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Ward of William de Hadestoke
Identified with Tower Ward (q.v.). ...

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Durham
·noun One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durha...

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Ward of William Bukerel
Identified with Broad Street Ward (q.v.). ...

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Ward, William George
(1812-1882) Theologian, ed. at Winchester and Oxf., and came under the influence of J.H. Newman, wh...

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Ward, Adolphus William
Litt.D., LL.D. (b. 1837) Historian and critic. The House of Austria in the Thirty Years' War (1869...

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Ward of Adam de Basing
Contained property in or near "Ismongerelane," H. III. (Cal. Ch. I. p.m. I. p.304). Identified with...

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Ward of Anketill de Auvergne
Within and Without the Gate. See Farringdon Ward Within and Farringdon Ward Without. ...

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Ward of Henry de Coventre
Identified as Vintry Ward (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Henry de Frowyk
Identified with Cripplegate Ward (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.259, note). ...

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Ward of John de Blakethorn
Identified with Aldersgate Ward (q.v.) (Cal. L. Bk. B. 265). So called in the Hundred Rolls, I. p.4...

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Ward of John de Canterbury
1291-2. Identified with Tower Ward (Cal. L. Bk. C. p.12, and A p.139). ...

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Ward of John de Norhampton
Identified with Aldgate Ward (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Nicholas de Wynchester
4 Ed. I. 1276 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.263). Identified with Langbourn Ward by Sharpe in a note. ...

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Ward of Robert de Meldeburn
Identified with Coleman Street Ward (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Simon de Hadestok
Mentioned in Hundred Rolls, 3 Ed. I. (I. 418). References to Queenhithe, St. Mary Somerset, etc. I...

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Ward of Thomas de Basinge
Identified with Candlewick Ward (q.v.) (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.256, and note). ...

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Ward of Wolmar de Essex
Identified with Billingsgate Ward (q.v.). In Cal. L. Bk. B. p.269 the house of John le Breton is de...

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Durham Court
North out of Trimty Lane, east of Bread Street (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799). Site now occupied by the Me...

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Durham Yard
North out of Chick Lane to the northern boundary of the City and of Farringdon Ward Without (Horwood...

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durham man
Knocker kneed, he grinds mustard with his knees: Durham is famous for its mustard. ...

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-ward
·vi ·Alt. of -wards. ...

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Ward
·noun A division of a forest. II. Ward ·noun A division of a county. III. Ward ·vi To be vigilant;...

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Ward
A prison (Gen. 40:3, 4); a watch-station (Isa. 21:8); a guard (Neh. 13:30). ...

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(John) Horn, Ward of
See Bridge Ward Within. ...

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Lothbury, Ward of
See Broad Street Ward. ...

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Ward of Flete
See Farringdon Ward. ...

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de
dē, adv.: of place, down , only in the phrase susque deque, q. v. ...

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dē (1) adv.;see susque deque. ...

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De-
·- A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words...

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Ward of Nicholas de Farndone Within
Identified with Farringdon Ward Within (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Nicholas de Farndone Without
Identified with Farringdon Ward Without (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Peter de Edelmeton, Eddelmethon
Mentioned 1277 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.269). Identified with Castle Baynard Ward. In Lansdowne MS. 558 P...

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Ward of Ralph Fabri de Cornhull
" Dicunt quod quedam aqua opturata est que liabuit cursum suum per vicum Sancte Marie Attenaxe usque...

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William of Malmesbury
(fl. 12th cent.) Historian, was an inmate of the great monastery at Malmesbury. His name is said to...

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William of Newburgh, or Newbury
(1136-1198?) Historian, belonged to the monastery of Newburgh in Yorkshire. His own name is said to...

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De Morgan, William Frend
(b. 1839) Novelist. Joseph Vance: An Ill-written Autobiography (1906), Alice-for-short: A Dichronis...

