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King's Arms Inn
1) On the north-west side of Crutched Friars (Hatton, 1708).
Not named in the maps.
2) North out o...
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Snow Hill
North-west out of Holborn Viaduct to the Central Meat Market in Smithfield, and to Farringdon Street...
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King's Arms
On the west side of Bishopsgate at No.128 (P.O. Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward Without.
At the cor...
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King's Arms Buildings
1) East out of Wood Street at No. 10, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O.S. 1875).
It adjoins the site o...
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King's Arms Court
1) South out of Ludgate Hill, east of Fleet Bridge, in Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, ...
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King's Arms Tavern
On the south side of Newgate Street, in Farringdon Ward Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 195).
Not...
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King's Arms Yard
1) In Lothbury (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) North out of Snow Hill, n...
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Snow
·vt To scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow.
II. Snow ·vi To fall in or as snow;
— c...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Snow
Common in Palestine in winter (Ps. 147:16). The snow on the tops of the Lebanon range is almost alwa...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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snow
Linen hung out to dry or bleach. Spice the snow; to steal the linen.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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snow
A vessel formerly much in use. It differs slightly from a brig. It has two masts similar to the main...
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Snow
This historical books of the Bible contain only two notices of snow actually falling- (2 Samuel 23:2...
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Ipswich Arms Inn
At the east end of Cullum Street, before it turns south into Fenchurch Street. In Langbourn Ward (O....
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Oxford Arms Inn
On the east side of Giltspur Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
Site is now occup...
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King's Head Inn
1) On the west side of the Old Change, at No.17, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816...
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king's head inn
The prison of Newgate.
...
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Oxford Arms, Oxford Arms Inn
At the west end of Oxford Arms Passage, Warwick lane. In Farringdon Ward Within (O.S. 1880).
Earlie...
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Arms
·noun Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
II. Arms ·noun The legs of a hawk from the thig...
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arms
The munitions of war, all kinds of weapons whether for offence or defence. Those in a ship are canno...
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Kings
of Judah and Israel. For the list see table at the end of this volume.
...
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Sersyns Head, Snow Hill
See Saracen's Head Inn.
...
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King's Arms Coach Office
West out of Bishopsgate Street at 106, north of Thread-needle Street (Lockie, 1810-1816).
Not named...
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Hill
·vt To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon; as, to hill corn.
II. Hill ·noun ...
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Hill
1) Heb. gib'eah, a curved or rounded hill, such as are common to Palestine (Ps. 65:12; 72:3; 114:4, ...
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hill
to cover ; a bed-hilling, a quilt or coverlet. N.
...
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hill
In use with the Anglo-Saxons. An insulated rise of the ground, usually applied to heights below 1000...
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Currier's Arms Inn Yard
In Fann's Alley, Aldersgate Street (Dodsley, 1761).
Not named in the maps.
...
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Inn
·vt To get in; to in. ·see <<In>>, ·vt.
II. Inn ·vi To take lodging; to <<Lodge>>.
III. Inn ·vt To...
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Inn
In the modern sense, unknown in the East. The khans or caravanserais, which correspond to the Europe...
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Inn
The Hebrew word (malon) thus rendered literally signified "a lodging-place for the night." Inns, in ...
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Catherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
...
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Katherine Wheel Alley, Snow Hill
See Catherine Wheel Court.
...
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Snow banner
·add. ·- A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a mountain peak, often having a pinkish...
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Snow-blind
·adj Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow.
...
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Snow-bound
·adj Enveloped in, or confined by, snow.
...
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Snow-broth
·noun Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor.
...
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Snow-capped
·adj Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped mountains.
...
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Snow-white
·adj White as snow; very white.
...
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snow-grass
n.
Poa caespitosa,G. Forst., another name for Wiry grass (q.v.).See also Grass.
1875. Wood and Lap...
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snow-line
n.
In pastoralists' language of NewZealand, «above the snow-line» is land covered by snow inwinter,...
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snow-bones
remnants of snow after a thaw. North.
...
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snow-storm
a continued snow so long as it lies on the ground. North.
...
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snow-bird
See ivory gull
...
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Queen's Arms
In Ludgate Street, in parish of St. Martins, in Farringdon Ward Within. Afterwards known as the "Dog...
