Mary of Bethlehem, a London hospital for the insane.
Celebrated English dandy and leader of fashion.īedlam - contraction of the Hospital of St. Some parishes hired them to run the workhouse after the 1834 New Poor Law was passed as was the case with Bumble, the beadle in Oliver Twist.īeau Nash - Born Richard Nash (1674-1761). Men and woman swam far apart due to the fact that men swam naked until the 1870s.īeadle - a minor parish official whose duties include ushering and preserving order at services and sometimes civil functions. The swimmer would undress inside the wagon, be hauled into the sea, and exit the wagon through a whole in the bottom. "forbid the banns" the couple could get married.īar - the barristers of England to be "called to the bar" meant that one had become eligible to practice as a barrister.īartholomew's Fair - huge fair held annually in Smithfield from the 1600's until an increase in crime and debauchery forced its closing in 1855.īathing machine - a horse-drawn covered wagon used to haul swimmers into the sea. The banns were published on three consecutive Sundays.
The only form of paper currency in England.īanns - an announcement or notice of an intended marriage in a parish church. Featuring several rings of action and horse riding displays, Astley's is considered the forerunner of the modern circus.Īustin Friars - monastery of Hermits of Saint Augustine in the heart of the City of London founded, 1253, by Bohun, Earl of Hereford.Īutomaton - one mechanically going through the motions but without feeling or emotion Bīagatelle board - a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls (set at nine in the 19th century) past wooden pins (which act as obstacles) into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over.īag wig - a black hair wig carried in a small silk bag.īait - give food and rest to horses during a journey.īank notes - promissory notes of a bank promise of a bank to pay upon presentation of such a note.
The assizes usually commenced with great ceremony.Īstley's - theatre operated by Philip Astley from 1774 located on the Surrey side of the Thames. Pip was apprenticed to Joe Gargary in Great Expectations.Īrticled clerks - young men who were apprenticed to lawyers for 5 years.Īssizes - sessions held twice a year in areas outside London where law cases, too serious to be tried by local justice, were presided over by circuit-riding London judges.
When one finished, they were a journeyman and able to hire themselves out to others for wages. Since their hours were so long, apprentices usually lived in makeshift lodgings provided by their employers. Akimbo - having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward.Īle - alcoholic beverage made from hops and malt, similar to beer, but heavier and stronger than beer.Īlmshouse - privately funded lodgings for the poor, as opposed to the workhouse, which was publicly funded.Īpoplexy - a crippling stroke, sometimes fatal, usually associated with sudden loss of muscle control or paralysis.Īpothecary - one who prepares drugs and medicines, sometimes made house calls, and gave advice concerning medical conditions lowest order of medical man.Īpprentice - one who is bound by agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time (usually seven years) in return for instruction in a trade, art or business.
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