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The Aldermen of the City of London
… Sir J. Peake and Sir J. Shorter being unfilled. The three first-named (Sirs W. Hooker, J. Raymond and P. Daniel) had … tSir P. Rich Of these, Turner, Edwards and Clayton at first declined to serve again, though both Turner and Clayton … that now in use. . The D.N.B. omits the date of Moore's first election as Alderman, and makes no mention of his …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… that of his Mastership of the Grocers. His ancestor, the first Baronet, was not, as stated in D.N.B., the Lord Mayor of the same name. His first election to Parliament is not recorded; a purely … of election to Bridge Without and as M.P. for the City (first time), and for Helston, are all given according to the …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… Aldermanry. . The statement in D.N.B. that Wood was the first Lord Mayor re-elected to that post 'for several hundred … two to one. Moreover he was not, as stated in D.N.B., the first (or even the second) person on whom Queen Victoria … Conservatives. . The opening of London Bridge was in Key's first Mayoralty, not, as stated in D.N.B., in his second. In …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… as far as the end of the 14th Century (1400). In the first part of this work the succession of Aldermen in each … is most frequently the case in the names occurring in the first hundred years which these records cover, and also in a … Loftie is doubtless right in saying that 'Tursten is the first Alderman of a Ward in London of whom so far any mention …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… the statute of 1715 guaranteed the King's income for the first time: if the taxes appropriated in the act failed to … or expenditure. 5 Instead, it concentrated upon two areas. First, the Treasury sought greater control over the spending … a parliamentary guarantee of 800,000 a year and, for the first time, the King's right to keep any surplus which might …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… bad bargain' of George III's civil list which led to the first fundamental examination and overhaul of the royal … George III's household under 1,000 places throughout the first decade of his reign. At the same time, Talbot increased … than those of the previous reign. Nevertheless, the first two full fiscal years of the new reign saw household …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… of administrative stability, even stagnation (171861). The first such period of experimentation was the result of … revenues fail to meet it, as they often did during the first decade of the reign. In fact, parliament would … and would-be reform which would outlive the Stuarts. The first signs of reaction came in late 1662. At the end of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… built. 1380 Tower 32 described as new. 1463 City's guns first mentioned. 1466 Old Baile in hands of citizens. 14835 … Clifford's Tower and castle outer wall. 1616 Lendal Tower first used as waterworks. 1642 Walls prepared for siege. …
Statutes of the Realm
… the Duties formerly charged on Low Wines or Spirits of the first Extraction for carrying on the Warr against France. II. … for laying several Duties upon Low Wines or Spirits of the first Extraction and for preventing the Frauds and Abuses of … for laying several Duties on Low Wines & Spirits of the first Extraction and for preventing the Frauds and Abuses of …
Statutes of the Realm
… Murther of his late Sacred Majestie King Charles the first. XXX. 3 36 288 An Act for Confirmation of Leases and …