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Survey of London
… had a mahogany Pembroke table, four cane-seat chairs and scarlet silk curtains protected by a druggett and suspended …
A History of the County of York
… of violet, murrey, and crimson, and aldermen also robes of scarlet which those who had served as mayor were to wear on …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 87 There was no plate. 88 By the 1890s the mayor was scarlet robed and the town clerk had a black gown, 89 and in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and in 1682 it was agreed that they should wear their scarlet gowns on election day, certain feast days, the first …
Finance and trade under Edward III
… Wills, II, 59), John Knopwed ( Ib, I, 448), and Richard Scarlet received a grant of "a mansion and shop near West …
Old and New London
… Princess Elizabeth, at Greenwich; and at the ceremony the scarlet gowns and gold chains made a gallant show. In Edward … Chancellor, for having carried on a contraband trade in scarlet cloth, to the prejudice of the East India Company. …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… should receive, for the service of steward, seven robes of scarlet, thirty gallons of wine, fifty pounds of wax for the … entertained. And for the service of butler, seven robes of scarlet, twenty gallons of wine, fifty pounds of wax, livery …
Old and New London
… who figured in laced hats, black cockades, and scarlet suits; and who manfully pulled the noses of such …
Old and New London
… their black robes; and if a thanksgiving, they appear in scarlet. If an address is to be presented to the throne, the … other clothes, 117 13s. 4d.; hats and hose, 9 6s. 6d.; a scarlet robe, 14 8s. 6d.; a violet ditto, 12 1s. 6d.; a gold …
Old and New London
… On both sides and at either end streamed rich scarlet draperies, and within the gate there were paintings … was at the end of the eastern avenue. Opposite it was a scarlet sideboard, glowing with gold plate, and crowned with …