Showing posts with label Deverix court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deverix court. Show all posts

Monday, 9 February 2009

24 June 1741
a new pair of shoes Mr Davis Deverix Court 6/-

Devereux Court today seems to be packed with lawyers but in the eighteenth century there were at least some shops - Mr Davis's shoe shop and a bookseller known as "At Ben Jonson's Head" which is shown below.



4 July 1761
Bout a French Tellemicus 2nd hand 16d


What is a Tellemicus? I've tried several spellings and the proper, complete OED and I can't find it.