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CHAPTER XIX.. London Under Charles Ii.--Condition and Appearance of the

Royalty Restored · J. Fitzgerald Molloy — chapter 18 of 43 · ~54 words · public domain

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London under Charles II.--Condition and appearance of the thoroughfares.--Coffee is first drunk in the capital.--Taverns and their frequenters.--The city by night.--Wicked people do creep about.--Companies of young gentlemen.--The Duke of Monmouth kills a beadle.--Sir Charles Sedley's frolic.--Stately houses of the nobility.--St. James's Park.--Amusement of the town.--At Bartholomew Fair.--Bull, bear, and dog fights.--Some quaint sports.

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