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A New History of London
… and by descent it came to another John Gisor in 1386, who made a feoffment of it. So that we are to look upon the …
A New History of London
… approbation of her master or mistress, upon its being made appear to the satisfaction of the committee, they give … body of the building, and on the corners of the tower are again placed vases. From hence are raised a series of Ionic … annum toward the maintenance of a minister. In 1670 it was made a distinct parish from St. Saviour's, and a rectory. The …
A New History of London
… The parish is divided into 4 liberties, and these again are subdivided into 8 precincts, which are thus …
A New History of London
… a large monastery, a royal palace, and by having been made a staple for wool and other commodities; Westminster … country borough. Vid Book I. p. 12, 14. Westminster was made a staple for these and other articles by the statute 27 …
A New History of London
… for the meeting of this great assembly, they met there again: but at length a taste for regularity and magnificence … his great seal and mace by him; he being by his office speaker of the house of lords. On the other two woolpacks … equal share with the lords in making laws, and none can be made without the consent of the commons, who are the …
A New History of London
… steps arising from the street to the front could have been made regular, and on a line from end to end, it would have … St. Thomas: but queen Mary converted it into an hospital again, and it was again suppressed upon the accession of queen Elizabeth, when …
A New History of London
… same name, so early as the year 1222, though it was not made parochial till 1547. The little edifice there for divine … for compleating; and though one might so easily be made in the center between them. The same may be said of the … the great officers of the crown, secretaries of state, speaker of the house of commons, with others to be chosen by …
A New History of London
… in the Record office in the Tower: and these being made up in rolls of parchment gave occasion to the name. At … to the public. St. Sepulchre's liberty. Entering the town again to the east, we find that part of the parish of St. … main guard. This gate being opened to let them pass, is again shut; while the yeoman-porter and the guard proceed to …
A New History of London
… marsh is a large peninsula, almost three miles round, made by the winding of the river; opposite Greenwich. It is … by the name of the Isle of Dogs, from the great noise made by the king's hounds that were kept there during the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… tops 12d pr' [Inventories (1676)]. Boothose were often made with only a strap under the instep. OED earliest date of … as FRINGEd, HOLLAND, Popping Found describing top Found made of SERGE, WOOL Found in units of PAIR Sources: Diaries, … here) suggests a bootikin was a soft BOOT or MITTEN made of WOOL and oiled SILK worn to relieve gout. However, …