This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1753 edition. Excerpt: ... Seams with several Rows of Gold Lace; and girt: round their Waists with a broad laced Girdle. Upon their Breasts and Backs they wear the King's Silver Badge, repiesenting the Thistle and Rose, on which are the Letters G. R. in Capitals. Besides these and other inferior Domestic Officers, if I may be allowed ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1753 edition. Excerpt: ... Seams with several Rows of Gold Lace; and girt: round their Waists with a broad laced Girdle. Upon their Breasts and Backs they wear the King's Silver Badge, repiesenting the Thistle and Rose, on which are the Letters G. R. in Capitals. Besides these and other inferior Domestic Officers, if I may be allowed to call them so, there is alwa)s a Battalion of Foot Guards on Duty, here, quartered in Barracks, which being greatly out of Repair, are now rebuilding.. The principal Buildings within the Walls, are the Church, the White Tower, the Offices of Ordnance, of the Mint, of the Keepers of the Records, the Jewel Office, the Horse Armory, ., the grand Store House, the new or small Armory, Handsome Houses for the chief Officers residing in the Tower, with many lesser Houses, for the meaner Officers, and Barracks for the Soldiers on Duty there, besides Prisons for State Delinquents, which aie commonly the Warders Houses. The Church has nothing extraordinary belonging to it. The White Tower is a large square irregular Building, situate almost in the Center, no one Side answering to another; nor are any of its Watch Towers, of which there are four that ornament the Top, built alike; one of these Towers is now converted into an Observatory, and indeed seems, well situated for the Purpose. The Building itself consists of three very lofty Stories, under which are most, spacious and commodious Vaults, now chiefly filled with Salt Peter 5 and covered at Top with flat Leads, from, whence there is an extensive and delightful Prospect. In the first Story are two noble Rooms, one of which is a small Armory for the.Sea-Service, hav ing various Sorts of Arms very Curiously laid up in it for more than io, OQO Seamen. In the other Room are Closets and Presses in...
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Add this copy of An Historical Description of the Tower of London, and to cart. $35.12, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Gale Ecco, Print Editions.
Add this copy of An Historical Description of the Tower of London and to cart. $35.12, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Gale Ecco, Print Editions.
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