 very foul, and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, as well for the king's subjects on horseback as on foot, and with carriages.  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 259by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1810Full view - About this book
 | B. Lambert - 1806 - 584 pages
...of Litchfield, and the gardens and tenement called the Bell and Proctors, down to Strond-bridge, be very foul and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, and very necessary to be kept clean, for the avoiding of corrupt savours, and an occasion of pestilence.... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1810 - 768 pages
...for several years. Many improvements were made in the City and its suburbs, during Henry's reign. The police was better regulated; nuisances were removed;...described to have been " very foul and full of pits and »longhs, very perilous and noyous, as well for the King's subjects on horsehack as on fool, and with... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1814 - 924 pages
...had fallen into decay, and for paving with stone various streets, &c. described in the Act to be ' very foul, and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, as well for all the King's subjects on horseback, as on foot, and with carriages.' The streets paved under this... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - 1814 - 936 pages
...had fallen into decay, and for paving with stone various streets, &c. described in the Act to be ' very foul, and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, at well for all the King's subjects on horseback, as on foot, and with carriages' The streets paved... | |
 | 1816 - 274 pages
...of mud; it appears, indeed, that during the reign of Henry VIII. many of the streets of London were 'very foul and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous...as well for the king's subjects on horseback as on foot and with carriage.' Smith field was aot paved till 1614. In fact, down to 1762, the streets of... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1827 - 548 pages
...improvement of the city, was passed in 1540, temp. Hen. VIII., which described the streets to " be very foul and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, as well for all the king's subjects on horseback as on foot with carriages." The streets first paved, under the... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1827 - 554 pages
...improvement of the city, was passed in 1540, temp. Hen. VIII., which described the streets to " be very foul and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, as well for all the king's subjects on horseback as on foot with carriages." The streets first paved, under the... | |
 | 1827 - 550 pages
...improvement of the city, was passed in l540, temp. Hen. VIII., which described the streets to " be very foul and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, as well for all the king's subjects on horseback as on foot with carriages." The streets first paved, under the... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - 1828 - 540 pages
...particularly named, and, together with numerous other " streets, lanes, and ways," are stated to be " very foul, and full of pits and sloughs, very perilous and noyous, and very necessary to be kept clean, for the avoiding of corrupt savours and occasion of pestilence... | |
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