The History of London

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8. THE FIRST SAXON SETTLEMENT.9. THE SECOND SAXON SETTLEMENT.10. THE ANGLO-SAXON CITIZEN.11. THE WALL OF LONDON.12. NORMAN LONDON.

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19. THE PILGRIMS.20. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.21. THE TERROR OF LEPROSY.22. THE TERROR OF FAMINE.

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25. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.26. THE RELIGIOUS HOUSES.27. MONKS, FRIARS, AND NUNS.28. THE LONDON CHURCHES.29. THE STREETS.

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33. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.34. THE PALACES AND GREAT HOUSES.35. AMUSEMENTS.36. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.37. THE COURT AT WESTMINSTER.38. JUSTICE AND PUNISHMENTS.39. THE POLITICAL POWER OF LONDON.

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54. ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.

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63. LONDON. GREATER LONDON.

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58. UNDER GEORGE II. PART IV.

Decorous: behaving in a decent and respectable way.

appreciation: estimate, judgment about.

congregation: gathering together.

Benjamin Franklin (born 1706, died 1790): a native of Boston, U.S.A., who lived for some time in England. As a scientist he is famous for electrical experiments; as a politician, for the share he took in upholding the independence of the American States.

transmission: handing down from father to son.

externally: outwardly.

St. Katharine's, Ratcliff, Shadwell, Stepney, are all in the East End of London.

jurisdiction: legal authority.