Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Volume 3Bishopsgate Institute, 1870 - London (England) Contains the Society's proceedings, reports, list of members, etc. |
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Alderman ancient appears arms belonging Bishop building buried called century charter church citizens City common Company containing Council Court cover cross daughter described died directs discovered discovery early east Edward Elizabeth England entry exhibited feet four given gives granted ground Hall hand head held Henry inches interesting Item James John June King Lady land Lane late letter London Lord Lord Mayor March marks Mary Master Mayor meeting mentioned notice objects original paid parish Paul's period persons plate poor possession present preserved prior probably received records rector referred registers remains remarks represented Richard Robert Roman says seal Sheriff side silver Society Sold soul stone Street taken Thomas Vintners wall Ward wife wine
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Page 442 - Street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lord! what can I do? I am spent: people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses; but the fire [280 overtakes us faster than we can. do it.
Page 341 - O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Page 221 - And scorn to wrap up spice. Get all your verses printed fair, Then let them well be dried ; And Curll must have a special care To leave the margin wide. Lend these to paper-sparing Pope ; And when he sets to write, No letter with an envelope, Could give him more delight.
Page 214 - London, much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems; whence any mean production is called Grub-street" — , " lexicographer, a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge.
Page 342 - Father, &c." after he had read the two psalms : but the people had been so little used to it, that they could not tell what to answer.
Page 78 - And when the bottel at last grows old, And will good liquor no longer hold, Out of the side you may make a clout To mend your shoes when they're worn out; Or take and hang it up on a pin, 'Twill serve to put hinges and odd things in.
Page 7 - ... sacred person. And when his majesty shall at any time think fit to go any progress, he will be pleased to appoint such other times for...
Page 356 - One ofred me velvet, sylke, and lawne, An other he taketh me by the hande, " Here is Parys thred, the fynest in the land;" I never was used to such thyngs indede, And wantyng mony I myght not spede.
Page 325 - Has he examined into all the circumstances of the case ? Or does he only take for granted the validity of the several objections which...
Page 431 - IAD 1285, he (or his father of the same name) appears to have paid two marks as his rate towards a twelfth granted by the City. His arms might be taken to allude to his trade as vintner, but they more probably refer to his name, derived from residence near some great Conduit. In his will, dated 1344,f he desires to be buried in the Church of the Blessed Mary of " Fancherche ; " and, among divers bequests, he leaves to his daughter Lucy a tenement, with appurtenances, in the parish of " Fancherch,"...