London And Its Environs Described Vol 4 Of 6 Containing An Account Of Whatever Is Most Remarkable For Grandeur Elegance Curiosity Or Use In The City And In The Country Twenty Miles Round It

Excerpt from London and Its Environs Described, Vol. 6: Containing an Account of Whatever Is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It; Comprehending Also Whatever Is Most Material in the History and Antiquities of This Great Metropolis The ground was purchafed in 1627 but the {library was not appointed by the founder; for a clergyman obferving to Mr. Sxmfon one of Dr. White's executors, that a convenient library might be erected over the almshoufe, which was then build ing, Mr Simfon took the hint, and'ereé'ted it at his own expénce. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from London and Its Environs Described, Vol. 1 of 6: Containing an Account of Whatever Is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity of Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It; Comprehending Also Whatever Is Most Material in the History and Antiquities of This Great Metropolis We beg leave in this place to make our grateful acknowledgments to fe veral of the nobility and gentry, who have' been pleafed to favour us on this occafion with lifis and accounts of their pictures, curiofities, 850. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from London and Its Environs Described, Containing an Account of Whatever Is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country, Twenty Miles Round It, Vol. 1 of 6: Comprehending Also Whatever Is Most Material in the History and Antiquities of This Great Metropolis We beg leave in this place to make our grateful acknowledgments to fe veral of the nobility and gentry, who have been pleafed to favour us on this occafion with lifis and accounts of their pictures, curiofities, Sec. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from London and Its Environs Described, Vol. 4: Containing an Account of Whatever Is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It The time when the city wall was firfi: erected, is very uncertain, fome authors afcribing this work to Conflantine the Great, and others to his mother Helena, but Mr Maitland brings feveral arguments to prove, that it was erected by Valen tinian, about the year 368, and that it entirely furrounded the city, to fecure it from being invaded by water as well as by land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.