by sixty , entered by an arched gateway . A list of Aldermen of Aldgate Ward , from 1689 to the present time . Sir Samuel Dashwood ...
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afterwards aldermen Aldgate amongst ancient archbishop arches arms bishop of London Bishopsgate breadth brick bridge building built called Canterbury cathedral celebrated centre chapel church of St citizens city of London coals columns Corinthian order court cross crown cupola dean and chapter Doric order duke earl east Eastcheap Edward Edward III elected England erected feet fire of London fish formerly four gate Guildhall hall handsome hath Henry VIII honour inhabitants inscription justice king king's Lane lord lord-mayor Martin's le Grand Mary master mayor merchant taylor merchants monument north side office of sheriff ornamented parish church parliament Paul's persons pillars present principal rebuilt rectory repaired Richard Richard II Robert Roman roof royal says served the office sir Christopher Wren sir John sir Thomas sir William steeple stone stood Stow Street Thames tower wall Ward wardens Westminster whole yeere
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Page 187 - ... commit him to the house of correction for any time not exceeding three months...
Page 199 - To the estates and fortunes of the citizens it was merciless, but to their lives very favourable, that it might in all things resemble the last conflagration of the world.
Page 424 - ... apprehension of your Majesty's displeasure would at all times affect their minds. The declaration of that displeasure has already filled them with inexpressible anxiety, and with the deepest affliction. Permit me, Sire, to assure your Majesty, that your Majesty has not in all your dominions any subjects more faithful, more dutiful, or more affectionate to your Majesty's person and family, or more ready to sacrifice their lives and fortunes in the maintenance of the true honour and dignity of...
Page 106 - ... of all sorts, and tents erecting to shelter both people and what goods they could get away. Oh the miserable and calamitous spectacle...
Page 374 - Thus lay in ashes that most venerable church, one of the most ancient pieces of early piety in the Christian world, besides near one hundred more. The lead, iron-work, bells, plate, &c., melted, the exquisitely wrought Mercers' Chapel, the sumptuous Exchange, the august fabric of Christ Church, all the rest of the Companies...
Page 256 - My father had a garden there and a house standing close to his south pale; this house they loosed from the ground, and bare upon rollers into my father's garden twenty-two feet, ere my father heard thereof...
Page 401 - Underneath is laid the builder of this church and city, Christopher Wren, who lived more than ninety years, not for himself, but for the public good. Reader, if you seek his monument, look around...
Page 446 - Cutler saw tenants break and houses fall; For very want he could not build a wall.
Page 270 - ... the governor and company of the Bank of England, or by the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America...
Page 4 - Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein ; then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem : and this city shall remain for ever.