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A History of the County of Stafford
… Village The name Winshill is Old English and means Wine's hill. 8 If there was not already a settlement in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of export for wheat in the kingdom. The chief imports are wine, deals, and coal. The navigation of the river above the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1852 by Thomas Peatling of Wisbech (d. 1881), brewer and wine merchant. It embodies several interesting features of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… sold for 1,296 10 s. 11 d. to Blunt and Edward Sadleir, merchants of London, who resold in 1651 at the same price to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… more elaborate. 93 In 1671 £2 13 s. 6 d. was spent on wine and 3 s. 10 d. on beer, as well as 37 s. 6 d. for … at a maximum cost of £8, and in 1757 the provision of wine was limited to 25 gallons. 96 The free distribution of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… horses could not eat the hay, and I could not drink the wine'. 43 Cobbett, who 'speechified' to about 220 people in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… exchange. It was, however, little used for this purpose, merchants preferring to trade in the street. From 1831 the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a true spirit of emulation has burst forth amongst its merchants and tradesmen, so that few places have the prospect …