Works of the Camden Society, Nummer 55

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Pagina 1 - VI. Autobiography and Anecdotes, by William Taswell, DD, sometime Rector of Newington, Surrey, Rector of Bermondsey, and previously Student of Christ Church, Oxford. AD 1651-1682. Edited by George Percy Elliott, Esq., Barrister-at-law.
Pagina 8 - ... provisions to travel or stay at home; nay, even at this time they intend to hold a concurrent assembly with this Parliament. " But now since his sacred Majesty hath extended his Royal Arm, and since the Lords of his Council have by their authority caused this nest of wasps to be digged out of the earth, and their convocations to be scattered; and since your Lordships joyn in courage and resolution, at least to reduce this people to their lawful restraint, that they may do no more hurt, we conceive...
Pagina 11 - I was standing upon the steps which lead up to the pulpit in Westminster Abbey, I perceived some people below me running to and fro in a seeming disquietude and consternation. Immediately almost a report reached my ears that London was in a conflagration. Without any ceremony I took my leave of the preacher and, having ascended Parliament Steps near the Thames, I soon perceived four boats crowded with objects of distress. These had escaped from the fire scarce under any other covering except that...
Pagina 4 - Collections towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English, and Irish Members of the Society of Jesus.
Pagina 15 - It appeareth that they had purchased 2001. lands per ami. and 602. in money did remain over and above their expenses. 8 There were also divers letters, directions, and orders from a Popish Father from Rome, and all parts beyond the seas. They had appointed a time of meeting, which was St. Joseph's Day, and then they should have said mass. All their papers were delivered to Mr. Attorney, who recommended them to Mr. Long. Sir John Elliot then made a long speech, successively censuring the conduct of...
Pagina 21 - Parliament, Crosse brought word that divers lights were observed in the howse, and that some companie were gathered thither. The time considered, I thought fitt to make noe further delay, and therefore gave warrant to the sayd Crosse with Mr. Longe and the constables next adjoyning, to enter the house and to search what persons resorted thither, and to what end they concealed their being there.
Pagina 13 - ... languor of my spirits. After giving myself a little time to breathe, I made the best of my way to St. Paul's. And now let any person judge of the...
Pagina 11 - In another place I saw the incensed populace divesting a French painter of all the goods he had in his shop ; and, after having helped him off with many other things, levelling his house to the ground under this pretence, namely, that they thought himself was desirous of setting his own house on fire, that the conflagration might become more general.

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