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fire-arms
Every description of arms that discharge missiles by gunpowder, from the heaviest cannon to a pistol...
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lodge arms
The word of command to an armed party preparatory to their breaking off.
...
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order arms!
The word of command, with muskets or carbines, to bring the butt to the ground, the piece vertical a...
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port arms!
The military word of command to bring the fire-lock across the front of the body, muzzle slanting up...
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present arms!
The military word of command to salute with the musket.
...
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secure arms!
Place them under the left arm, to guard the lock from the weather or rain.
...
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shoulder arms!
The military word of command to carry the musket vertically at the side of the body, and resting aga...
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small-arms
The muskets, pistols, cutlasses, tomahawks, and boarding-pikes, in charge of the gunner, on board sh...
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Arms, Armor
The subject naturally divides itself into- I. Offensive weapons: Arms. II. Defensive weapons:
Armor...
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King's Bench
·- Formerly, the highest court of common law in England;
— so called because the king used to sit t...
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King's dale
Mentioned only in Gen. 14:17; 2 Sam. 18:18, the name given to "the valley of Shaveh," where the king...
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King's Alley
In Gutter Lane, in precincts of St. Martin's le Grand.
Mentioned in Survey of Rents, etc. (30-33 H....
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King's Bench
See Prisons.
...
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The King's Brewhouse
East out of St. Katherine's in East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746).
Site now occupied by warehouses.
...
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King's Court
1) North out of Half Moon Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Lockie, 1816).
Site now occupied by ...
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King's Head
1) Parish of St. Gregory.
A capital messuage, in parish of St. Gregory, in ward of Castle Baynard, ...
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The King's Wardrobe
Between Carter Lane north and St. Andrew's Church south, Puddle Dock Hill west and Addle Hill east. ...
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The Three Kings
Brewhouse and wharf in East Smithfield, west of the Katherine Wheel and Mille Docke, part of the pos...
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king's plate
Fetters.
...
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king's pictures
Coin, money.
...
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king's bencher
The busiest of the galley orators: also galley-skulkers.
...
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king's own
All the articles supplied from the royal magazines, and marked with the broad arrow. Salt beef or ju...
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king's parade
A name given to the quarter-deck of a man-of-war, which is customarily saluted by touching the hat w...
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Ant-hill
·noun A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
...
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Moot-hill
·noun A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open air where public assemblies or cou...
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Mute-hill
·noun ·see Moot-hill.
...
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Dung-hill
To sit on a, was a sign of the deepest dejection (1 Sam. 2:8; Ps. 113:7; Lam. 4:5).
...
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Mars Hill
The Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribu...
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Hill, Aaron
(1685-1750)
Dramatist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a country gentleman of Wiltshire, was ed. at ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Addle Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No. 51 to Knightrider Street in Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory).
F...
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Adling Hill
See Addle Hill.
...
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(St.) Andrew's Hill
South out of Carter Lane at No.59 to 148 Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard W...
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(St.) Benet's Hill
See Bennet's Hill.
...
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Bennet's Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street at No. 225 to Queen Victoria Street (P.O. Directory). In Castle Bay...
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Church Hill
East out of St. Andrews Hill by the Church to Knightrider Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (Elmes, 183...
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Cock Hill
South out of Catherine Wheel Alley to New Street, Bishopsgate (P.O Directory). In Bishopsgate Ward W...
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College Hill
South out of Cannon Street, at No. 60, to Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry and Cordwa...
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Dowgate Hill
South out of Cannon Street at No. 76 to No.167 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Dowgate and ...
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(St.) Dunstan's Hill
South out of Great Tower Street, at No. 11, to Lower Thames Street, east of St. Dunstan's Church in ...
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Garlick Hill
North out of Upper Thames Street, at 190, to 40 Cannon Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward.
For...
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Hill Street
On the east side of Little Tower Hill, near the Mint (Lockie, 1810-Elmes, 1831).
Not named in the m...
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Holborn Hill
West from Holborn Bridge at Fleet Market to Holborn at Hatton Garden and Middle Row (O.S. 1848-51). ...
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Knyghttes Hill
Payment made to harry kny3te of knyghttes hill for tiles in churchwardens' accounts of the parish of...
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Lambarde Hill
See Lambeth Hill.
