Life in an Old English Town; A History of Coventry from the Earliest Times (Paperback)


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. 1898 Excerpt: ... others of the city who knew of Smith's wealth were "greatly discouraged" at the inequality of the assessment. Empson was to proceed, said king Henry, as he thought fit, an injunction which may be construed to mean that he was to get all the money he could out of Richard Smith for the king's use.1 Yet the citizens prospered no doubt nnder Henry's firm and sagacious rule, and when they recorded his death chronicler-fashion in the Leet Book, it is with some appearance of regret. In "this year," the account begins, "dyed king Henry the VIIth, the xxii day of April, ... at Rochemount... and was brought to London in to Pollys8 with many nobles of the realme and grete nombre of torches, and a grete nombre of peple both on horsbak and a foto. And after iii dayes beying in Pollys he was brought to Westmynster, and ther ho lieth and his quene Elizabeth with him in a newe chapell, which he causid to be made in his lyffe, on whoos saule Jhesu have mercy. And his son kyng Henry the VIII"1 was crownyd the Eame yere at Westmynster the Sonday next after Midsomer day." 3 If the father had chastised the men of Coventry with whips, the son was to chastise them with scorpions. Loans and subsidies were the order of the day, for the great treasure gathered together by Henry VII. was quickly dissipated by his successor. In 1524 a hundred and ninety-four persons advanced to Henry a hundred and fifty pounds eleven shillings by way of loan,1 and this is only a single example of what was then a very common arrangement. But the citizens could ill bear the pressure of increased taxation. For some time their prosperity had been waning, for foreign competition had begun to tell upon the English cloth manufacture.2 Discontent and divisions were rife amon...

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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. 1898 Excerpt: ... others of the city who knew of Smith's wealth were "greatly discouraged" at the inequality of the assessment. Empson was to proceed, said king Henry, as he thought fit, an injunction which may be construed to mean that he was to get all the money he could out of Richard Smith for the king's use.1 Yet the citizens prospered no doubt nnder Henry's firm and sagacious rule, and when they recorded his death chronicler-fashion in the Leet Book, it is with some appearance of regret. In "this year," the account begins, "dyed king Henry the VIIth, the xxii day of April, ... at Rochemount... and was brought to London in to Pollys8 with many nobles of the realme and grete nombre of torches, and a grete nombre of peple both on horsbak and a foto. And after iii dayes beying in Pollys he was brought to Westmynster, and ther ho lieth and his quene Elizabeth with him in a newe chapell, which he causid to be made in his lyffe, on whoos saule Jhesu have mercy. And his son kyng Henry the VIII"1 was crownyd the Eame yere at Westmynster the Sonday next after Midsomer day." 3 If the father had chastised the men of Coventry with whips, the son was to chastise them with scorpions. Loans and subsidies were the order of the day, for the great treasure gathered together by Henry VII. was quickly dissipated by his successor. In 1524 a hundred and ninety-four persons advanced to Henry a hundred and fifty pounds eleven shillings by way of loan,1 and this is only a single example of what was then a very common arrangement. But the citizens could ill bear the pressure of increased taxation. For some time their prosperity had been waning, for foreign competition had begun to tell upon the English cloth manufacture.2 Discontent and divisions were rife amon...

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May 2012

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246 x 189 x 6mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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110

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978-1-236-06855-2

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9781236068552

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1-236-06855-6



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