Picturesque representations of the dress and manners of the English (1813)
Alexander, William, 1767-1816 · London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean by Howlett and Brimmer · leaf 91
eBlue-mantle, Rouge-croix, Rouge-dragon, and Portcullis,so named, as is said, from their wearing these respectivebadges. The chief employment of the heralds, at thisday, and indeed of the whole College, is to trace thegenealogies of families, record new grants of armorialbearings, attend on all… … ^^ EHGJLATOJ-PJLATE 21, TuiUfluJ Ja^jSJS. hy JMn^cy. Anm^rt, PLATE XXI.CHIMNEY-SWEEPER ON THE FIRST OF MAY. It is a custom (probably derived from the numerousMay-games once prevalent in this country) for littlegroups of chimney-sweepers to parade the streets ofLondon on the first of May, and three…
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