...
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Lambeth Hill
South out of Queen Victoria Street at 95, then east and west to 210 and 218 Upper Thames Street (P.O...
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Ludgate Hill
West from St. Paul's Churchyard to Ludgate Circus (P.O. Directory). In Castle Baynard Ward, Farringd...
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(St.) Mary Hill
See St. Mary at Hill, Street.
...
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(St.) Michael's Hill
Near Crooked Lane. Mentioned in Proc. in Chancery, temp. Q. Elizabeth, I. 274.
Probably identical w...
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(St.) Peter's Hill
North out of Thames Street, at No.223, to Knightrider Street at No.34 (P.O. Directory). In Queenhith...
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Primrose Hill
South out of the south-west corner of Salisbury Square at No.17 and west to Whitefriars Street (P.O....
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Saffron Hill
North out of Holborn, outside the City boundary.
Mentioned in Middlesex Sessions' Roll, 20 Jas. I.,...
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Tower Hill
North and west of the Tower, west from the Minories and south to Tower Bridge (P.O. Directory). In P...
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holborn hill
To ride backwards up Holborn hill; to go to the gallows: the way to Tyburn, the place of execution f...
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rose-hill
n.
The name is given by Gould asapplied to two Parrakeets:
1) Platycercus eximius, Vig. and Hors.,...
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saddle hill
A high land visible from the coast, having a centre less elevated than its ends, somewhat like a rid...
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Mars Hill
the hill of Mars or Ares, better known by the name of Areopagus, of which hill of Mars or Ares is a ...
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Abbot's Inn
The town house of the Abbots of Waltham. On the west side of St. Mary At Hill (Street), south of the...
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Anchor Inn
On the west side of Duck Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (Rocque, 1746-L. Guide, 1758).
The site is now oc...
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Angel Inn
1) On the west side of Fleet Market at No.53. In Farringdon Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831)....
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Antelope Inn
On the west side of West Smithfield, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Strype, 1755).
Ment...
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Axe Inn
On the east side of Aldermanbury, at No.20, in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Elmes, 1831)....
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Bacon's Inn
Gardens, lands and messuages on the east side of Chancery Lane adjoining the wall belonging to the l...
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Bancor Inn
See Bangor House.
...
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Barklies Inn
By the south end of Addle Hill, west from St. Benet's Church, almost against Puddle Wharf, an ancien...
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Barnard's Inn
On the south side of Holborn at No.22 in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory).
An Inn of Chance...
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Bassett's Inn
Tenement or hostel of Ralph Holand called "Bassettisyn," formerly belonging to Sir Ralph de Basset, ...
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Beachamp's Inn
A house in the parish of St. Martin Orgar in St. Martin Orgar lane, in Candlewick Ward, so called as...
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Bear Inn
1) On the east side of Basinghall Street, near the middle, at.No. 31, in Bassishaw Ward (O. and M. 1...
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Beauchamp's Inn
See Beachamp's Inn.
...
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Beaumondes Inn
In the parish of St. Benet, in the ward of Baynardescastell, I Ed. IV. 1462 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461-...
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Beaumont Inn
In the parish of St. Benet, in the ward of Baynardescastell, I Ed. IV. 1462 (Cal. P.R. Ed. IV. 1461-...
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Bell Inn
1) On the east side of Warwick Lane, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Strype s...
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Benbridges Inn
Hostel of Ralph Holand called "Penbrigges Inne," at the corner of Lymestrete in parish of St. Andrew...
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Blossoms Inn
On the west side of Lawrence Lane, Old Jewry, at No.25. In Cheap Ward (Lockie, 1816). At the north-e...
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Bull Inn
1) On the north side of Leadenhall Street at No. 152 (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816).
Earliest mentio...
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Checker Inn
In London Wall Street, west of Coleman Street. In Cripplegate Ward. Within (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii...
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Chequer Inn
1) On the north side of Holborn, east of Furnival's Inn, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-...
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Chichester's (Bishop of) Inn
In the parish of St. Dunstan's Fleet Street, on the west side of Chancery Lane, 1310 (Cott. Faust. B...
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Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street
On the west side of Fetter Lane, north of St. Dunstan's, Fleet Street (P.O. Directory). In Farringdo...
