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A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 13 To the Restoration CHAP. XIII. From the execution of Charles I. to the restoration of Charles II. The death of … vote for the abolishment of the house of lords, as useless and dangerous, and another for the abolishment of monarchy: …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 14 From the Restoration to the Fire CHAP. XIV. From the restoration … attended, as did the lord-mayor, aldermen, recorder, and sheriffs, with the trained bands. In the mean time the … plague are collected from Quincy's translation of Hodges's History of this plague, 8vo. 1721. and from The City …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 15 From the Fire to the death of Charles II CHAP. XV. From the great … of judicature to settle all differences between landlords and tenants; of which the justices of the courts of king's … view of Charles's administration, would be foreign to the history of London; but an event that happened within a few …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 16 To the Revolution CHAP. XVI. From the accession of James II. to … a very critical time. He was of an indolent disposition, and did not love trouble; he is said to have projected an … and one more instance belonging to this time and to this history, yet remains to illustrate that of James II. with …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 17 From the Revolution to the death of William III CHAP. XVII. From … made for the more effectually preserving the king's person and government 2, to all papists coming to the said city, … another assassination plot to destroy the king, but the history of it would be a digression we could ill spare room …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 18 Queen Anne CHAP. XVIII. From the accession of queen Anne, to her death. 1702. King William died March 8th, 1702, and leaving no issue, the princess Anne, wife to prince … them with a desire to rival their southern neighbours, history shews that even the equitable claim of independency …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 19 George I CHAP. XIX. During the reign of king George I. The protestant succession to the … the princess Sophia, daughter of the prin cess Elizabeth, and Frederic the elector palatine 1, and her issue 2 : on her … year in favour of the pretender, does not belong to this history; it will suffice to remark that on December 9th, the …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 2 The Conquest to King John CHAP. II. From the Norman conquest … of king John. After the battle of Hastings, Edwin and Morcar, earls of Northumberland and Mercia, being arrived … order of time. We now return to the regular course of the history. The peculiar situation of the Jews, who wherever …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 20 George II to the rebellion of 1745 CHAP. XX. History of London from the accession of George II. to the … was proclaimed the next day with the customary forms; and addresses from the city of London were on the 16th …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 21 17451755 CHAP. XXI. From the rebellion in the year 1745, to the commencement of the … of the war, a regiment of highlanders had been formed, and transported with the rest of the British troops to … of that nature, which to enumerate would swell the history unnecessarily: the burning down of a house or two, …