THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM FERNELEY ALLEN, LORD MAYOR ELECT, (ALDERMAN OF CHEAP ;) AND TO DAVID HENRY STONE, Esq., ALDERMAN, AND WILLIAM MAC ARTHUR, Esq., SHERIFFS OF LONDON AND MIDDLESEX. CONTENTS. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... City into Wards HENRY III. His extortions-Establishment of House of Commons-Hubert de Burgh-Punishment of the Jews of London for an offence of the Jews of Norwich- RICHARD II.-Sir William Walworth-John Northampton's mode of reforming immoralities in women-Dismissal of the Mayor (John Hynde) and others Battle of Agincourt-Quarrel in Church-Sir HENRY VI.-Whittington's executors rebuild Newgate- Tyburn water brought to Cheapside, and other works ... ... EDWARD IV. Twelve Aldermen knighted in the field- JAMES I. The Star Chamber-The attempt to prevent the increase of London-The Irish Society-Sir Hugh CHARLES I. Goldsmiths' shops in Cheapside-Lord Ma- |