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Old and New London
… they are murdering by inches in such insufferable heat and stench. At the top of the room are ropes to dry clothes. I …
A Survey of London
… in by licence from Edward I' on account of the too great stench proceeding from it'. (Morley, Bartholomew Fair, 70.) …
Parliament Rolls of Medieval England
… The Carmelites in London, who are so troubled by the stench of the nearby lime-kiln that they cannot endure it, … of it, request that the king be pleased to order the said stench to be abated. And the friars preacher request this; …
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham
… spring burst forth with a tremendous smoke and sulphureous stench. The remarkable qualities of the water attracted the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Harold Court, Upminster. 228 His operations caused a stench for miles around, and also proved financially …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… the market-place and was not only almost suffocated by the stench of stinking fish, but was at first shouted down by the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… and noisome vapours, and in summer in dry weather, the stench of the mud in the ponds and ditches, and the badness …
Survey of London
… Street) and Liverpool Road, 'in consequence of the great stench arising from the refuse of the fish-stalls etc'. 169 …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, East Indies and Persia
… people. Coming into the town they were infected with the stench of the dead, which at the corner of the streets laid …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… Cobham's eccentric spelling, is probably "stenched," from "stench" transitive. "Value," or as the same nobleman spells …