"Water bailiff" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... that afternoon. The Secretary of State, who had written to the mayor, had desired his lordship to take immediate steps to preserve quiet in the city. The court, on being informed of the turn of affairs, despatched the sheriffs, the common cryer and the water bailiff to Kensington to enquire after the queen's health and to assure her majesty that every possible care would be taken to preserve the peace of the city in any event.(1999) Two days later (1 Aug.) ...
— London and the Kingdom - Volume II • Reginald R. Sharpe |
