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An Act to explain and amend an Act made in the eighteenth year of His present Majesty's reign, to prevent the misbehaviour of the drivers of carts in the streets in London, Westminster, and the limits of the weekly bills of mortality; and for other purposes in this Act mentioned.
Great Britain.Date: 1757]- Books
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The case of the inhabitants of the cities of London & Westminster, and of the parishes and places within the bills of mortality, with respect to the laws now in force for preventing mischiefs that may happen by fire. Humbly offer'd to the Consideration of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Date: 1718- Books
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New observations, natural, moral, civil, political, and medical, on city, town, and country bills of mortality. To which are added, large and clear abstracts of the best authors who have wrote on that subject. With an appendix on the weather and meteors. By Thomas Short, M.D.
Short, Thomas, 1690?-1772.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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The case of the brickmakers, tilemakers, slaters, lime-men, masons, and paviours, in or near the limits of the weekly bills of mortality, humbly offered to the consideration of the Honourable House of Commons, in relation to the duty intended to be laid on bricks, tiles, slate, lime, and stone, ...
Date: 1712?]- Ephemera
London's dreadful visitation: or, A collection of all the bills of mortality for this present year : beginning the 27th of December 1664, and ending the 19th of December following: as also, the general or whole years bill: according to the report made to the King's most excellent Majesty / by the Company of Parish-Clerks of London. &c.
Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]- Books
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A reply to C----- A------- Author of the Candid remarks on Mr. Hanway's Candid historical account of the Foundling Hospital, with relation to the probable advantages of this institution, if confined to such foundlings, Orphans, and Deserted Children, within the bills of mortality, as were usually sent to parish workhouses and parish nurses.
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]- Books
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London's dreadful visitation, or, A collection of all the bills of mortality for this present year : beginning the 27th of December 1664, and ending the 19th of December following, as also, the general or whole years bill / according to the report made to the King's most excellent Majesty, by the Company of Parish-Clerks of London, &c.
Worshipful Company of Parish Clerks.Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]- Books
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London's dreadful visitation, or, A collection of all the bills of mortality for this present year : beginning the 20th of December, 1664, and ending the 19th of December following : as also the general or whole years bill : according to the report made to the King's Most Excellent Majesty / by the Company of Parish-Clerks of London.
Graunt, John, 1620-1674Date: 1665- Books
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A view of London and Westminster: or, the town spy. Containing an account of the different customs, tempers, manners, policies, etc. of the people in the several most noted parishes within the bills of mortality respectively. Wherein the follies and vices of the English, Welch, Scotch, French, and Irish inhabitants, (and more particularly the last) are justly exposed / By a German gentleman.
Date: 1725- Books
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Reflections on the weekly bills of mortality for the cities of London and Westminster, and the places adjacent : but more especially, so far as it relates to the plague and other most mortal diseases that we English-men are most subject to, and should be most careful against in this our age.
Graunt, John, 1620-1674Date: 1665- Books
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A brief description of the cities of London and Westminster, the public buildings, palaces, gardens, squares, &c. with an alphabetical list of all the streets, squares, courts, lanes and alleys, &c. within the bills of mortality. To which are added, Some proper cautions to the Merchants, Tradesmen, and Shop-Keepers; Journeymen, Apprentices, Porters, Errand Boys, Book-Keepers, and Inn-Keepers; also very necessary for every Person going to London either on Business or Pleasure. By Sir John Fielding, One of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Counties of Middlesex, Essex, and Surry, and for the City and Liberty of Westminster.
Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
Mortality of the Metropolis. A statistical view of the number of persons reported to have died ... within the bills of mortality in each of the ... years, 1629-1831 ... with ... the number ... reported to have died of the plague in ... 1593, 1625, 1636, and 1665, and also a circumstantial account of the ... plague of spasmodic cholera ... between 1345 and 1362, etc / [John Marshall].
Marshall, John, 1783-1841Date: 1832- Books
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Proposals towards raising a supplemental provision for the poor; and for the encouragement and increase of seamen within the bills of mortality; And at several towns and villages bordering on the Thames. Which may be carried into execution, by associations of the like nature, in other maritime cities and ports throughout Great-Britain and Ireland.
Date: 1740- Books
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A form of thanksgiving, to be used throughout the cities of London and Westminster, and elsewhere within the bills of mortality, on Sunday the eighteenth day of this instant April; and in all other places throughout England and Wales, and Town of Berwick upon Tweed, on Sunday the ninth day of May next ensuing, immediately after The General Thanksgiving, both at Morning and Evening Prayer. By Her Majesties especial Command.
Church of England.Date: 1708- Books
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A form of thanksgiving, to be used throughout the cities of London and Westminster, and elsewhere within the bills of mortality, on Sunday the eighteenth day of this instant April; And in all other places throughout England and Wales, and town of Berwick upon Tweed, on Sunday the ninth day of may next ensuing, inmediately after the general thanksgiving, both at morning and evening prayer. By Her Majesties special command.
