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A New History of London
… on June 18, was laid aside on account of the plague, which in the space of a year swept away 35,417 persons; a terrible … one third of the computed inhabitants! this calamity in all likelihood was the occasion of his not being crowned … commons were now sensible of their weight and influence in legislation, and had conceived an idea of attempting a …
A New History of London
… the forms of all public business were altered from being in the king's name, to that of the keepers of the liberties … of Wales 1. Even the king's statues at St. Paul's and in the Royal Exchange were pulled down, and in the niche of the latter was placed the following …
A New History of London
… Charles II. to the destruction of London by the great fire in 1666. King Charles II. was proclaimed May the 8th 1660, at … aldermen, recorder, and sheriffs, with the trained bands. In the mean time the city deputies arrived at the Hague, where in the name of the city of London they presented his majesty …
A New History of London
… to the death of Charles II CHAP. XV. From the great fire in 1666, to the death of king Charles II. No time was lost in repairing the devastation occasioned by the fire; for the … amounted to twenty two, were ordered to be hung up in Guildhall where they are still to be seen. After these …
A New History of London
… from them; now a popish family existed and was harboured in France, that might naturally be expected to keep up … being merchants or householders, should leave the kingdom in six weeks, and all others within six months, on pain of … such a procedure would be injurious to trade, they rested in his discretion; having often heard him declare, that he …
A New History of London
… London from the accession of George II. to the rebellion in the year 1745. The news of the death of king George I. … permission for putting up the king and queen's pictures in Guildhall; both which requests were consented to. The … the queen luckily passed by, while they were engaged in robbing alderman Heathcote on his return from the house of …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 21 17451755 CHAP. XXI. From the rebellion in the year 1745, to the commencement of the war with France in 1755. 1745. The use which the French court had meditated … inspired his son with a resolution to make an effort in favour of them; to which he was undoubtedly stimulated by …
A New History of London
… of every honest man:" and that as he "mounted the throne in the midst of an expensive, but just and necessary war, he should endeavour to prosecute it in the manner the most likely to bring about an honourable and lasting peace, in concert with his allies." The next day, the 26th of …
A New History of London
… to the death of the right honourable William Beckford, in his second mayoralty. Two Irish chairmen Laurence Balfe, and Edward Mac Quirk, were apprehended, in consequence of the verdict of the coroner's inquest on the body of George Clarke the person killed at the riot in the late Middlesex election; who were tried at the …
A New History of London
… to the Londoners, which are numbered VII. VIII. IX. in the Appendix; and, in the third year of his reign, they obtained a fourth of … they were exempted from the payment of all toll or lastage in the king's dominions beyond sea: this charter cost the …