Source Book of London History, from the earliest times to 1800A SOURCE BOOK OF LONDON HISTORY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800Reading editionChapter navigation87 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA SOURCE BOOK OF LONDON HISTORY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800PREFACELONDON BEFORE THE CONQUEST.THE CONQUEROR'S CHARTER (1066).LONDON ENVIRONS IN DOMESDAY (1085).THE CHARTER OF HENRY I. (circa 1130).MATILDA IN LONDON (1141).A NORMAN PICTURE OF LONDON (circa 1173).DISTURBANCES IN THE CITY (1177).ORDINANCES CONCERNING BUILDING (1189, 1212).THE LIBERTIES OF THE CITY CONFIRMED (1191).JOHN'S THIRD CHARTER (1199).LONDON BRIDGE (1202).OPPRESSION BY HENRY III. (1249).INTERFERENCE BY BARONS (1258).THE STEELYARD (1282).THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE AND ORDER (1282).THE CITIZENS AND EDWARD II. (1311).CONSTITUTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY (1319).A REVOLT AGAINST EDWARD II (1326).A PROCLAMATION OF EDWARD III. (1329).THE ARTICLES OF THE HEAUMERS AND OF THE HATTERS (1347).REGULATIONS CONCERNING WAGES AND PRICES (1350).THE CHARTER TO THE DRAPERS (1364).A LETTER FROM EDWARD III. (1365).A LEASE TO GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1374).THE CITY ARMS (1375).WAT TYLER IN LONDON (1381).LONDON LICKPENNY (Early Fifteenth Century).WHITTINGTON'S SECOND MAYORALTY (1406).THE PERSECUTION OF THE LOLLARDS (1413).IMPRISONMENT FOR REFUSING OFFICE (1415).OATHS OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN (1419).JACK CADE IN LONDON (1450).THE MAYOR'S DIGNITY (1464).REGULATIONS CONCERNING STRANGERS (1485).THE MARCHING WATCH (1510).DESTRUCTION OF FENCES ABOUT THE CITY (1514).MORE'S DESCRIPTION OF LONDON (1517).EVIL MAY DAY (1517).THE PAPAL LEGATE IN THE CITY (1519).WOLSEY AND THE CITIZENS (1525).THE APPRENTICES (1527, ETC.).A WATER PAGEANT (1533).LATIMER'S EXHORTATION TO LONDON (1549).MARY'S SPEECH TO THE CITIZENS (1553).Source.—Speed's History, book ix., chap. xxiii.SORANZO'S REPORT ON LONDON (1554).THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (1566).A LORD MAYOR'S SHOW (1575).LONDON AND THE ARMADA (1587).THE CITY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE STAGE (1592).A PLAGUE ORDER (1593).LONDON SCHOOLS (1598).A GERMAN VIEW OF LONDON (1600).LONDON AND ULSTER (1609).THE DEMANDS OF CHARLES I. (1626).THE KEEPING OF THE SABBATH (1629).Source.—Rushworth's Collections, part ii., p. 22.THE CITY'S PETITION TO CHARLES I. (1640).Source.—Rushworth's Collections, part ii., p. 1263.LONDON UNDER THE EARLY STUARTS (1642).A PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE CITY (1643).Source.—Rushworth's Collections, part iii., vol. ii., p. 365.CROMWELL IN LONDON (1653).LONDON AND THE RESTORATION (1660).STATE OF LONDON BEFORE THE PLAGUE (1661).THE PLAGUE (1665).THE FIRE (1666).A PROCLAMATION OF CHARLES II. (1666).EVELYN'S PLANS FOR REBUILDING THE CITY (1667).AN ACT CONCERNING THE STREETS (1671).A LORD MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION (1679).THE POPISH PANIC (1681).POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS (1681).LONDON AFTER JAMES II.'s ABDICATION (1688).LORD MAYOR'S DAY (1689).GAY'S "TRIVIA" (1716).THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE (1720).DEFOE'S DESCRIPTION OF LONDON (1725).A PETITION AGAINST THE EXCISE BILL (1733).LONDON STREETS (1741).THE LOYALTY OF THE LONDON MERCHANTS (1743).THE GORDON RIOTS (1780).THE TRADE OF LONDON IN 1791.