Church of England.Date: 1708- Books
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The new London spy: or, A twenty-four hours ramble through the bills of mortality. Containing a true picture of modern high and low life; from the splendid mansions in St. James's, to the subterraneous habitations of St. Giles's, &c. wherein are displayed the various scenes of Covent-Garden, and its environs, the theatres, jelly-houses, gaming-houses, night-houses, coteries, masquerades, mock-masquerades public-gardens, and other places of entertainment, as well as of civil reception, public and private. Together with the various humours of the different inhabitants of the metropolis; particularly of bloods, bucks, choice spirits, and fellows of high fun; motherly matrons, and their obliging daughters; jilts, mock milliners, pimps, panders, jugglers, parasites, mock patriots; shallow politicians, ministerial understrappers; French hair-dressers, parish beadles, reforming constables, decrepit watchmen, &c. &c. &c. The whole exhibiting a striking portrait of London, as it appears in the present year, 1771.
King, Richard, Esq.Date: [1771]- Books
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A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God; To be used throughout the cities of London and Westminster, and elsewhere within the weekly bills of mortality, on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday next, both at morning and evening prayer, after the general thanksgiving; for the late great success vouchsafed to the forces of Her Majesty and Her Allies, at Blaregnies in Hainault, under the command of the Duke of Marlborough. By Her Majesties special command.
Church of England.Date: 1709- Books
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A form of prayer and thanksgiving to almighty God; to be used, after the general thanksgiving, throughout the cities of London and Westminster, and elsewhere within the weekly bills of mortality, on Sunday the ninth day of this instant July, for the late great success vouchsafed to the forces of Her Majesty and Her Allies, under the Command of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Lewis of Baden near Donawert. By Her Majesties Special Command.
Church of England.Date: 1704- Books
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Scelera aquarum: or, a supplement to Mr. Graunt on the bills of mortality. Shewing as well the causes, as encrease of the London, Parisian, and Amsterdam scorbute: With all its Attendants. Demonstrating the Locality, of the said Causes, and how they result from Morbifick Salts, which abound in the Strata of the Earth, and Stagnate Waters, round those three Cities. By J. H. M.D.
J. H. (James Harvey).Date: 1701- Books
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An address to the King and Parliament of Great-Britain, on preserving the lives of the inhabitants. The third edition. To which are now added, observations on the general bills of mortality. By W. Hawes, M.D. physician to the Surrey Dispensary, and reader of lectures on animation. Also, farther hints for restoring animation, by an improved plan, and for preserving health against the pernicious influence of noxious vapours, or contaminated air; in a second letter to the author. By A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S.
Hawes, William, 1736-1808.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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New remarks of London: or, A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, of Southwark, and part of Middlesex and Surrey, within the circumference of the bills of mortality. Containing the situation, antiquity and rebuilding of each church; the value of the rectory or vicarage; in whose gifts they are; and the names of the present incumbents and lecturers. Of the serveral vestries, the hours of prayer, parish and ward officers, charity and other schools; the number of charity-children, how maintained, educated and placed out apprentices, or put to service. Of the alms houses, work-houses and hospitals. The remarkable places and things in each parish, with the limits or bounds, streets, lanes, courts, and number of houses. Likewise an alphabetical table of all the streets, courts, lanes, alleys, yards, rows, rents, squares, &c. Within the bills of mortality, shewing in what liberty or freedom they are, and an easy method for finding any of them of the several Inns of courts, and Inns of Chancery, with their several buildings, courts, lanes, &c. Collected by the Company of Parish-Clerks. To which are added, the places to which Penny-Post letters are sent, with proper directions therein. The wharfs, keys, docks, sec. near the River Thames, or water-carriage to several cities, towns, &c. The rates of water men, porters of all kinds, and car men. To which Inns stage-coaches, flying-coaches, waggons and carriers come, and the days they go out. The whole being very useful for ladies, gentlemen, clergymen, merchants, trades-men, coach-men, chair-men, car-men, porters, bailiffs, and others.
Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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The general catalogue of books, printed in England since the dreadful Fire of London 1666. To the end of Trinity-Term 1680. Together with the texts of single sermons, with the authors names: playes acted at both the theaters: and an abstract of the general bills of mortality since 1660. With an account of the titles of all the books of law, navigation, musick, &c. To which is now added a catalogue of Latin books printed in foreign parts and in England since the year 1670 / Collected by R. Clavell.
Clavell, Robert, -1711.Date: 1680- Books
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An essay to ascertain the value of leases and annuities for years and lives, and to estimate the chances of the duration of lives. Wherein are many observations on bills of mortality, on the State of the Coin, the Interest of Money, and the Price of Things, in different Ages: And Notice taken of several Writers on this Subject; and their Rules and Tables, particularly for the Valuation of Annuities for one or more Lives, are demonstrated to be erroneous.
Lee, Weyman.Date: M,DCC,XXXVII. [1737]- Books
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The book of coach-rates: or, hackney-coach directory. Describing above four thousand fares within the cities of London and Westminster, and bills of mortality; with the Price of each respective Fare annexed; and the exact Distance specified, according to an accurate Measurement of the Ground. Alphabetically disposed. To which are added the exact lengths of most of the principal streets of London; the Rates of Chairmen and Watermen; and a faithful Abstract of the several Acts of Parliament that have passed in respect to these Matters.
Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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A form of prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God; To be used at morning and evening service, after the general thanksgiving, throughout the cities of London and Westminster, and elsewhere within the weekly bills of mortality, on Sunday the twelfth day of August, 1759; for the glorious victory obtained over the French on Wednesday the first day of August, at Dodenbausen near Minden, by His Majesty's Army, under the command of His Serene Highness Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick. By his Majesty's special command.
Church of England.Date: 1759