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A New History of London
… It had long been the seat of the royal palace; the high court of parliament, and the courts of law were held … and chapter. The principal of those magistrates is the high-steward, who is usually some principal nobleman chosen … the dean and chapter; at whose election the dean sits as high-steward. The next magistrate is the deputy-steward, …
A New History of London
… on which are seated the dignitaries of the law. The lord high chancellor, or keeper of the great seal, sits on that … the lords here assembled take cognizance of treasons and high crimes committed by their peers, and others; try all who … pillars are shallow niches, arched about eight or ten feet high, on which the arms of the original benefactors are …
A New History of London
… with fret-work; slender Corinthian columns raised on high pedestals, rising in the front of the galleries, serve … simple stile. Horse Guards and Admiralty The office of high admiral is now put in commission and is held by six … his time. In 1642, Algernon earl of Northumberland 7, lord high admiral of England, became proprietor of this house by …
A New History of London
… over which is a modillion cornice. The steeple is 165 feet high, and consists of a rustic pedestal, supporting a Doric … inn fields. This square lies between the south side of High Holborn, and the north side of Portugal-street: it is … church is situated Bloomsbury-square, on the north side of High Holborn; from which Southampton-street, a spacious …
A New History of London
… surround, and compose the suburbs of, the city of London. High Holborn liberty. Without the city bars is High Holborn liberty; or that part of the parish of St. … thereof in the year 1339. At the north east end of the high street called Shoreditch stands the parish church of St. …
A New History of London
… all pirates and others condemned for offences on the high seas, at the Admiralty sessions, are executed on a …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… a fulle acceptable temple to hym, shall be bylid, ffor the high maker of all thyng wyll that it be bylded and the fame … behelde aferre, as it were the space of ii furlonges, the high scharpe hedis 75 owte warde aperynge of rochis of stoyn …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
Calendar of Border Papers
… the wall at the half bulwark next Tweed, now 14 feet high, from the angle of the flanker to the point of the … middle bulwark on the north side of the town, now 14 feet high, from the angle of the flanker round to the other … on the east side of the town from 14 feet to 18 feet high, 19 "pollez," 158 l. 6 s. 8 d. Fifthlycost of raising …