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Committees for Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts:

… of prominent London laymen of the Three Denominations of Old Dissent (Presbyterians, Independents and Baptists) formed … and as such, that I believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, as commonly received in Protestant …

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Joshua Johnson's Letterbook, 1771-1774

… of the period have survived. Most businesses destroy their old records after some prudent delay. To the normal … at the time of the American Revolution had to keep their old records as evidence to support compensation claims until … he was a director for decades. Second, there were the old English firms (Carey, Moorey & Welch; John Norton & Sons; …

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London Politics 1713-1717

… very great endeavours used in all parts to throw out the old ones; but, as far as we can hear, very few new ones have …

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Justice in Eighteenth-Century Hackney

… century eyes however it must have looked hopelessly old fashioned, and it was almost certainly in need of … oyer and terminer, but the actual trials took place at the Old Bailey before the Aldermen of the City of London, with (until …

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London Debating Societies

… was the Select Society, whose debates were held at the Old Theatre, Portugal Street, Lincoln's Inns Fields, in 1779 …

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Calendar, Committee for Compounding

… was to have been conveyed to the King; he is 70 years old, has paid his taxes, and set out a dragoon, with horse … was afterwards a garrison for the King; but being 72 years old, and very infirm, he preferred to compound rather than to … one,also merits notice. It was compiled by Thos. Bailey, officer to the Committee for Compounding, in two …

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Survey of London

… grew up along the river front on the remains of the old earth wall and on the enclosures of land reclaimed from … approaches, but it has also meant the restoration of some old buildings and a general revival of interest in an area … Bridge circa 1789. 6 Shot continued to be made by the old method in the shot tower on the west side until 1949. One …

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Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300

… 1238 and 1242. An oblique stroke, as 1239/40, is used for old style/new style: a document dated '1239' may actually …

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Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum

… at the time as standing in the same position as the old statutes. To these are added certain ordinances issued by … and Browne selected for the purpose "John Wright in the Old Bailey." (Lords Journals v. 554; vi. 147). The House of …

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Memorials of London and London Life

… 1311 (D 106); Newgatestrete, 1311 (D 110); Eldedeneslane (Old Dean's Lane, now Warwick Lane) "without Neugate, opposite … (now corrupted to "Coleabbey"), in Eldefishstrete (Old Fish Street), 1319 (E 86); the tenement called … Jonestrete 60 (St. John's Street), Clerkenwelstrete, the Bailey near Neugate, 61 and Fletstrete in the suburb of …