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (87)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA SOURCE BOOK OF LONDON HISTORY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 1800PREFACELONDON BEFORE THE CONQUEST.THE CONQUEROR'S CHARTER (1066).LONDON ENVIRONS IN DOMESDAY (1085).THE CHARTER OF HENRY I. (circa 1130).MATILDA IN LONDON (1141).A NORMAN PICTURE OF LONDON (circa 1173).DISTURBANCES IN THE CITY (1177).ORDINANCES CONCERNING BUILDING (1189, 1212).THE LIBERTIES OF THE CITY CONFIRMED (1191).JOHN'S THIRD CHARTER (1199).LONDON BRIDGE (1202).OPPRESSION BY HENRY III. (1249).INTERFERENCE BY BARONS (1258).THE STEELYARD (1282).THE PRESERVATION OF PEACE AND ORDER (1282).THE CITIZENS AND EDWARD II. (1311).CONSTITUTIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY (1319).A REVOLT AGAINST EDWARD II (1326).A PROCLAMATION OF EDWARD III. (1329).THE ARTICLES OF THE HEAUMERS AND OF THE HATTERS (1347).REGULATIONS CONCERNING WAGES AND PRICES (1350).THE CHARTER TO THE DRAPERS (1364).A LETTER FROM EDWARD III. (1365).A LEASE TO GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1374).THE CITY ARMS (1375).WAT TYLER IN LONDON (1381).LONDON LICKPENNY (Early Fifteenth Century).WHITTINGTON'S SECOND MAYORALTY (1406).THE PERSECUTION OF THE LOLLARDS (1413).IMPRISONMENT FOR REFUSING OFFICE (1415).OATHS OF THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN (1419).JACK CADE IN LONDON (1450).THE MAYOR'S DIGNITY (1464).REGULATIONS CONCERNING STRANGERS (1485).THE MARCHING WATCH (1510).DESTRUCTION OF FENCES ABOUT THE CITY (1514).MORE'S DESCRIPTION OF LONDON (1517).EVIL MAY DAY (1517).THE PAPAL LEGATE IN THE CITY (1519).WOLSEY AND THE CITIZENS (1525).THE APPRENTICES (1527, ETC.).A WATER PAGEANT (1533).LATIMER'S EXHORTATION TO LONDON (1549).MARY'S SPEECH TO THE CITIZENS (1553).Books9Book 9 · Other sectionsSORANZO'S REPORT ON LONDON (1554).THE ROYAL EXCHANGE (1566).A LORD MAYOR'S SHOW (1575).LONDON AND THE ARMADA (1587).THE CITY'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE STAGE (1592).A PLAGUE ORDER (1593).LONDON SCHOOLS (1598).A GERMAN VIEW OF LONDON (1600).LONDON AND ULSTER (1609).THE DEMANDS OF CHARLES I. (1626).THE KEEPING OF THE SABBATH (1629).Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsTHE CITY'S PETITION TO CHARLES I. (1640).Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsLONDON UNDER THE EARLY STUARTS (1642).A PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE CITY (1643).Parts3Part 3 · Other sectionsCROMWELL IN LONDON (1653).LONDON AND THE RESTORATION (1660).STATE OF LONDON BEFORE THE PLAGUE (1661).THE PLAGUE (1665).THE FIRE (1666).A PROCLAMATION OF CHARLES II. (1666).EVELYN'S PLANS FOR REBUILDING THE CITY (1667).AN ACT CONCERNING THE STREETS (1671).A LORD MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION (1679).THE POPISH PANIC (1681).POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS (1681).LONDON AFTER JAMES II.'s ABDICATION (1688).LORD MAYOR'S DAY (1689).GAY'S "TRIVIA" (1716).THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE (1720).DEFOE'S DESCRIPTION OF LONDON (1725).A PETITION AGAINST THE EXCISE BILL (1733).LONDON STREETS (1741).THE LOYALTY OF THE LONDON MERCHANTS (1743).THE GORDON RIOTS (1780).THE TRADE OF LONDON IN 1791.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTESEDITED BY◇P. MEADOWS, M.A.◇LONDON◇G. BELL AND SONS, LTD.◇1914◇v◇← Front matterPREFACE →
