- Sargeants-at-arms
The bailiffs at the Châtelet were divided into five classes: the king's sergeant-at-arms, the sergeants de la douzaine, the sergeants of the mace, or foot sergeants, the sergeants fieffés, and the mounted sergeants. The establishment of these officers dated from the beginning of the fourteenth century, and they were originally appointed by the provost, but afterwards by the King himself. The King's sergeants-at-arms formed his body-guard; they were not under the jurisdiction of the high constable, but of the ordinary judges, which proves that they were in civil employ. Sergeants-at-Arms of the Fourteenth Century, carved in Stone.--From the Church of St. Catherine du Val des Ecoliers, in Paris. - Promulgation of an Edict.
During the captivity of King John in England, royal authority having considerably declined, the powers of Parliament and other bodies of the magistracy so increased, that under Charles VI. the Parliament of Paris was bold enough to assert that a royal edict should not become law until it had been registered in Parliament. This bold and certainly novel proceeding the kings nevertheless did not altogether oppose, as they foresaw that the time would come when it might afford them the means of repudiating a treaty extorted from them under difficult circumstances. Promulgation of an Edict.--Fac-simile of a Miniature in "Anciennetés des Juifs," (French Translation from Josephus), Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century, executed for the Duke of Burgundy (Library of the Arsenal of Paris.) - Officers of the table
Officers of the Table and of the Chamber of the Imperial Court: Cup-bearer, Cook, Barber, and Tailor, from a Picture in the "Triomphe de Maximilien T.," engraved by J. Resch, Burgmayer, and others (1512), from Drawings by Albert Durer. - Table of a baron
The Table of a Baron, as laid out in the Thirteenth Century.--Miniature from the "Histoire de St. Graal" (Manuscript from the Imperial Library, Paris). - Harold taken prisoner by the Count of Ponthieu
Harold taken prisoner by the Count of Ponthieu - The 'Lady of the Mercians' fighting the Welsh
The 'Lady of the Mercians' fighting the Welsh - Maidservants
Dress of Maidservants in the Thirteenth Century.--Miniature in a Manuscript of the National Library of Paris. - Farewell
Farewell - William Penn
William Penn and the Settlement of Pennsylvania Among the most prominent was William Penn, who was born in London in 1644, the son of Sir William Penn, a wealthy admiral in the British Navy. Conspicuous service to his country had won him great esteem at Court, and he naturally desired to give his son the best possible advantages. - Alfred in the Neat-Herds hut
Alfred in the Neat-Herds hut - Entry of Charles VII into Paris
Entry of Charles VII into Paris - Merchants at Constantinople
Merchants at Constantinople - Craftsmen in the 14th Century
- Rush For the gold fields
Rush For the gold fields - How to shout and blow horns
"How to shout and blow Horns."--Fac-simile of a Miniature in the Manuscript of Phoebus (Fifteenth Century). - Cards
- Meeting of Edmund Ironside and Canute on the island of Olney
Meeting of Edmund Ironside and Canute on the island of Olney - Barnacle Geese
- Gharial
Gharial - Bishop Receiving Tithes
- Chirote
Chirote - Diamond rattlesnake
Diamond rattlesnake - Penns Treaty with the Indians
As we might expect from a man of his even temper and unselfish spirit, Penn treated the Indians with kindness and justice, and won their friendship from the first. Although he held the land by a grant from the King of England, still he wished to satisfy the natives by paying them for their claims to the land. Accordingly, he called a council under the spreading branches of a now famous elm-tree, where he met the red men as friends, giving them knives, kettles, axes, beads, and various other things in exchange for the land. He declared that[Pg 100] he was of the same flesh and blood as they; and highly pleased, the Indians in return declared that they would live in love with William Penn as long as the sun and moon should shine. - Bootmakers apprentice
- A Nutcracker
- Bailiewick
- Assembly
- Alexandria
- Martyrdom of Alphege
Martyrdom of Alphege - Barrister
- Prospecting for Gold
Prospecting for Gold - Bosch master
Bosch master - Dancers on Christmas Eve
- Styli
Styli used in writing in the Fourteenth Century. - Cape Buffalo
Cape Buffalo - Court Fool
- A Burgess at meals
- Hardy
Hardy - A dealer in eggs
- Common Lizard
Common Lizard - Esculapius snake
Esculapius snake - Bronze Chandeliers
- Art Critic
Art Critic - House where General Charles Lee was captured
House where General Charles Lee was captured - Grass Snake
Grass Snake - Coral red Coilsnake
Coral red Coilsnake - Bridgehead Lizard
Bridgehead Lizard - Circassians
- Shrewd Crocodile
Shrewd Crocodile - Dark Whip snake
Dark Whip snake - Belted tail
Belted tail - Court of Love
- Bicolor Sea Snake
Bicolor Sea Snake - Butterfly
Butterfly - Deer boar
Deer boar - Skink
Skink - Alligator
Alligator - Italian Spinet
Ornamented with precious stones Made by Annibale Dei Rossi, of Milan in the year 1577 - Legoean
Legoean - European Freshwater Turtle
European Freshwater Turtle