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Ward of Alan Baalun
Mentioned 1197-1221 (Anc, Deeds, A. 7294). Parish of St. Nicholas in the Ward. Not identified. ...

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Ward of John Adrien
Identified with Walbrook Ward (q.v.). ...

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Ward of John Horn
Identified with Bridge Ward Within (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Peter Aunger
Beavan (I. 270) identifies it with Broad Street Ward. In the Hundred Rolls, 3 Ed. I. under the Ward...

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Ward of St. Dunstan
See Tower Ward. ...

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Bridge-ward
·noun The principal ward of a key. II. Bridge-ward ·noun A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a...

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March-ward
·noun A warden of the marches; a marcher. ...

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Ward-corn
·noun The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, ·noun, 1) with a horn to be blow...

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"Ward, Artemus"
(see Brown, Charles Brockden. ...

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Aldersgate Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, on the northern side, bounded on the east by Cripplegate Wa...

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Aldgate Ward
With Tower Ward the easternmost ward of the City within the walls (O.S.). Earliest mention: " In wa...

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Bassishaw Ward
One of the smallest of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded north by Cripplegate Ward Without, ...

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Billingsgate Ward
1) One of the twenty-six wards of the City fronting the river, and extending west from Tower Ward to...

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Bishopsgate Ward
One of the twenty-six Wards of London, west of and adjoining to Aldgate and Portsoken Wards. It is o...

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Candlewick Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of London, adjoining Bridge Ward south and east, Langbourn Ward north, W...

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Cheap Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded on the north by Bassishaw Ward, south by Cordwainer...

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Cordwainer Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of London, lying between Vintry Ward south, Cheap Ward north, Bread Stre...

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Cornhill Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, lying north and south of the high street of Cornhill, from ...

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Cripplegate Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, and lying both within and without the City Wall. It lies on...

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Dowgate Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, lying between Walbrook Ward north, Candlewick and Bridge Wi...

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Farringdon Ward
Comprised the Ward of Ludgate and Newgate Within and Without, under which title it was demised by Th...

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Lambourne Ward
See Langbourn Ward. ...

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Langbourn Ward
One of the 26 wards of the City, at no point touching the City walls, bounded north by Aldgate, Lime...

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Ludgate Ward
See Farringdon Ward Within. ...

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Newgate Ward
See Farringdon Ward Within. ...

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Portsoken Ward
The eastemmost of the City wards, lying outside the Wall, and in its present state wholly within the...

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Queenhithe Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, by the riverside, bounded on the north by Bread Street and ...

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Thames Ward
Anc. Deeds, A. 1779, 7 Rich. II. Qy. = Tower Ward. See Thames Street Ward. ...

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Tower Ward
One of the twety-sex wards of the City (O.S. ). With Aldgate Ward the most eastern within the walls...

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Vintry Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City to the west of the Walbrook on the bank of the Thames, exten...

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Walbrook Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City lying between Cheap, Broad Street, and Cornhill Wards north,...

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Ward School
See Lime Street and Cornhill Wards' School. ...

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arse-ward
backward. Cumb. ...

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bat-ward
An old term for a boat-keeper. ...

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night ward
The night-watch. ...

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sea-ward
Towards the sea, or offing. ...

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ward-room
The commissioned officers' mess-cabin, on the main-deck in ships of the line. ...

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De facto
·- Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, — distinguished from a king de jure, or by ri...

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De jure
·- By right; of right; by law; — often opposed to de facto. ...

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De rigueur
·add. ·- According to strictness (of etiquette, rule, or the like); obligatory; strictly required. ...

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·OF
(abbreviation) Old French ...

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Of
·prep During; in the course of. II. Of ·prep Denoting passage from one state to another; from. III...

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of
An action of the organs of sense may be either involuntary or voluntary. Accordingly we say to hear,...

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Ward of Henry le Bole
Mentioned in a list of representatives of the Wards, 23 Ed. I. 1295 (Cal. L. Bk. B. p.235). Sharpe ...