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Cobbam's Inn
Messuage or great house in Tower Ward, 6 H. V., called "Cobbam's Inne" (S. 139).
The new house of H...
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Cock Inn
On the south side of Leadenhall Street at No. 51, opposite Creechurch Lane (Lockie, 1810-16).
Not n...
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Crown Inn
1) At the northern end of Faulcon Court, Fleet Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720 ...
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Dolphin Inn
A tenement called "le Dolphin" in parish of St. Dunstan in the west in Fletestrete, between "le Bell...
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Falcon Inn
See Castle and Falcon Hotel.
...
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Farringdon Inn
See Serjeants' Inn, Chancery Lane.
...
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Foxton Inn
Inn so called in parish of St. Peter Cornhill, 21 Richard II. 1398 (Cal. P.R. Rich. II. 1396-9, p. 2...
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Furnival's Inn
On the north side of Holborn, between Leather Lane and Brook Street (O.S. 1880).
Southern portion i...
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George Inn
1) West out of Grub Street to Three Leg Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Strype, ed. 1720-Lond. G...
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Gray's Inn
On the north side of Holborn, outside the City boundary, west of Gray's Inn Road. Gateway at No. 22 ...
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Greyhound Inn
1) On the north side of Holborn, between Furnival's Inn east and Brooke Street west, in Farringdon W...
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Legates Inn
Another tower by Baynard's Castle built by Ed. II. In the 2 Ed. III. it was given by the King to Wil...
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Lincoln's Inn
One of the Inns of Court on the west side of Chancery Lane, outside the City boundary.
The name see...
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Lovell's Inn
In Ivy Lane and Paternoster Row, in Farringdon Ward Within, in parish of St. Faith.
A great house a...
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Macworth Inn
See Barnard's Inn.
...
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Magpy Inn
On the north side of Magpy Yard, with a passage into Castle Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. a...
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(Abbot of) Malmesbury Inn
On the south side of Holborn, where Furnival Street now stands.
Grant by Thos. Coubrigge and Wm. Ca...
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Meermaid Inn
See Mermaid Court1, Great Carter Lane.
...
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Nevill's Inn
At the southern end of Monkwell Street in Silver Street was a great house with a garden plot belongi...
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New Inn
1) A messuage called "le Newin" in Chauncellerelane, 42 Ed. III. (Hust. Roll 96, No.218).
Granted t...
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Norhampton Inn
Inn in the Ropery called "Norhampton's In" with the "brode yates" with the shops annexed late of Joh...
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Peacock Inn
On the west side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
The site is sho...
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Pembrook's Inn
At the north end of Ave Maria Lane, in parish of St. Martin Ludgate, 18 Rich. II. (S. 341).
Formerl...
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Penbrigge's Inn
See Benbridges Inn.
...
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Pulteney's Inn
A hostel in the city of London formerly belonging to John de Pulteney called "Pulteneysyn." The mast...
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Ram Inn
1) On the south side of Fenchurch Street, at the western end. In Langbourne Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1...
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Rose Inn
1) In Fleet Street, belonging to the Monastery of Rochester (Dugdale, I.).
No later mention.
2) Ne...
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Scroop's Inn
On the north side of Holborn Hill, an inn of Serjeants, opposite St. Andrew's Church (S. 78 and 388)...
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Scrupes Inn
Next to Paul's Wharf is a great Messuage called" Scrupes Inn," some-time belonging to the Scrupes in...
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Skales Inn
See Maiden Lane2, College Hill.
...
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Somerset Inn
A tenement so called next Baynard Castle, worth £9 6s. 8d., belonging Eleanor, late Duchess of Somer...
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Sporier's Inn
Tenements in Sholane near "Sporiers In" in parish of St. Brigid in Fletestrete, 1414 (Ct. H.W. II. 4...
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Stamford Inn
An inn so called in Ivy Lane, temp. H. VI. and Ed. IV. (H. MSS. Com. 9th Rep. 10).
Not further iden...
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Staple Inn
On the south side of Holborn Bars at No.2, outside the City boundary.
"Staple Inn in Holborne," 159...
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Star Inn
On the east side of Fish Street Hill. In Bridge Ward Within, north of tlie Monument (O.and M. 1677-L...
