"To what was the 17th Century Lord Mayor of London Sir Thomas Bloodworth referring when he disparagingly declared ""A woman might piss it out"", before going back to bed?"
Thomas Bloodworth Sir George (Jeffreys) had married one. Thomas Bloodworth Sir Thomas Bloodworth (sometimes spelled Bludworth) (baptised 13 February 1620 – 12 May 1682) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679. He was Lord Mayor of London from October 1665 to October 1666 and his inaction during the early stages of the Great Fire of London was widely criticized as one of the causes for the great extent of the damage to the city. Bloodworth was the son of Edward Blidward, yeoman of Heanor, Derbyshire and was baptised on 13 February 1620.
Thomas Bloodworth the demolition to take place. Possibly, this was due to fear of complaints from the owners of the buildings which would be destroyed that such actions were unnecessary. According to Samuel Pepys' record of the events, he expressed a lack of concern that the fire would become dangerous, saying that "a woman might piss it out," before returning to his home and going back to sleep. Over the next three days, the fire destroyed more than 75 percent of the city. Bloodworth was widely blamed. Bloodworth continued to sit in parliament and was one of the Court Assistants of the