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Ward of Henry le Waleys
Identified with Cornwainer Street Ward (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Philip le Taillur'
3 Ed. I. (Rot. Hund. I. 431). Tenement " super Cornhull" and " House of Robert le Herre " in parish...

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Ward of Ralph le Fevere
Identified with Farringdon Ward Without (q.v.). ...

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Ward of Walter le Poter'
3 Ed. I. (Rot. Hund. I. p.409). Identified with Cornhill Ward (Beavan, 1.375). ...

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Allingham, William
(1824-1889) Poet, the s. of a banker of English descent, was b. at Ballyshannon, entered the custom...

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Barnes, William
(1801-1886) Poet and philologist, s. of a farmer, b. at Rushay, Dorset. After being a solicitor's c...

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Beckford, William
(c. 1760-1844) Miscellaneous writer, only s. of William B., Lord Mayor of London, the associate and...

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Black, William
(1841-1898) Novelist. After studying as a landscape painter, he took to journalism in Glasgow. In 1...

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Blake, William
(1757-1827) Poet and painter, b. in London, was from earliest youth a seer of visions and a dreamer...

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Broome, William
(1689-1745) Poet and translator, b. at Haslington, Cheshire, and ed. at Eton and Camb., entered the...

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Browne, William
(1590?-1645?) Poet, b. at Tavistock, ed. at Oxf., after which he entered the Inner Temple. His poem...

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Camden, William
(1551-1623) Antiquary and historian, b. in London, and ed. at Christ's Hospital, St. Paul's School,...

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Carleton, William
(1794-1869) Novelist, s. of a poor Irish cottar, b. and brought up among the Irish peasantry, acqui...

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Cartwright, William
(1611-1643) Dramatist, s. of a gentleman of Gloucestershire, who had run through his fortune and ke...

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Caxton, William
(1422-1491) Printer and translator, b. in the Weald of Kent, was apprenticed to a London mercer. On...

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Chamberlayne, William
(1619-1689) Poet, practised medicine at Shaftesbury. On the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the...

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Chambers, William
(1800-1883) Publisher and miscellaneous author, b. at Peebles, started in 1832 with his brother Rob...

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Chillingworth, William
(1602-1644) Theologian and controversialist, b. and ed. at Oxf., was godson of Archbishop Laud. Fal...

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Cobbett, William
(1762-1835) Essayist and political writer, b. at Farnham, Surrey, s. of a small farmer, his youth w...

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Collins, William
(1721-1759) Poet, s. of a respectable hatter at Chichester, where he was b. He was ed. at Chicheste...

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Combe, William
(1741-1823) Miscellaneous writer. His early life was that of an adventurer, his later was passed ch...

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Congreve, William
(1670-1729) Dramatist, was b. in Yorkshire. In boyhood he was taken to Ireland, and ed. at Kilkenny...

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Cowper, William
(1731-1800) Poet, was the s. of the Rev. John C., Rector of Great Berkhampstead, Herts, and Chaplai...

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Coxe, William
(1747-1828) Historian, was b. in London, and ed. at Eton and Camb. As tutor to various young men of...

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Crowe, William
(1745-1829) Poet, b. at Midgham, Berks, the s. of a carpenter, was ed. as a foundationer at Winches...

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Dampier, William
(1652-1715) Discoverer and buccaneer, b. near Yeovil. After various seafaring adventures, and leadi...

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Dodd, William
(1729-1777) Divine and forger, ed. at Camb., became a popular preacher in London, and a Royal Chapl...

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Drummond, William
(1585-1649) Poet, was descended from a very ancient family, and through Annabella D., Queen of Robe...

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Dunbar, William
(1465?-1530?) Poet, is believed to have been b. in Lothian, and ed. at St. Andrews, and in his earl...

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Falconer, William
(1732-1769) Poet, s. of a barber in Edin., where he was b., became a sailor, and was thus thoroughl...

