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Journal of the House of Lords
… in the Chair. Thomas Harvey Baber Esquire is called in, and makes the following Statement: If I had introduced the … Judge may dispense altogether with written Depositions, and in lieu thereof place upon Record his own Notes of the … in Canara. Great Part of them are Descendants from Dutch, Danes, French, Portuguese, and the rest Converts, chiefly …
Journal of the House of Lords
… in the Chair. Francis Hastings Toone Esquire is called in, and examined as follows: Have you been in China? I have been. … twice to Europe; once I was absent for Three Years, and another Time for Two. Your Knowledge of China extends … from England or from India, with the Exception of Bullion; and on all Goods sent to London on the same Account; also …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… officinalis, or female agaric, growing on larch trees and used in medicine as a cathartic and emetic. Polyporus fomentarius and igniarius, Male agaric, was likewise used in medicine but …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… St - Aldborough Alban's (St.) ALBAN'S (ST.) a borough and market-town having separate jurisdiction, and the head of … middle of the fifth century, Verulam was occupied by the Saxons, and received the name of Watlingceaster, from the … even in their time. Its destruction is attributed to the Danes, by whom it was sacked and burnt to the ground, about …
Survey of London
… Plates 41b, 42b, 47a In respect of the Prince's statue and the groups, where the artists were chosen by the Queen, … sculptors had to observe the general indications of size and treatment given in Scott's submitted design (wherein the sculpture was drawn by J. R. Clayton and G. G. Scott junior 227). Further and more significantly, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Aldbourn (St. Michael) ALDBOURN ( St. Michael), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Selkley, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and N. divisions of Wilts, 6 miles (N. E.) from Marlborough; …
A Dictionary of London
… Churchyard - Aldgate Ward Aldermary Churchyard East and south of St. Mary Aldermary Church, from Budge Row to Bow Lane (O. and M. 1677-L.C.C. List, 1912). There were houses in the … of the Wards, as may be seen from the lists of Aldermen and Wards set out in the Letter Books of the City. The …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… Ward was originally called Lothbury.] [Acting March 13 and May 6, 1278] 1 William Bukerel, Draper Died 1278; Will … same day] 9 Discharged, being in the service of the King, and not having sufficient leisure, August 1322) [Letter Book … August, 1376 John Organ, Mercer [Present Oct. 13, 1376, and March 6, 1377] 17 [1377 to 1394 inclusive, Annual …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… S. 14412. Sworn Dec. 10, 1437, Acting Dec 13, 1437, and March 1, 1438] 7 [Nominated: ex-Sheriffs Morstede and Chapman. Combes was elected by eight votes to three for Morstede and two for Chapman] Removed to Castle Baynard, 1451. …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… 15034. [Sworn same day] 37 [Nominated: ex-Sheriffs Warner and Kneseworth, Robert Watts ( Draper)] The nomination of Alderman Sir R. Haddon, ex-Sheriffs Stede and Aylmer, and T. Graunger had been rejected by the Court June 21 (Rep. …