Merchant Taylors' Alms Houses

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• Merchant Taylors

  Originally called Tailors and Linen-Armourers. A charter of Liberties was granted to them under this...

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• Hinton's Alms Houses

  At the north end of Plow Alley Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746, to Elmes, 1831)....

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• Merchant Taylors' Almshouses

  Adjoining to the west end of the parish church of St. Martin Outwich in Threadneedle Street built in...

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• Merchant Taylors' Garden

  See Merchant Taylors' Hall. ...

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• Merchant Taylors' Hall

  On the south side of Threadneedle Street at No. 30 (P.O. Directory). First mention: "Tailors' Hall,...

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• Merchant Taylors' Rents

  In Moor Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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• Merchant Taylors' School

  On the east side of Suffolk Lane, in Dowgate Ward (O.S. 1880). First mention: Founded 1561 by the m...

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• Alms

  ·noun ·sg & ·pl Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift...

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• Alms

  Not found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Lev. 25:35; Deut....

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• Alms

  The duty of alms-giving, especially in kind, consisting chiefly in portions to be left designedly fr...

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• Houses

  ·pl of <<House>>. ...

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• Merchant

  ·noun A trading vessel; a merchantman. II. Merchant ·vi To be a merchant; to <<Trade>>. III. Merch...

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• Merchant

  The Hebrew word so rendered is from a root meaning "to travel about," "to migrate," and hence "a tra...

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• Alms Alley

  In Harrow Alley, Petticoat Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. ...

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• Weigh-houses

  ·pl of Weigh-house. ...

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• Treasure houses

  The houses or magazines built for the safe keeping of treasure and valuable articles of any kind (Ez...

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• London Houses

  Roman tiles used in the walls of houses were 17 in. long, 11 in. wide and 11/2 in. thick. The draini...

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• Taylor's Court

  1) In Lambeth Hill, two doors from Old Change (Lockie, 1816). Not named in the maps. 2) East out o...

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• block houses

  Prisons, houses of correction, &c. ...

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• taylors goose

  An iron with which, when heated, press down the seams of clothes. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• caper merchant

  A dancing master, or hop mercbant; marchand des capriolles. FRENCH TERM.--To cut papers; to leap or ...

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• hop merchant

  A dancing master. See caper merchant. ...

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• turkey merchant

  A poulterer. ...

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• forwarding merchant

  One whose business it is to receive and forward goods for others. The internal navigation and trade ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• cape-merchant

  [capo]. An old name for super-cargo in early voyages, as also the head merchant in a factory. ...

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• merchant service

  The mercantile marine. ...

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• merchant-venturers

  A company of merchants who traded with Russia, Turkey, and other distant parts. In the Affectionate ...

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• royal merchant

  A title of the Mediterranean, traders of the thirteenth century, when the Venetians were masters of ...

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• (St.) Paul's Houses, Residentiaries

  See Amen Court. ...

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• captain of a merchant ship

  Is a certificated officer in the mercantile marine, intrusted with the entire charge of a ship, both...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• mate of a merchant-ship

  The officer who commands in the absence of the master, and shares the duty with him at sea. (See chi...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• training-ship for the merchant service

  A vessel properly equipped with instructors and means to rear able-bodied lads for the merchant serv...

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• Converted into dwelling-houses, warehouses and sheds for stationers (S. 332) in 1549.

  See St. Paul's Charnel House. ...

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• Provision made for the collection of weekly alms for the support of the Chapel of Our Lady near Guildhall founded "pur tote la compaignie du Pui" (ib.).

  Henry le Waleis gave to the Confraternity of the Pui (de Podio) 5 marks annual quit rent on all his ...

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