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Fitzstephen, William
(d. 1190) Was a servant of Thomas à Becket, witnessed his murder, and wrote his biography, which co...

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Gifford, William
(1756-1826) Critic and poet, was b. of humble parentage at Ashburton, Devonshire, and after being f...

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Glen, William
(1789-1826) Poet, b. in Glasgow, was for some years in the West Indies. He d. in poverty. He wrote ...

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Godwin, William
(1756-1836) Philosopher and novelist, b. at Wisbeach, and ed. at a school in Norwich, to which city...

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Habington, William
(1605-1654) Poet, s. of a Worcestershire Roman Catholic gentleman, was ed. at St. Omer's, but refus...

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Hamilton, William
1) Hamilton, William of Gilbertfield (1665?-1751) Poet, served in the army, from which he retired ...

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Hanna, William
(1808-1882) Divine and biographer, s. of Samuel H., Prof. of Divinity in the Presbyterian Coll., Be...

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Hayley, William
(1745-1820) Poet and biographer, was b. at Chichester, and ed. at Eton and Camb. Though overstraine...

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Hazlitt, William
(1778-1830) Essayist and critic, b. at Maidstone, was the s. of a Unitarian minister. At his father...

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Hone, William
(1780-1842) Miscellaneous writer, b. at Bath, in his youth became a convinced and active democrat. ...

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Howitt, William
(1792-1879), Howitt, Mary (Botham) (1799-1888) Miscellaneous writers. William H. was b. at Heanor, ...

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Hunnis, William
(d. 1597) Poet, was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal to Edward VI., imprisoned during the reign of M...

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Kingsford, William
(1819-1898) Historian, b. in London, served in the army, and went to Canada, where he was engaged i...

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Knox, William
(1789-1825) Poet, s. of a farmer in Roxburghshire, wrote several books of poetry, The Lonely Hearth...

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Laidlaw, William
(1780-1845) Poet, s. of a border farmer, became steward and amanuensis to Sir W. Scott, and was the...

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Langland, William (or William of Langley)
(1330?-1400?) Poet. Little can be gleaned as to his personal history, and of that little part is co...

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Law, William
(1686-1761) Divine, s. of a grocer at Kingscliffe, Northamptonshire, was ed. at Camb., and in 1727 ...

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Lithgow, William
(1582-1645) Traveller, b. at Lanark, claimed at the end of his various peregrinations to have tramp...

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Maginn, William
(1793-1842) Journalist and miscellaneous writer, b. at Cork, became a contributor to Blackwood's Ma...

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Mason, William
(1724-1797) Poet, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Hull, and ed. at Camb. He took orders and rose to be...

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Meston, William
(1688?-1745) S. of a blacksmith, was ed. at Marischal Coll., Aberdeen, took part in the '15, and ha...

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Minto, William
(1845-1893) Critic and biographer, b. at Alford, Aberdeenshire, and ed. at Aberdeen and Oxf., went ...

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Mitford, William
(1744-1827) Historian, e.s. of John M. of Exbury, Hants, descended from an old Northumbrian family,...

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Morris, William
(1834-1896) Poet, artist, and socialist, b. at Walthamstow, and ed. at Marlborough School and Oxf. ...

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Motherwell, William
(1797-1835) Poet, b. and ed. in Glasgow, he held the office of depute sheriff-clerk at Paisley, at ...

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Mure, William
(1799-1860) Scholar, laird of Caldwell, Ayrshire, ed. at Westminster, Edin., and Bonn, sat in Parli...

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Occam or Ockham, William
(1270?-1349?) Schoolman, b. at Ockham, Surrey, studied at Oxf. and Paris, and became a Franciscan. ...

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Oldys, William
(1696-1761) Antiquary, wrote a Life of Sir W. Raleigh prefixed to an ed. of his works (1736), a Dis...

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Painter, William
(1540?-1594) Translator, etc., ed. at Camb., was then successively schoolmaster at Sevenoaks, and C...

