33. Gifts and Bequests 121 34. The Palaces and Great Houses 124 35. Amusements 127 36. Westminster Abbey 131 37. The Court at Westminster 134 38. Justice and Punishments 137 39. The Political Power of London 140 40. Elizabethan London (I) 144 41. " " (II) 147 42. " " (III) 151 43. Trade (I) 155 44. " (II) 158 45. " (III) 164 46. Plays and Pageants (I) 168 47. " " " (II) 170 48. " " " (III) 173 49. " " " (IV) 177 50. The Terror of the Plague (I) 180 51. The Terror of the Plague (II) 183 52. The Terror of Fire (I) 187 53. " " " (II) 192 54. Rogues and Vagabonds 197 55. Under George the Second (I) 201 56. Under George the Second (II) 206 57. Under George the Second (III) 210 58. Under George the Second (IV) 214 59. Under George the Second (V) 218 60. The Government of the City (I) 222 61. The Government of the City (II) 226 62. The Government of the City (III) 228 63. London 230 Notes 235 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE 1. The New Houses of Parliament: designed by Barry, opened 1852 _Frontispiece_ 2. Early British Pottery 9 3. Roman London 15 4. Remains of a Viking Ship, from a Cairn at Gokstad 22 5. Martyrdom of St. Edmund by the Danes 31 6. Saxon Horsemen 33 7. Saxon Church at Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts 36