 | William Blennerhassett - 1751 - 1018 σελίδες
...them their Arms: The fecond, to forbid them having any Lights in their Houfcs after Eight o'Clock ; at which Hour a Bell was rung, to warn them to put out their Lights, and cover their Fires, under the Penalty of a great Fine. While the King was thus guarding againft his Subjects, Goodwin,... | |
 | Frederic Hervey - 1779 - 592 σελίδες
...arms, and were forbid having any lights in their houfes after eight o'clock in the evening. At that hour a bell was rung to warn them to put out their fire and candle ; and this, which was called the Curfew, was a cuftom very common upon the continent,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1788 - 324 σελίδες
...arms , and were forbid having any lights in their houfes after eight o'clock in the evening. At this hour a bell was rung to warn them to put out their fire and candle ; and this , which was called the Curfew , is a cuftoai very common upon the continent... | |
 | Charles Selby - 1864 - 374 σελίδες
...to take away their arms, the second to forbid them any lights in their houses after eight o'clock, at which hour a bell was rung to warn them to put out their fire and candle, under the penalty of a great fine for every offence.* Bapin, vol. t., p. 171. DEATH... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1881 - 398 σελίδες
...to take away their arms, the second to forbid them any lights in their houses after eight o'clock, at which hour a bell was rung to warn them to put out their fire and candle, under the penalty of a great fine for every offence."— Rapin's History of England.... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1882 - 798 σελίδες
...to take away their arms, the second to forbid them any lights in their houses after eight o'clock, at which hour a bell was rung to warn them to put out their fire and candle, under the penalty of a great fine for every offense."— Rapin'i History of England.... | |
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... stood affected to him, resolved to take all possible measures to screen himself from their resentment ; for that purpose he took two precautions which were equally insupportable to them. The first was to take away their arms, the second to forbid... 