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Holidays at the Bank.
January | 1
6
25
30 | Circumsion
Epiphany
St. Paul
K. Charles I. Mart. |
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Feb. | 2
24 | Purific. V. Mary
St. Matthias |
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| Mar. | 25 | Lady Day |
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April | 23
25
26 | St. George
St, Mark
D. of Cumb. born |
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May | 1
29 | St. Philip & Jac.
K. Ch. II. restor. |
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June | 4
11
21
22
24
26
29 | Pr. Wales born
St. Barnabas
Midsummer Day
Inaug. K. Geo. II.
St. John Baptist
K. Geo. II. pro.
St. Peter & Paul |
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| July | 25 | St. James |
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Aug. | 1
24 | Lammas Day
St. Bartholomew |
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Sept. | 2
21
29 | London burnt
St. Matthew
St. Michael |
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Oct. | 18
22
28 | St. Luke
K. Geo. II. crown.
St. Simon & Jude |
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November | 1
2
4
5
9
10
28
30 | All Saints
All Souls
K. William born
Powder Plot
Ld. Mayor's Day
K. Geo. II. born
Q. Elizabeth's Ac.
Prss. Wales born |
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December | 21
25
26
27
28 | St. Thomas
Christmas Day
St. Stephen
St. John
Innocents |
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Moveable Holidays.
| Shrove Tuesday. | | Easter Wednesday. |
| Ash Wednesday. | | Ascension Day. |
| Good Friday. | | Whitsun Monday. |
| Easter Monday. | | Whitsun Tuesday. |
| Easter Tuesday. | | Whitsun Wednesday. |
This Company is under the direction
of a Governor, Deputy Governor and
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twenty-four Directors, who are annually
elected at a general court, in the same
manner as the Governor and the Direc-
tors of the East India company. Thirteen
are sufficient to compose a court of Di-
rectors, for managing the affairs of the
Company; but if both the Governor
and Deputy Governor should be absent
two hours after the usual time of pro-
ceeding to business, the Directors may
chuse a chairman by majority, all their
acts being equally valid, as if the Go-
vernor or Deputy Governor were pre-
sent.
Bank End stairs, Bank side.
Bank Side row. 1 Millbank. 2 Vine street,
Southwark.
Bank's court, Knave's acre.†
Bank's yard, Bunhill row.†
Banner's rents, Portpool lane.†
Bannister's yard, Water lane, Black
Friars.†
Bannister's alley. 1 Broad St. Giles's.†
2 Nightingale lane, East Smithfield.†
Banqueting House, Whitehall, so cal-
led from there being originally in
this place an edifice in which our
Kings had public entertainments. This
was a small part of the ancient palace of
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