London and Middlesex: Or, an Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: Including Sketches of Its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County
London and Middlesex: Or, an Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: Including Sketches of Its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810 edition. Excerpt: ... Visitation before. Neither was there (which I wondred mnch at) any want of Bakers or Ovens kept open to supply the people with Bread; but this was indeed alledg'd by some Families, viz. That their Maid-Servants going to the Bake-houses with their Dough to be baked, which was then the Custom, sometimes came ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810 edition. Excerpt: ... Visitation before. Neither was there (which I wondred mnch at) any want of Bakers or Ovens kept open to supply the people with Bread; but this was indeed alledg'd by some Families, viz. That their Maid-Servants going to the Bake-houses with their Dough to be baked, which was then the Custom, sometimes came Home with the Sickness, that is to say, the Plaguc upon them.' Man, p. 196--209. Martin, and St. Clement, about the latter end of June; on the first of July, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen adopted a similar regulation in the City and its Liberties; and in a week or two afterwards, the Magistrates of the Tower-Handets ordered the same measure to be taken in the eastern parishes. Watchmen were appointed to guard the houses that were shut up, both by uiglit and by day, and on every door thus closed, a large red cross was marked, with this supplicatory sentence printed over it: --The Lord have mercy upon us l During the month of August, the infection greatly extended its ravages, and though every precaution that prudence and skill could suggest, was taken to prevent its spreading, it now began to rage with considerable violence, even within the City itself. All trade, but for the immediate necessaries of life, was at an end; the streets were deserted of passengers, every place of diversion was closed, and assemblies of whatever kind, except for the celebration of prayer and Divine worship, were strictly prohihited. Still, however, the Pestilence spread: in darkness it held on its way; the noon-day beam extracted not its venom. In the last week of August, that is, from the twenty-second to the twenty-ninth, and whilst the City was as yet comparatively free, the number of deaths by the Plague was recorded in the hills at 746. It should be remembered...
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 2 volume set (Vol I dated 1810, Vol II dated 1814. Rebound for Foyles booksellers with original calf title plates reset on spine and dates 1810 and 1814 stamped in gilt at bottom of spine. Brown cloth on paper covered boards. Endpapers free of inscriptions, but both bear small Foyles sticker and evidence of previous owner's bookplate on paste down endpaper. Prelims and frontis, text and engraved plates, clean and firmly bound.
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