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Swan Inn
1) See Swan and Two Necks Inn.
2) On the east side of Aldersgate Street, in Aldersgate Ward Without...
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Symond's Inn
On the east side of Chancery Lane at No.22, outside the City boundary (O.S. 1875).
Mentioned in 162...
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Talbot Inn
South out of Aldgate High Street beyond the Bars (Rocque, 1746).
Probably on or near the site of " ...
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Thavie's Inn
South out of Holborn Circus (P.O. Directory). In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: A tablet a...
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(Prior of) Tortington's Inn
See Oxford Place.
...
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Vine Inn, Vine Yard
West out of Bishopsgate Street, in Bishopsgate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S.1848-51).
Called " P...
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Warwick Inn
A tenement so called belonging to Eleanor, late Duchess of Somerset, daughter of Richard Beauchamp, ...
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Windmill Inn
On the east side of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677).
See Windmill Alley.
...
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Woolpack Inn
On the east side of West Smithfield, towards the north. In Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Ypres Inn
See Ipres Inne.
...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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chequer inn, in newgate street
The prison of Newgate.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Bell Inn, Old Fish Street Hill
On the west side of Fish Street Hill, south of St. Mounthaw Church, and north of Bell Alley, but not...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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College of Arms
On the north side of Queen Victoria Street at No. 135 in Castle Baynard's Ward, west of St. Peter's ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Oxford Arms Passage
West out of Warwick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 1880).
So called as being ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Arms Alley
East out of Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (Strype, 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Former name: "Queens ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Queen's Arms Tavern
1) In Bow in Hand Court, between 77 and 78 Cheapside (Wheatley).
Not named in the maps.
2) In St. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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beat to arms
The signal by drum to summon the men to their quarters.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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cessation of arms
A discontinuation or suspension of hostilities.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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lieutenant-at-arms
Formerly the junior lieutenant, who, with the master-at-arms, was charged with the drilling of the s...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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master-at-arms
In former times was an officer appointed to command the police-duty of a ship, to teach the crew the...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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place of arms
In fortification, a space contrived for the convenient assembling of troops for ulterior purposes; t...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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stand of arms
A complete set for one man; now-a-days, simply a musket and bayonet. Also, an arm-stand holding the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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suspension of arms
A short truce agreed upon by contending forces, for a special object of importance.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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Dale, the king's
The name of a valley, the alternative for "the valley of Shaveh" (q.v.), near the Dead Sea, where th...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Artirce, The King's
In Lime Street.
Stow describes it as a mansion house of the Kings, 14 Ed. I. (S. 152), and Strype s...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Bench Office
At the southern end of King's Bench Walk, Temple (Strype, 1720, Horwood, 1799).
See King's Bench Wa...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Bench Walk
On the north side of the Temple Gardens, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory).
First mentio...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's College Rents
By Church Hill, Carter Lane (P.C. 1732).
"King's College Lane," Bristol Street, in Strype, ed. 1755...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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The King's Head, Cheapside
See The Crowned Seld.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Head Court
1) North-west out of Gravel Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720-Boyle, 1799).
Only partly bui...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Head Tavern
On the east side of Chancery Lane, with a passage south to Fleet Street (Rocque, 1746).
Site has be...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Printing House
In Blackfriars, 1643-4 (L. and P. Chas. I. XIX. p. 12).
Burnt down 1742, but rebuilt and made the c...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King's Weigh House
See Weigh House, Eastcheap.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Kings Court
North out of Fleet Street at No.150, between Fetter Lane and Shoe Lane, in Farringdon Ward Without (...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king's wood lion
An Ass. Kingswood is famous for the great number of asses kept by the colliers who inhabit that plac...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king's bad bargain
One of the king's bad bargains; a malingeror, or soldier who shirks his duty.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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escheator, the king's
An officer at the exchequer of very ancient establishment, under the lord-treasurer, whose business ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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king's hard bargain
A useless fellow, who is not worth his hire.
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The Sailor's Word-Book
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king's letter men
An extinct class of officers, of similar rank with midshipmen. The royal letter was a kind of promis...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Church Hill Alley, St. Andrew's Hill
See Church Hill.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Bashan, Hill of
(Ps. 68:15), probably another name for Hermon, which lies to the north of Bashan.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary