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A New History of London
… Henry VIII. restoring the Office of Keeper of the great Beam or common Balance of Weight, to the Corporation of … letters shall come, greeting. Right of weighing at the beam. Whereas we by our letters patents, the date whereof is … William Sidney, knight, the office of keeper of the great beam and common balance or weight within our city of London, …
A New History of London
… of the said city of London, and their successors, in the beam and weights, and for and in respect of their attendance, …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… chair, pierced in the middle and secured to the end of a beam, placed on the water, and the beam moving up and down, they make her take a bath below the …
Survey of London
… its being taken up to the full height. The remains of a beam let into the wall, at a point immediately to the west of … Room 60 above. It should be observed incidentally that a beam at the height just described would not have allowed head …