Houndsditch

¶ But others say, that hands were laid vpon him in the verie same chamber or closet where he murdered the king, & straightwaies to preuent all causes of tumults & hurlieburlies, he was put to death with terrible torments of fierbrands & links; which execution hauing passed vpon him, a second succeeded; for both his féet were bound together, and his bodie drawne through the streets of the citie, & in fine cast into a common ditch called Houndsditch; for that the citizens threw their dead dogs and stinking carrion with other filth into it, accounting him worthie of a worse rather than of

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

Of course "Houndsditch" is here meant; but for what purpose were the hounds kept?

Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 Various

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A local crisis was created in each port, as the kerosene went unsold, and despairing telegrams began to flow into Houndsditch.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

He operated out of a small office in Houndsditch in the East End, behind which was his warehouse, crammed to the ceiling with Japanese vases, imported furniture and silks, seashells and feathers, and every other kind of knickknack and curio.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

He operated out of a small office in Houndsditch in the East End, behind which was his warehouse, crammed to the ceiling with Japanese vases, imported furniture and silks, seashells and feathers, and every other kind of knickknack and curio.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

The day-to-day operations of the fleet were run out of a small room in Houndsditch that contained nothing but a table, two chairs, a small wall map of the world, and two clerks.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

A local crisis was created in each port, as the kerosene went unsold, and despairing telegrams began to flow into Houndsditch.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

The day-to-day operations of the fleet were run out of a small room in Houndsditch that contained nothing but a table, two chairs, a small wall map of the world, and two clerks.

The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

Houndsditch in a twelvemonth; more unwashed skins and grizzly beards than all the pumps and shaving – shops between Tyburn and Whitechapel could render decent, between sunrise and sunset.

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club 2007