...At last met my Lord Mayor in Canning Street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message, he cried, like a fainting woman,...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it.' That he needed no more soldiers ; and that for himself, he must go and refresh himself, having been...

...together, like a man driven beyond his utmost capacity. "Lord! what can I do?" he asked, helplessly. " I am spent ; people will not obey me. I have been...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." * " But the prisoners, your worship, the prisoners," returned Gibbons, impatiently ; " could they not...

...At last met my Lord Mayor in Canning Street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the king's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, " Lord ! what can I do 1 I am spent : people will not obey me. I have been pulling down houses ; but the fire overtakes us...

...with a handkerchief about his neck. To the K.ing's message, he cried, like a fainting woman, "Lord I what can I do ? I am spent: people will not obey me....but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." That he needed no more soldiers ; and that fur himself, he must go and refresh himself, having been...

...At last met my Lord Mayor in Canning-street, like a man spent, with a handkercher about his neck. To the King's message he cried, like a fainting woman,...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." That he needed no more soldiers ; and that, for himself, he must go and refresh himself, having been...

...every direction. Sir Thomas Bludworth, the Lord Mayor, seems to have been but a poor creature ; and when he heard the King's message, " he cried like...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." On the 4th inst. there seemed to be little hope of saving the Navy Office, unless some extraordinary...

...about his neck." When Pepys gave him the King's orders he seemed quite overpowered and exclaimed, " What can I do ? I am spent ; people will not obey...the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." The poor Lord Mayor was evidently at his wit's end, and quite knocked up, for he had not been to bed all...

...and Cannon Street, where they saw the Lord Mayor like a man spent and out of his wits, who said — "Lord, what can I do? I am spent, people will not obey me. I have pulled down houses, but this fire overtakes us before we can do anything." Off he went to refresh himself,...

...Lawrence Poultney, of which Thomas Elborough w 2 Sir Thorns Bludworth See 3oth June, 1666. as curate. can I do ? I am spent : people will not obey me. I...but the fire overtakes us faster than we can do it." That he needed no more soldiers ; and that, for himself, he must go and refresh himself, having been...

...the lord-mayor and give him this command. In Cannon-street he encounters the lord-mayor, who cries, like a fainting woman, "Lord! what can I do? I am spent. People will not obey me." He had been pulling down houses. He did not want any soldiers. He had been up all night, and must go...