By the King's authority. Proposals for printing by subscription, in weekly numbers, price six-pence each, embellished with upwards of one hundred and twenty copper-plates, the third edition, (dedicated to the Right Honourable Samuel Turner Esq; Lord-Mayor the court of aldermen, and common-council.) The History and survey of London, Westminster, Southwark, and their environs. By William Maitland, F.R.S. and others. Containing, I. The original constitution of London and Westminster ; ... VII. Both Houses of Parliament, the courts of law at Westminster, ... and curiosities of the Tower of London and Westminster-Abbey. Improved with a great variety of authentic pieces, ... which, by the surprizing increase of buildings and inhabitants, carries the appearance of a large county. To which will be added, a continuation of the history down to the year 1770; ... and so managed, that the purchasers of the former editions of this capital book ... may be supplied with them separate. to complete their books. In two volumes. Extracted from original records preserved in the Tower, ... from acts of Parliament and acts of Common-Council, ... to the editors of this work only. Conditions. I. This work (a great part of which is already printed) will be comprised in One Hundred and Twenty-three numbers, at Six-pence each, stitched in blue paper. ... III. That the first number will be published on Saturday the 28th of January, and continued regularly every Saturday till the whole is finished, and delivered at the Houses of Subscribers. Subscriptions are taken in, and proposals delivered, by J. Wilkie, in St. Paul's Church-yard; T. Lowndes, in Fleet-Street; G. Kearsly, in Ludgate-Street; and S. Bladon, in Pater-noster-Row; and by all the news-carriers in town and country. Of whom may be had, this work complete, in two volumes, folio, neatly bound in Calf and letter'd, Price 3l. 10s.

  • Maitland, William, 1693?-1757.
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[London : s.n., 1769]

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