Club Life of London, Vol. 2 (of 2) / With Anecdotes of the Clubs, Coffee-Houses and Taverns of the Metropolis During the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

by John Timbs

[33] Jesse's 'London and its Celebrities.'

[34] Subsequently "Dick's."

[35] See Whittington Club, Vol. I. p. [313].

[36] We learn from Collier's Roxburghe Ballads (Lit. Gaz. No. 1566) that in the reign of James I. "sparkling sack" was sold at 1s. 6d. per quart, and "Canary—pure French wine," at 7 pence.

[37] Lives of Wits and Humourists, vol. i. p. 134.

[38] Jo. Miller; a Biography, 1848.

[39] Walks and Talks about London, 1865, pp. 180-182.

[40] Curiosities of London, pp. 678, 679.

[41] Edward Locket, in 1693, took the Bowling-green House, on Putney Heath, where all gentlemen might be entertained. In a house built on the site of the above, died, Jan. 23, 1806, the Rt. Hon. William Pitt.

[42] At the noted Cat and Bagpipes tavern, at the south-west corner of Downing-street, George Rose used to eat his mutton-chop; he subsequently became Secretary to the Treasury.