The History And Survey of London And Its Environs From the Earliest Period to the Present Time 1
The History And Survey of London And Its Environs From the Earliest Period to the Present Time 1
B Lambert
The book The History And Survey of London And Its Environs From the Earliest Period to the Present Time 1 was written by author B Lambert Here you can read free online of The History And Survey of London And Its Environs From the Earliest Period to the Present Time 1 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The History And Survey of London And Its Environs From the Earliest Period to the Present Time 1 a good or bad book?
What reading level is The History And Survey of London And Its Environs From the Earliest Period to the Present Time 1 book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
* . Colchestej Digitized by Google isi HISTOHY A!*D StJRVfiY OF Cdch^ter hmze, another for wool, &d. and the a)mt thereof is a ineat, and hide, and leather maikdt. This is th^ yete in which Sir Richaid Whittington filled the office of lord mayor for the Ahd time, ' King H^ftrjr, havii^ concluded a peace ivith the king of France, by which he obtaia^ his daughter Ca&arifte in marriage, and h^tin^ effectually settled isvary thing in that country, returned to England, with his royal cqnsort in 1420.... The mayor, alders men, and a great number of the principd citi2en9, fiiouiited on stately horses, most sumptuously appa* , filled, met their ntiajesties on the road, and conducted them to the city; where they Mrete received in a veiy tfiagnificent manner. The state of th^ coin^^e in this reign may be learnt from Stow, who savs* that **^in the year H21, Wai* granted to Henry V. a fifteenth to be paid at Candle^ liias and clt Martinmass, of such money is was theii current gold or silver, not overmuch clipped at cashed; to wit, that if the noble Were worth five iilillingdahd 6ight pence, then th^ king i^hotUd take it for a ftiU noble of six sliilUngs and eight 'pence ; And if it were of less value than five shiDings Md eight pence, then the person payjng^ that gold to make it good to the value of five shiU lings and eight pence: and if the noble so paid be better than five shillings and cfight pence, the king to pay again the surplusage that it Was better than five shillings and eight pence.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: