London (England) -- History -- 17th century; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
Lord Berkeley of Berkeley Castle.
Lord Berkeley of Stratton.
Sir William Boyer, Bart.
The Earl of Bridgwater, Barbican.
Baron Brooke of Beauchampe Court and Hackney.
The Earl of Buckingham and Earl of Coventry.
The Earl of Burlington, Burlington House.
Clarenceaux, Knight at Arms.
The Viscount Campden, Kensington.
Sir Robert Carr, Bart.
Sir Nicholas Crisp, Bart.
Earl of Clare, Clare House, Drury Lane.
Earl of Clarendon.
Lord Clifford.
The Viscount Courtney, Clarendon Street.
Earl of Craven.
Sir John Cutler, Bart.
Earl of Devonshire, Devonshire Square.
Marquis of Dorchester, Charter-House Yard.
Earl of Dorset.
Sir Heneage Finch, Bart.
Sir Reginald Foster, Bart.
Sir F. Everard, Bart.
Lord Grey.
Sir Harbottle Grimston, Bart., Rolls.
Viscount Halifax.
Lord Hatton.
Sir William Hicks, Bart.
Earl of Holland.
Sir Francis Holles, Bart.
Sir James Langham, Bart.
Earl of Leicester.
Earl of Lindsay.
Sir Thomas Littleton, Bart.
Sir Philip Mathews.
Viscount Mordaunt.
The Earl of Mulgrave.
Sir Herbert Price, Bart.
The Earl of Salisbury, Salisbury House.
Sir John Shaw, Bart.
Sir William Smith, Bart.
Viscount Stafford.
The Earl of Thanet at Thanet House, Aldersgate Street.
Sir Robert Vyner, Bart.
The Earl of Warwick, Holborn.
Sir Jervis Whitchott, Bart.
Sir William Wild, Bart.
Sir Thomas Wolstenholme, Bart.
The Earl of Worcester, Worcester House.
The freedom from taxation of certain privileged classes was a fruitful
cause of quarrel and annoyance. Barristers who lived in the Four Inns
of Court and in Serjeant’s Inn were exempt from taxation on account
of chambers. The same privilege was extended to residents in Doctors’
Commons and residents in the precincts of Blackfriars and Whitefriars,
who were also exempt from fifteenths and from the burdens of watch
and ward, except charges for defence of the State, for pavement and
clearing within the precinct, and except freemen of the City, who
continued to be liable to the City charges.
A City office long discontinued was that of Chronologer. In the
_Analytical Index to Remembrancia_ (Guildhall) we have the following
notes:—
It may not be considered uninteresting to give a list of the names of
the different holders of this peculiar office, some of whom, as Thomas
Middleton, Ben Johnson, and Francis Quarles, are otherwise known to
fame, with some few particulars from the Civic Records concerning them.
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