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Aid-de-camp
·noun An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspon...
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aid-de-camp
A military staff officer, who carries and circulates the general's orders; and another class selecte...
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Camp
·noun To play the game called camp.
II. Camp ·noun A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
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Camp
During their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different p...
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camp
I.
n.
1) A place to live in, generallytemporary; a rest.
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camp
to talk of any thing. N.
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camp
The whole extent of ground on which an army pitches its tents and lodges. (See decamp, to.)
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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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·- A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words...
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camp candlestick
A bottle, or soldier's bayonet.
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camp out
To encamp out of doors for the night.
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camp-out
See camp, to
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camp, to
or camp-out
In American travel, to rest for the night without a standing roof; whether under a lig...
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camp-equipage
See equipage.
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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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Aber-de-vine
·noun The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfin...
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Auto-de-fe
·noun ·same·as Auto-da-fe.
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Autos-de-fe
·pl of Auto-de-fe.
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Beche de mer
·- The <<Trepang>>.
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Carte de visite
·- A visiting card.
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Cartes de visite
·pl of Carte de visite.
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Chanson de geste
·add. ·- Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or exploits of early French history,...
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Cheval-de-frise
·noun A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six ...
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Chevaux-de-frise
·pl of Cheval-de-frise.
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Cobra de capello
·- The hooded snake (Naia tripudians), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India. Naja --.
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Cul-de-sac
·noun Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or organ, open only at one end.
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Culs-de-sac
·pl of Cul-de-sac.
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De bene esse
·- Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time; conditionally; provisionally.
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Eau de Cologne
·- ·same·as <<Cologne>>.
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Eau de vie
·- French name for brandy. ·cf. Aqua vitae, under <<Aqua>>.
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Edition de luxe
·- ·see <<Luxe>>.
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Felo-de-se
·noun One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or loses his life while engaged in the ...
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Felos-de-se
·pl of Felo-de-se.
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Fer-de-lance
·noun A large, venomous serpent (Trigonocephalus lanceolatus) of Brazil and the West Indies. It is a...
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Feu de joie
·- A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire; a firing of guns in token of joy.
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Fin de siecle
·add. ·- Lit., end of the century;
— mostly used adjectively in English to signify: belonging to, o...
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Fleur-de-lis
·noun The iris. ·see Flower-de-luce.
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Fleurs-de-lis
·pl of Fleur-de-lis.
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Flower-de-luce
·noun A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often ...
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Hors de combat
·- Out of the combat; disabled from fighting.
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Hotel-de-ville
·noun A city hall or townhouse.
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Martel de fer
·- A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed;
— used by horsemen in t...
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Mont de piete
·- One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, t...
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Mousseline de soie
·add. ·- A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin.
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Oeil-de-boeuf
·add. ·noun A circular or oval window;
— generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centur...
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Oeil-de-perdrix
·add. ·adj Having a brownish red color;
— used ·esp. of light-colored red wine.
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Oeils-de-boeuf
·add. ·pl of Oeil-de-boeuf.
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Rez-de-chaussee
·add. ·vt The ground story of a building, either on a level with the street or raised slightly above...
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Robe-de-chambre
·noun A dressing gown, or morning gown.
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Scrutin de liste
·add. ·- Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office on one ticket or ballot, conta...
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Tete-de-pont
·noun A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy, for covering the communications acr...
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Tetes-de-pont
·pl of Tete-de-pont.
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Tripe-de-roche
·noun ·same·as Rock tripe, under <<Rock>>.
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Trou-de-loup
·noun A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed as an obstacle to the approach o...
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Trous-de-loup
·pl of Trou-de-loup.
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Vers de societe
·- ·see Society verses, under <<Society>>.
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Bury, Richard de
(1281-1345)
S. of Sir Richard Aungerville, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, studied at Oxf., and was a Bened...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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De Morgan, Augustus
(1806-1871)
Mathematician, b. in India, and ed. at Camb., was one of the most brilliant of English ...
