Download or read book Wilson s Description of the New Royal Exchange Including an Historical Notice of the Former Edifices written by Effingham Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wilson's Description of the New Royal Exchange, Including an Historical Notice of the Former Edifices: And a Brief Memoir of Sir Thomas Gresham, Founder of the Original Burse in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth It has been thought desirable, on the completion of a structure so important in its object and so magnificent in itself as the new Royal Exchange, to furnish a correct description of it, embracing that of the former buildings, and at the same time to render justice to the liberality of those who decided to raise this ornament of the British metropolis, and to the skill and energy which have carried their design into successful execution. Care has been used to gain information on every subject of interest relating to the new edifice, from the most unquestionable sources; and from Mr. Burgon's elaborate Life of the founder of the first Royal Exchange, the leading incidents connected with the name of Sir Thomas Gresham have been taken. Of Mr. Burgon's labours we cannot speak too highly. Our hope is, that those who accomplish any thing so deserving of commendation as did the "Merchant Prince," may also (after the lapse of two centuries and a half) obtain a biographer equally zealous and faithful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.