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A History of the County of Sussex
… in the hands of Sir John Chapman, Commissioner for the Parliament in 1644, and his heir female conveyed it to Hugh …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Kirkby-Stephen, and Orton. Two knights are returned to parliament for the shire, and one representative for the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… was retained for its present purpose when the Houses of Parliament were rebuilt. It was then so much restored and …
Old and New London
… quaintly entayled; With seemly selure y'set aloft, As a parliament-house ypainted about." Piers Ploughman. A … on the Continent, forming the conventual or capitular Parliament House, and a distinctive and splendid building. … England first held their meetings, as part of the King's Parliament; and here they continued to hold their sittings …
Old and New London
… shut up for four months. Even the sitting of the King's Parliament was suspended, lest its assembly should be … before the Reformation, had a seat among the peers of Parliament; but it would astonish most readers, even devout …
Old and New London
… by the iconoclasts of that period, and, by order of the Parliament, the sacred vestments were seized and burnt. In … from the Privy Stairs, at Whitehall, and landed at the Parliament Stairs; from whence he proceeded up to the room … of gold copes), and after them the nobility, all in their Parliament robes, which was a most magnificent sight. Then …
Old and New London
… The inscription runs thus:"This monument is erected by Parliament to William Pitt, son of William Earl of Chatham, … Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the new Houses of Parliament, also lies in the centre of the nave; his grave is … of the Victoria Tower and the ground-plan of the Houses of Parliament. In the early spring of the year 1870 the body of …
Survey of London
… a Bill for a bridge at Westminster was introduced into Parliament, the City could no longer uphold its objections … of the total cost of the bridge, 380,500, was granted by Parliament so that the bridge was opened free of toll. 93 The … is of Gothic design, which accords with the Houses of Parliament. The elegance of its delicate proportions is …
Old and New London
… Court, between the Clochard and the Hall gate, for his Parliament to assemble in; this he surrounded with 4,000 … of his eloquence and ability in speech. Both Houses of Parliament in England, and the Star Chamber and the Council … was nearly involved in the destruction of the Houses of Parliament, for it was only by the utmost exertions that the …
Old and New London
… though subsequently, in 1649, provision was made by Act of Parliament for its continuance. Westminster School is not … desired object; the Prince of Wales contributed 500; the Parliament voted 1,200, and William Maurice, Esq., gave 500. … the ordinary sense of the word, was established by Act of Parliament in 1704, for the augmentation of poor livings. The …