Identifier: historyantiquiti03alle (find matches)
Title: The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent
Year: 1827 (1820s)
Authors: Allen, Thomas, 1803-1833
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Publisher: London : Jaques and Wright
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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galleries and connecting chambers.The Bali-Room and the With-drawing Room are the chief apart-ments of the second story; the former is about the same length asthe Egyptian Hall, but considerably narrower: it is surrounded bya gallery for spectators; and the pannels beneath are adorned withstuccoed and carved compartments of almost every kind of musicalinstrument. The With-drawing Room has a grand but heavy-looking ceiling, the divisions being all loaded with ornaments; overthe drapery of the windows are carvings of the city mace and sword,&c. richly gilt. In a contiguous apartment was the State Bed. Connected with the dignity of the chief magistrate, is the seals ofoffice and regalia. The corporate seal is of a circular form, ontheobverse is a representation of St. Paul, with a sword in hisright hand, and a flag ensigned with three lions passant guardantin his left, standing in a city, over the gate of which is a key: legendsigillvm : baronvm: londoniaRvm : reverse, the city arms
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< 0 Ar T* HISTORY OF LONDON. 771 with mantlings, &c.; Legend, londoni : defende : tvos: devsoptjme : cives. The other seal is used for the purpose of authenticating docu-ments forwarded to foreign countries upon affidavit sworn beforethe lord mayor; it is also used for sealing the precepts which areissued preparatory to St. Thomass-day for the election of commoncouncilmen and ward officers. The following is the inscriptionround the seal, Sigillum Officii Majoratus Civitatis Londini;which is now indistinct from wear. This seal, which is engraved in Hones Every Day Book,* wasmade in the fourth year of the reign of Richard II. by command of thecoun of common council. In the centre, within a large and squarecompartment, are the effigies of Saints Peter and Paul. The formerhas a mitre or tiara on his head, and is attired in the pall as bishopof the catholic church, and holds a crosier in his left hand. The lat-ter saint is known by his usual attribute, the sword, which he sus-tains

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