From a lanyard around his neck dangled a whistle, which he intermittently blew to catch the attention of idling liverymen. ❋ Sidney D. Kirkpatrick (2010)
‘It is wonderful to think that all the force of government was required to prevent Wilkes from being chosen the chief magistrate of London, though the liverymen knew he would rob their shops, knew he would debauch their daughters.’ ❋ Unknown (2006)
The master of hounds has no aldermen, no common council, no liverymen. ❋ Unknown (2004)
He rode to -- he rode around town in a coach drawn by several -- four horses and had liverymen. ❋ Unknown (1999)
Some de liverymen were just up there moving in a bunch of baby furniture. ❋ Karr, Leona (1999)
There the creatures rested and enjoyed the fresh meat that the palace liverymen hastily had butchered and carted over to them. ❋ Niles, Douglas (1991)
In the course of the autumn, the very liverymen of London, to the number of 1029, signed an ultra-loyal address, which contained stronger language than the counter petition of the merchants and traders of that great city, or of any other address presented on the same side of the question. ❋ Edward Farr (N/A)
Proceedings were subsequently taken against Quiney for keeping persons that were liverymen out of the ❋ Unknown (N/A)
The exertions of the opposition, however, were warmly supported by a large majority of the liverymen of London, who busied themselves in getting up memorials and remonstrances, and hence they were nothing daunted by their repeated defeats. ❋ Edward Farr (N/A)
In supplying aldermen with carriages, mostly for funerals, two liverymen earned $50,000 in a few days. ❋ DeAlva Stanwood Alexander (N/A)
They had a pack of brawling fellows in their pay who were more troublesome to me now than formerly, when they did not dare to appear before the numerous retinue of gentlemen and liverymen that accompanied me, for as I had not yet had the hat, I was obliged, wherever I went, to go incognito, according to the rules of the ceremonial. ❋ Various (N/A)
At first the king refused to hear this memorial; but he at length consented, and it was carried up to St. James's on the 14th of March by the lord mayor, and more than two hundred common-councilmen, liverymen, and city officers. ❋ Edward Farr (N/A)
This result seems to have satisfied no one, and a scrutiny was asked for in order that the poll books might be compared with the lists of liverymen of the several companies. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
He then eulogized the lord mayor and the liverymen of London, and in conclusion, pronounced Colonel Luttrell as a mere nominee thrust in by the enemies of the law and constitution. ❋ Edward Farr (N/A)
Mansion-house, -- it was not quite so black then, as it is now, -- and he loved the great lumbering state coach and the little gingerbread sheriffs 'coaches, and loved the aldermen, and deputies and common-councilmen and liverymen. ❋ Various (N/A)
In the reign of James I. the sober liverymen of London decked themselves, on days of state, with chains of gold, pearl, or diamonds. ❋ Various (N/A)
The franchise is confined to liverymen of a year's standing, who have paid their livery fines in full, without receiving any drawback or allowance. ❋ William Ferneley Allen (N/A)
This court now consists of the Lord Mayor or his deputy -- an alderman who has passed the chair -- four aldermen, and the liverymen of the companies who are also freemen. ❋ William Ferneley Allen (N/A)
There were millionaire artists and bohemians who kept a standing order for seats in the front rows at opening performances; they had accounts with florists and liverymen and confectioners, and gave carte blanche to scores of girls who lent themselves to their purposes. ❋ Upton Sinclair (1923)