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De Quincey, Thomas
(1785-1859)
Essayist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a merchant in Manchester, was b. there. The ar...
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Mandeville, Bernard de
(1670-1733)
Satirist, a native of Dort in Holland, who having studied medicine at Leyden, came over...
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Robert de Brunne
See Mannyng, Robert
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Map, or Mapes, Walter de
(fl. 1200)
Ecclesiastical statesman and romancist. Most of the facts about him are gleaned from his...
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Wendover, Roger de
(d. 1236)
Chronicler, a monk of St. Albans, became Prior of Belvoir, from which he was deposed for ...
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Flower de Luce
A messuage and brewhouse so called in Golding Layne in parish of St. Giles without Creplegate, 33 El...
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(St.) Margaret de Brugge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Martin de Garlekhuthe
See St. Martin Vintry.
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(St.) Mary de Aldermygbure
See St. Mary Aldermanbury.
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(St.) Mary de Arcubus
See St. Mary le Bow.
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(St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch
See All Hallows Barking.
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(St.) Mary de Newechirche
St. Mary "que Niwekirke" dicitur, mentioned in Charter of Wm. I. to Westminster Abbey (Cott. Ch. vi....
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(St.) Mary de Vaucherche
See St. Mary Fenchurch.
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(St.) Mary de Westcheping
In the Charter of Eudo Dapifer "de fundatione Ecclesiae S. Johannis de Colcestre" is : "Et ecclesiam...
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(St.) Nicholas de Bucher'
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas de Candelwryhtestrate
See St. Nicholas Acon.
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(St.) Nicholas de Colmanstrete
Mentioned in Will of 1329-30 (Ct. H.W. I. 355).
Sharpe suggests that it is either S. Stephen Colema...
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(St.) Nicholas de Stallo
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Nicholas de Westmacekaria
See St. Nicholas Shambles.
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(St.) Olave de Cripelesgate
See St. Olave Silver Street.
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(St.) Thomas de Aquino
See St. Thomas of Acon.
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hubble de shuff
Confusedly. To fire hubble de shuff, to fire quick and irregularly. OLD MILITARY TERM.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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slubber de gullion
A dirty nasty fellow.
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aspirant de marine
Midshipman in the French navy.
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beche de mer
See trepang.
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chevaux de frise
An adopted term for pickets pointed with iron, and standing through beams, to stop an enemy: this de...
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coup de grace
The finishing shot which brings an enemy to surrender; or the wound which deprives an adversary of l...
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coup de main
A sudden and vigorous attack.
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de nautico fœnore
Of nautical usury; bottomry.
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feu-de-joie
A salute fired by musketry on occasions of public rejoicing, so that it should pass from man to man ...
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hors de combat
A term adopted from the French, signifying so far disabled as to be incapable of taking farther shar...
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tete de pont
A work covering the farther end of a bridge from assault from the country beyond.
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tortue de mer
A turtle. Also a French gabarre, troop, or store ship, with very high 'tween decks.
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trous de loup
Holes dug in the form of an inverted cone, with a sharp picket or stake in each, to break the march ...
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The Flower de Luce, Flower de Luce Alley, Court
See Fleur de lis Court1, Fetter Lane.
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De Lolme, John Louis
(1740?-1807)
Political writer, b. at Geneva, has a place in English literature for his well-known w...
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De Vere, Aubrey Thomas
(1814-1902)
Poet, s. of Sir Aubrey de V., himself a poet, was b. in Co. Limerick, and ed. at Trinit...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Oxford, Edward de Vere, Earl of
(1550-1604)
Was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth, who lost his friends by his insolence and pride, and...
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Ramée, Louise de la ("Ouida")
(1840?-1908)
Novelist, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, dau. of an English f. and a French mother. For many ...
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Rapin de Thoyras, Paul
(1661-1725)
Historian, b. at Castres, Languedoc, belonged to a Protestant Savoyard family, and came...