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Paley, William
(1743-1805) Theologian, s. of a minor canon of Peterborough, where he was b., went at 15 as a sizar...

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Penn, William
(1644-1718) Quaker apologist, s. of Sir William P., a celebrated Admiral, was b. in London, and ed....

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Prynne, William
(1600-1669) Controversial writer, b. near Bath, ed. at Oxf., studied law at Lincoln's Inn, of which...

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Robertson, William
(1721-1793) Historian, s. of the parish minister of Borthwick, Midlothian, where he was b., receive...

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Roper, William
(1496-1578) Biographer, s. of a Kentish gentleman, m. Margaret, dau. of Sir Thomas More. He has a p...

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Roscoe, William
(1753-1831) Historian, s. of a market-gardener near Liverpool, for a time assisted his f., devoting...

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Rowley, William
(1585?-1642?) Dramatist, was an actor in the Queen's Company 1610. He collaborated with Middleton i...

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Russell, William
(1741-1793) Historian, b. in Selkirkshire, and apprenticed to a bookseller in Edin., he was patroni...

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Shakespeare, William
(1564-1616) Dramatist and poet, b. at Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, on 22nd or 23rd, and baptise...

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Sharp, William ("Fiona MacLeod")
(1856-1905) Wrote under this pseudonym a remarkable series of Celtic tales, novels, and poems, incl...

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Shenstone, William
(1714-1763) Poet, s. of Thomas S., owner of a small estate at Hales Owen, Shropshire. At this place...

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Sherlock, William
(1641?-1707) Divine and controversialist, b. at Southwark, ed. at Eton and Camb., took orders, and ...

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Somerville, William
(1675-1742) Poet, a Warwickshire squire of literary tastes, wrote among others a poem, The Chase, i...

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Sotheby, William
(1757-1833) Poet and translator, belonged to a good family, and was ed. at Harrow. In early life he...

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Strode, William
(1600-1645) Poet, only s. of Philip S., who belonged to an old Devonshire family, he was b. at Plym...

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Stubbs, William
(1825-1901) Historian, s. of a solicitor, b. at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, and ed. there and at the ...

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Stukeley, William
(1687-1765) Antiquary, ed. at Camb., and after practising as a physician took orders in 1729 and he...

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Taylor, William
(1765-1836) Translator, etc., s. of a merchant, travelled on the Continent, learned German, and bec...

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Tennant, William
(1784-1848) Poet and scholar, a cripple from his birth, was b. at Anstruther (commonly called Anste...

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Tyndale, William
(1484?-1536) Translator of the Bible, belonged to a northern family which, migrating to Gloucesters...

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Tytler, William
(1711-1792) Historical writer, was a lawyer in Edin., and wrote An Inquiry into the Evidence agains...

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Warburton, William
(1698-1779) Theologian, b. at Newark, where his f. was an attorney. Intended for the law, he was fo...

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Warner, William
(1558-1609) Poet, b. in London or Yorkshire, studied at Oxf., and was an attorney in London. In 158...

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Webbe, William
(b. 1550) Critic and translator. Almost nothing is known of him except that he was at Camb. and act...

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Westall, William
(1834-1903) Novelist, was originally in business, but later betook himself to journalism, and also ...

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Whewell, William
(1794-1866) Philosopher, theologian and mathematician, s. of a joiner at Lancaster, where he was b....

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Whiston, William
(1667-1752) Theologian, and man of science, b. at Norton, Leicestershire, and ed. at Camb., where h...

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Whitehead, William
(1715-1785) Poet, s. of a baker at Camb., and ed. at Winchester School and Camb., became tutor in t...

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Wilberforce, William
(1759-1833) Philanthropist and religious writer, s. of a merchant, was b. at Hull, ed. at Camb., en...

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Wilkie, William
(1721-1772) Poet, b.. in Linlithgowshire, s. of a farmer, and ed. at Edin., he entered the Church, ...

