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A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 11 Charles I CHAP. XI. From the accession of Charles I. to the commencement of the civil war between him and the parliament. 1625. On the demise of James, which … table with many lowly reverences, and on coming where the bread and wine lay, he bowed seven times: he gently lifted up …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 12 The Civil War, to the execution of the King CHAP. XII. From the commencement of the civil … committed the lord-mayor Sir Richard Gournay to the Tower, and preferred articles of impeachment against him, for … period: the parliament at Westminster voted a tax on beer, ale, tobacco, and other commodities, and called it the …
A New History of London
… Restoration to the Fire CHAP. XIV. From the restoration of Charles II. to the destruction of London by the great fire … attended, as did the lord-mayor, aldermen, recorder, and sheriffs, with the trained bands. In the mean time the … had commanded the victualler of his navy to send bread into Moore-fields for the relief of the poor, which for …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 15 From the Fire to the death of Charles II CHAP. XV. From the great fire in 1666, to the … of judicature to settle all differences between landlords and tenants; of which the justices of the courts of king's … Michael, Wood-street St. Mary Staining 100 St. Mildred, Bread-street St. Margaret Moses 130 St. Michael, Queenhithe …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 17 From the Revolution to the death of William III CHAP. XVII. From the Revolution to the death … made for the more effectually preserving the king's person and government 2, to all papists coming to the said city, … granting several duties on tonnage of ships, and on beer, ale, and other liquors; for securing certain recompences &c. …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 18 Queen Anne CHAP. XVIII. From the accession of queen Anne, to her death. 1702. King William died March … full of indecent and scurrilous language. At the summer assizes at Derby, where he preached before the judges August … regulating the sale of so important a necessary of life as bread. So much therefore of the above-mentioned law as …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 20 George II to the rebellion of 1745 CHAP. XX. History of London from the accession of … was proclaimed the next day with the customary forms; and addresses from the city of London were on the 16th … objecting to the methods used for forming the assize of bread, as erroneous, and injurious to their profession; …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 22 1755 to the death of George II CHAP. XXII. From the commencement of hostilities with France in the year 1755, to the death of … Louisiana, up the river Missisippi in the gulph of Mexico; and Canada, up the river St. Laurence; along the extensive …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 24 1763-1769 CHAP. XXIV. From the prosecution of Mr. Wilkes, to his being elected alderman of the ward of … might be considered as extinct; until a change of men and measures under a new reign revived distinctions almost … who passed them, is said to have left his whole basket of bread among them. A physician, surgeon, and a man-midwife, …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 25 1769-1770 CHAP. XXV. From the trial of the Brentford rioters, to the death of the right … his second mayoralty. Two Irish chairmen Laurence Balfe, and Edward Mac Quirk, were apprehended, in consequence of the … the guards, went in the evening and invested the Dolphin ale-house, where a body of these cutters were then assembled. …