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The smith threatening Leonard Holt because he will not obey the Lord Mayor's

The smith threatening Leonard Holt because he will not obey the Lord Mayor's instructions that all dogs must be killed to prevent the spread of the Plague, and protects Bell the dog of Mike Macascree the blind piper. The Plague of London (1665). Illustration by John Franklin (active 1800-1861) for William Harrison Ainsworth Old Saint Paul's, London 1855 (first published 1841). Engraving

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Chowles the coffin maker and Judith Malmayns the plague nurse, dying with their stolen

Chowles the coffin maker and Judith Malmayns the plague nurse, dying with their stolen treasure as they are overcome by smoke and molten lead from the burning Old Saint Paul's. Illustration by John Franklin (active 1800-1861) for William Harrison Ainsworth Old Saint Paul's, London 1855 (first published 1841). Engraving

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William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598. Dogberry

William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing, play first performed c1598. Dogberry, Constable of the watch, instructing his clerk to write down replies given by Conrade and Borachio: Act 4 Sc 2. There is evidence that the part of Dogberry was written for the Elizabethan comedian William Kemp or Kempe (d1603). Chromolithograph after illustration by Robert Dudley (fl1858-93) for edition of Shakespeare's works published London 1856-1858

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