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Wordsworth, William
(1770-1850) Poet, s. of John W., attorney and agent to the 1st Lord Lonsdale, was b. at Cockermouth...

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Wycherley, William
(1640?-1716) Dramatist, was b. at Clive, near Shrewsbury, where his f. had an estate. He was at the...

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Archer, William
(b. 1856) Writer on the drama and translator of Ibsen; ed. Ibsen's Prose Dramas, 5 vols., Collected...

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Cunningham, William
D.D. (b. 1849) Economist, etc. Growth of English Industry and Commerce, Western Civilisation, Mode...

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James, William
LL.D., etc. (b. 1842) Psychologist. Principles of Psychology (1890), Human Immortality (1897), The...

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Watson, William
LL.D. (b. 1858) Poet. The Prince's Quest (1880), Epigrams of Art, Life and Nature (1884), Wordswor...

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Winter, William
(b. 1836) American critic, etc. Shakespeare's England, Grey Days and Gold, Old Shrines and Ivy Brow...

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William Street
West out of New Bridge Street, at No.21, to Water Street in the precinct of Bridewell (P 0. Director...

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(St.) Mary de Coneyhope, Chapel of
-At the eastern end of Cheapside, in the Poultry, in Coneyhope Lane, now Grocer's Hall Court. In Che...

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(St.) Mary de Crichirche, Fraternity of
Bequest to the Fraternity, 1379 (Ct. H.W II. 209). ...

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(St.) Nicholas de Berkyngchirche, Chapel of
See SS. Mary and Nicholas Chapel by the Tower of London. ...

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Statue of King William IV
At the junction of King William Street and Cannon Street. Erected at the time of the formation of t...

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Ward Schools, Broad Street Ward and Coleman Street Ward
See Coleman Street Ward School. ...

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Wharf of Nicholas de la Garderobe
In parish of St. Michael Queenhithe, in Queenhithe Ward. "Super croftam kay," 5 Ed. I. (Cal. L. Bk. ...

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Beecher, Henry Ward
(1813-1887) Orator and divine, s. of Lyman B. and bro. of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the mos...

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Ward, Robert Plumer
(1765-1846) Novelist and politician, b. in London, ed. at Oxf., and called to the Bar 1790, held va...

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Ward, Mrs. Humphrey (Arnold)
(b. 1851) Novelist. Milly and Olly (1881), Miss Bretherton (1886), Robert Elsmere (1888), The Histo...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Aldersgate Ward School
Behind 77 Little Britain; a few doors from Aldersgate Street (Lockie, 1810). Founded in 1702 for chi...

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Aldgate Ward School
Between Duke Street and Mitre Street, east of St. James' Church, with a passage into Mitre Street (O...

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Billingsgate Ward School
On the east side of Botolph Lane. In Billingsgate Ward (O.S.). Erected on the site of the churchyar...

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Bishopsgate Ward Schools
In Primrose Street. Acquired by the Great Eastern Railway under their Act 1887 (End. Ch. St. Botolph...

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Bishopsgate Ward Within
See Bishopsgate Ward. ...

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Bishopsgate Ward Without
See Bishopsgate Ward. ...

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Candlewick Ward Chambers
In Crooked Lane, near Cannon Street (Lockie, 1816). Not named in the maps. ...

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Castle Baynard Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City of London, to the south. Bounded on the north and west by Fa...

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Coleman Street Ward
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, adjoining Broad Street Ward east and south, Bassishaw Ward ...

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Farringdon Ward Within
One of the twenty-six wards of the City, bounded on the north by Farringdon and Aldersgate Wards Wit...

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Farringdon Ward Without
The westernmost of the City wards, outside the walls, and extending north to the parish of Clerkenwe...

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Fleet Street Ward
Ward of Flete. See Farringdon Ward Without. ...

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Lime Street Ward
One of the smallest of the 26 wards of the City, lying between Aldgate and Cornhill Wards, but stret...

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