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A New History of London
… in the gulph of Mexico; and Canada, up the river St. Laurence; along the extensive sea coast between which lay … into the rights of the city in the five great hospitals St. Bartholomew's, St. Thomas's, Bridewell, Bethlehem, and … bridge estate. It was further enacted, that the tythes, poor's-rate, land-tax, and customary payments, due from the …
A New History of London
… of sale. The weight of this tax fell on the labouring poor of London who will not touch small beer; and occasioned … had been demanded in marriage by our sovereign, arrived at St. James's palace, on the afternoon of September 8th, and … c. 50. 6 Geo. III. c. 54. For the liberty of St. Martin le Grand, fee 9 Geo. III. c. 13. Anderson's Hist. of comm. …
A New History of London
… of Brunswic Lunenburg; in the great council chamber at St. James's, by the archbishop of Canterbury: her portion … a treatise published at this time intitled Droit le Roy, which was a rhapsody of all the prerogatives at any … appeared greatly aggravated in all its circumstances. Peter Maclaughlin, who actually killed the inoffensive Allen, …
A New History of London
… introduction of his own writing; in which the affair of St. George's-fields was termed an horrid massacre, and the … of the hearse was a painting of the murder of Allen in St. George's-fields, on the other, that of Clarke at … with the above mentioned three city members, attended by Peter Roberts, Esq; the city remembrancer, carried the …
A New History of London
… the prison to a piece of ground belonging to the city in St. George's-fields, Southwark: for placing the Fleet-market … presented on the 7th of November to the king at St. James's, and was honoured with just as much regard as had … and herrings to this city, as a seasonable relief to the poor in this time of general scarcity of butchers meat, and …
A New History of London
… of this city remaining still in the crown, William de St. Michael paid to the king a fine of one hundred pounds for … In the nineteenth year of this reign, A. D. 1235, Walter le Bruin, a farrier, had a piece of ground granted him in the … for a false judgment given against Margaret Veil, a poor widow. Arbitrary monarchs generally maintain justice so …
A New History of London
… Harvey, in opposition to the regular choice of Philip le Taylour. Edward prudently named a custos of the city, till … in the streets after the ringing of the coverfeu bell at St. Martin's-le-grand: that all vintners and victuallers were … from Easter to Whitsunday 0 5 0 Ditto, from ditto to St. Peter ad vincula 0 4 0 Ditto, in all other parts of the year, …
A New History of London
… into three bodies, one party hurried to the rich priory of St. John of Jerusalem (at Clerkenwell) near Smithfield, which … Being required to pronounce bread and cheese, the poor Flemings, who could only say brot and cause, were thus … in their four parishes of St. Andrew Holborn, St. Peter Cornhill, Great Allhallows, and St. Mary Colechurch. …
A New History of London
… sensible of his danger, levied an army; and the battle of St. Alban's 1, in which the duke of Somerset was killed, put … outrages and tumults. Those of the liberty of St. Martin's-le-Grand insulting the citizens, the magistrates forced the … great solemnity and rejoicing at the abbey church of St. Peter, Westminster. 1462. The city of London, which had …
A New History of London
… young earl to be conducted publickly through the city to St. Paul's church; and thence back to his prison. Lambert … on the vigil of St. John the baptist, and on that of St. Peter and St. Paul. Henry, on the eve of St. John, 1510, … had hitherto been kept at the monastery of St. Martin le Grand, which being out of the liberty of the city, was …