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Tabley de, John Byron Leicester Warren, 3rd Lord
(1835-1895)
Poet, eldest s. of the 2nd Lord, ed. at Eton and Oxf., was for a time attached to the B...
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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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Stacpoole, H. de Vere
Novelist. Fanny Lambert, The Crimson Azaleas, The Blue Lagoon (1907), Patsy (1908), The Pools of Sil...
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All Hallows de Stanningechirche
See All Hallows Staining.
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(St.) Edmund de Gras-Cherch
See St. Edmund the King and Martyr.
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Fleur de lis Court
1) East out of Fetter Lane at No. 9, and north to Trinity Church Passage (P.O. Directory). In Farrin...
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Flower de Lis Court
1) South out of Bristol Street. In Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758).
"Flower ...
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Flower de Luce Alley
South out of Thames Street (Leake, 1666) on the east side of Fishmongers' Hall.
The site was afterw...
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Flower de Luce Court
1) East out of Foster Lane, in Aldersgate Ward (O. and M. 1677), north of Carey Street.
The site is...
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John de Vere's Yard
West out of Seething Lane, near St. Olave's, Hart Street (Strype, 1720-1755), with a passage into Ma...
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(St.) Katherine de Belyeters Lane
A tenement in the parish of "St. Katherine de Belyeters lane" mentioned in 1349 in will of Wm. Ostag...
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(St.) Mary de Berkyngcherch, Chapel
Chapel of St. Mary de Barking founded on the north side of the church of All Hallows, Barking, by Ki...
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(St.) Mary de Cricherche, Chapel
John de Cantebrigge to be buried Chapel of Crichiche (sic.) Holy Trinity, 49 Ed. III. (Anc. Deeds, A...
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(St.) Nicholas de Candelwykestrate Lane
See Nicholas Lane.
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(St.) Peter de Bradestrate, Broadstreet
See St. Peter le Poor.
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point-de-galle canoe
Consists of a single stem of Dúp wood, 18 to 30 feet long, from 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 feet broad, and from ...
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Crommelin, May de la Cherois
Novelist. Queenie, My Love She's but a Lassie, Orange Lily, For the Sake of the Family, Crimson Lili...
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Pasture, Mrs. Henry de la (Bonham)
Novelist and dramatist. The Little Squire (1894), A Toy Tragedy, Deborah of Tod's (1897), Catherine ...
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Comptoir National d'Escompte de Paris
On the north side of Threadneedle Street at No. 52 (P.O. Directory).
It occupied the site of the Fr...
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Fleur de lis Court, Houndsditch
East out of Houndsditch at 110 (P.O. Directory). In Portsoken Ward.
Former names : "Flower de luce ...
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Flower de Luce Alley, Court
West out of Grub Street, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
In Strype, "Flow...
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Flower de Luce Court, Alley
Out of St. Michael's Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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Flower de Luce, Crutched Friars
See Flower de Lis Court.
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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.) Mildred de Walebroc, upon Walebroke
See St. Mildred Poultry.
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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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(St.) Olave Mogwell Street, de Mugwellestrate
See St. Olave Silver Street.
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(St.) Peter de Wodestrate, Wood Street
See St. Peter Westcheap.
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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 William de Durham
Identified with Bread Street Ward (q.v.).
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Ward of William de Hadestoke
Identified with Tower Ward (q.v.).
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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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Manley, Mrs. Mary de la Riviere
(1663 or 1672-1724)
Novelist, dramatist, and political writer, dau. of Sir Roger Manley, was decoye...
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(St.) Margaret de Froscherche, by London Bridge
See St. Margaret Fish Street Hill.
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(St.) Peter de la Wodewarve, Wood Wharf
See St. Peter Paul's Wharf.
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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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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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(St.) Mary Magdalen at the Fishmarket, de la Fishstrete
See St. Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street.
There was an altar in the Priory Church to St. Mary Magdale...
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