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A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 8 Edward VI and Mary CHAP. VIII. From the accession of Edward VI. to the death of queen Mary. Government at this … the manor and appurtenances thereof; the assize of bread, wine, beer, and ale; and a fair for three days: …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 9 Elizabeth CHAP. IX. During the reign of queen Elizabeth. The princess Elizabeth, who was at … died, was met on the road by the lord mayor, aldermen, and citizens in their formalities, and was conducted to … he replied, that if affairs went on at this rate, bread would be reduced to a monopoly before next parliament. …
Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters
… Book 1 1656 1656 29 January 1655 Edward welhead the son of Robert Welhead late of wendover in the County of Bucks … 10 william Spencer the son of willm Spencer Cittizen and Carpenter of London hath put himselfe appntice to y e sd … hath putt himselfe apprentice to George Emerson of Bread streete for seaven yeares from the day of the date of …
A New History of London
… Book 2, Ch. 1 Situation and general view of London BOOK II. Containing a Survey of … Alban in Wood-street 16 Alhallows Barkin 54 Alhallows in Bread-street 4 Alhallows the Great 43 Alhallows in Honey-lane …
A New History of London
… denominated from Broad-street, a principal street in it, and so distinguished before the great fire of London, as being one of the widest streets then within the … Hazardous trades and goods are, apothecaries, chymists, bread and bisketbakers, ship and tallow-chandlers, …
A New History of London
… formerly chiefly inhabited by candle-wrights, or makers of tallow and wax candles; a very profitable business in popish times … pryme; Cokes to me they tooke good entent And profered me bread with ale and wyne; Rybbs of befe both fat and ful fyne, …
A New History of London
… Baynard ward CHAP. XIV. Castle-Baynard ward. History of Baynards castle. This ward derives its name from an … to Robert Fitz Richard son of Gilbert earl of Clare; and through him descended to Robert Fitz Walter, who in 1303 … of Castle-Baynard is bounded on the east by Queenhithe and Bread street wards; on the south by the river Thames; on the …
A New History of London
… XV. Cheap-ward. The Saxon word Chepe signifies a market; and one being antiently held in the principal street of this ward, Cheapside, it was known by the name of … relief from the sheriffs table, of all the broken meat and bread; and there are several charities given for their …
A New History of London
… CHAP. XVII. Cordwainers-ward. Boundaries. The antient name of this ward was Cordwainers-street ward, from … which formerly was chiefly inhabited by shoemakers and other workers in leather: shoemakers being in many of our … 1. It is bounded on the north by Cheapward; on the west by Bread-street-ward; on the south by Vintry-ward; and on the …
A New History of London
… Extent. This ward is denominated from the north west gate of the city, as that gate obtained its name from the cripples … east by Moorfields, Coleman-street-ward, Bassishaw-ward, and-Cheap ward; on the north by the parish of St. Luke, Old … 1555, for the reception of prisoners from the compter in Bread-street, then ordered to be abolished for the …