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Old and New London
… view, Behold her cross triumphant on the main, The guard of commerce and the dread of Spain." Dr. Johnson's "London." … and Tournaments performed here in the Reign of Edward IV.Henry VIII. at GreenwichFestivities held here during this … festivals and constant hospitality of Henry VIII. Here his son, the boy-king, Edward VI., died on the 6th of July, 1553, …
The Environs of London
… GREENWICH. Etymology. Situation. Boundaries Quantity of land, and how occupied. Soil. Land-tax. Grenewic, or … and Saturdays. The profits of this market being vested in Henry Earl of Romney, were given by him, in 1700, to the … Henry VII. resided much at this place; where his second son (afterwards Henry VIII.), and his third son, Edmund Tudor …
Old and New London
… hero whence his smile? Go view the splendid domes of Greenwichgo, And own what raptures from reflection flow." … as treasurer, was 200, much of the work being done by his son-in-law Draper, as his deputy, though the works as they … 1699; the profits of the markets at Greenwich, granted by Henry, Earl of Romney, in 1700; the grant by the Crown, in …
Old and New London
… is in." Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Gradual Extension of LondonGreenwich as a Parliamentary BoroughThe Assizes for … music, and musician in the royal chapels in the reigns of Henry VIII., Edward VI., and Queens Mary and Elizabeth; he … with shops. The profits of the market being vested in Henry, Earl of Romneywhose name is still perpetuated in …
Old and New London
… &c. "Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And … smoke decays." Thomson. May-day Morning in the Reign of Henry VIII.Historical ReminiscencesThe Planting of the Park … seat of General Wolfe, and the occasional residence of his son, the hero of Quebec, whose remains were brought hither …
A Dictionary of London
… Alley See Wood Green Court. Greenwood's Court West out of Nightingale Lane, between Sun Yard and Angel Alley. (In … adjacent warehouses. Greenwood's Rents On the west side of Bishopsgate Street, adjoining Slade's Buildings west, in … Commonalty (Cal. P.R. 1396-9, p. 88). Library founded by Richard Whittington, 1429, in length 129 ft., in breadth 31 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… - Gretton Greet GREET, a chapelry, in the parish and union of Winchcomb, Lower division of the hundred of Kiftsgate, E. … order of St. Augustine, was founded here in the reign of Henry I. by one of the Gresley family, and dedicated to St. … its revenue at the Dissolution was valued at 39. 13. 8. Henry VIII. granted the site in 1543 to Henry Criche. In 1556 …
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century
… 1189 - 1249 GREGORY'S CHRONICLE. Here folowythe the namys of the Baylyes and Sheryfys 1 of London in the cytte of Kynge Richarde the Fryste aftyr the … under the same mayor and sheriffs, and in the 5th year of Henry III. Here in the margin of the MS. is written "Nota …
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century
… Chronicle 1250 - 1367 1250 1367 Ande that yere, the yere of oure Lorde M l cc. l., be gan the ordyr of Frer Austynys. John Telasano, Maire of London William … been noticed under its true date in the 49th year of Henry III., A.D. 1265. So in MS. So in MS. In the margin in …
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century
… Chronicle 1368 - 1402 1368 1403 And that yere, the yere of oure Lorde M l ccc lxviij, in the monythe of Marche, … aftyr Estyr. And he hadde with hym Harry, the eldyste [son]e of the Dukys of Herford, the whiche Harry was made … Richardus Merlowe Anno iiij. Robert Chycheley Najara. Henry of Trastamare. shulde, repeated in MS. Robert Hawle, or …