Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York : Scribner · leaf 52
theUnited Provinces, who were thereby authorized to trans-port and dispose of them beyond the seas, in such man-ner as the king had previously directed these noblemen inprivate. Both sides engaged in the Civil War were forced to meltup their plate, in order to provide funds for carrying on… … SIR HUGH MIDDLETONNo. 5 (1560-1631) Goldsmith and royal jeweler He was mainly instrumental in supplying London with pure water by means of the New River and bequeathed one share of the New River Company to the Goldsmiths Company for the benefit of the poor; it was then valued as yielding ^£200 per…
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