Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Lord mayors' pageantsJohnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 76
... seen all the year , and I hope never to be demolished by such dismal violence as happened to their predeces- sors ; which are raised at the peculiar and proper cost of the city . " * * This exceedingly curious paragraph escaped the ...
... seen all the year , and I hope never to be demolished by such dismal violence as happened to their predeces- sors ; which are raised at the peculiar and proper cost of the city . " * * This exceedingly curious paragraph escaped the ...
Page 113
... seen before , appears above his head out of the back of his chariot , with all his beams displayed in gold . " Jack of Newberry also appears in this pa- geant , and the ram is seen in front . A song in praise of clothworkers ends the ...
... seen before , appears above his head out of the back of his chariot , with all his beams displayed in gold . " Jack of Newberry also appears in this pa- geant , and the ram is seen in front . A song in praise of clothworkers ends the ...
Page 127
... seen thus decorated . Iron work of an ornamental kind was sometimes affixed to houses , from which the hangings were suspended . Ex- amples of such iron - work may be occasionally seen on the Conti- nent , but the only instances with ...
... seen thus decorated . Iron work of an ornamental kind was sometimes affixed to houses , from which the hangings were suspended . Ex- amples of such iron - work may be occasionally seen on the Conti- nent , but the only instances with ...
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addresses the mayor aldermen allusion ancient Antwerp appears armour arms attended banner barge bearing Ch'ill chariot Cheapside citizens citty city of London city poet colours Company coronet court Crab crown curious declares descriptive pamphlet displayed doth Drapers drums dyvers exhibited Fame Faringdon figures Filcher four foyns gentlemen Gerard Christmas giants gold golden Goldsmiths gowns Grocers Guard on Horseback Guildhall half-armour Hall hand hath head Henry honour horses Hoyd Jordan king knights ladies land livery Livery Companies Lord Mayor Lord Mayor's day Lord Mayor's show lordship Maior majesties mayoralty Moll occasion pageant pageantry Paul's Payde Peace Percy Society persons princes printed procession Queen reprinted ribon rich riding robe royal sayd scarf seated second pageant severall sheriffs shew silk silver Sir John song speech Swab sword Temple Thames thee Thomas thou trade triumph trumpets Vertue Virgin watchet Westminster