 | John Brand, Henry Bourne - Christian antiquities - 1777 - 466 pages
...forts, and the like had ye in the Houfe of every Nobleman of Honour, or good Worfhip, were he fpiritual or temporal. The Mayor of London and either of the Sheriffs had their feveral Lords of Mifrule, ever contending, without Quarrel or Offence, who fhould make the rarejl Pajlincs... | |
 | 1802 - 886 pages
...distinction ; and among the rest the lord mayor of London and the sheriffs had severally of them their lord of misrule, ever contending, without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastimes to delight the beholders. This pageant potentate began his rule at All-hallow eve, and continued... | |
 | Thomas Warton - Epic poetry, English - 1807 - 354 pages
...house, wheresoever he lodged, a lord of misrule, or master of merry disports, and the like had yee in the house of every nobleman of honour, or good worship, were he spiritual or temporal! f." In an original draught of the Statutes of Trinity-college, * Prol. 753. f Survey of London, pag.... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1807 - 388 pages
...house, wheresoever he lodged, a lord of misrule, or master of merry disports, and the like had yee in the house of every nobleman of honour, or good worship, were he spiritual or temporallf." In an original draught of the Statutes of Trinity-college, * Prol. 753. f Survey of London,... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...were he spiritual or tnupnrnl; amongst which was the mayor of London, nnd the sheriffs also had their lords of misrule. Ever contending, without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastimes to delight the beholders. These lords beginning their rule on Allhallow's eve, continued the... | |
 | John Brand - Christian antiquities - 1810 - 510 pages
...Stow in hjs Survey, there was in the King's House, a Lord of Misrule, or Master of Merry Disports, and the like had ye in the House of every Nobleman of...without Quarrel or Offence, who should make the rarest Pastimes to delight the Beholders. These Lords, beginning their Rule at All-hallon Eve, continued the... | |
 | John Brand - Great Britain - 1810 - 508 pages
...in his Survey, there was in the King's House, a Lord of Misrule, or Master of Merry Dis~ ports, and the like had ye in the House of every Nobleman of...temporal. The Mayor " of London and either of the Sheriffs had-their several Lords of Misrule, ever contending, without Quarrel or Offence, who should make the... | |
 | Architecture - 1814 - 1004 pages
...honour or good worship, whether spiritual or tempora1. Among these the Mayor and Sheriffs of London had their several Lords of Misrule,* ' ever contending,...without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastimes to divert the beholders.' These Lords began their rule on Allhallows Eve, and continued the... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - London (England) - 1814 - 924 pages
...honour or good worship, whether spiritual or temporal. Among these the Mayor and Sheriffs of London had their several Lords of Misrule,* ' ever contending,...without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastimes to divert the beholders/ These Lords began their rule on Allhallowi Eve, and continued the... | |
 | Christmas plays, English - 1816 - 406 pages
...was in the King's house, wheresoever he lodged, a lord of misrule, or master of merry disports, and the like had ye in the house of every nobleman of...good worship, were he spiritual or temporal." The custom prevailed till the ascendancy of the puritans during the civil war; and some idea of the expense,... | |
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Amongst the which the mayor of London, and either of the sheriffs, had their several lords of misrule, ever contending, without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastimes to delight the beholders. 
