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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… that is roasted COBALT ore, or impure cobalt arsenate. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the centre of … (1819-20, 1972 ed.)], according to Rolt, most zaffre was brought from the East Indies, particularly from Surat. Rolt … and not SAPPHIRE [Inventories (1699)]. The Book of Rates for 1660 has three adjacent entries 'Saffora, vide Barilia', …
A History of the County of Somerset
… to the Somerset Archological and Natural History Society in 1851 ( Proceed. pp. 95110). Very few additions have since … in Bridgwater Bay. Specimens of small size are often brought to market with other fish. Baker has seen a specimen … to an accidental visitor, Chelone imbricata, the hawk's-bill turtle, stated to have been caught in the river Parret. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Molluscs and Insects ZOOLOGY MOLLUSCS NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of … abundance of individuals. Out of the 139 species recorded for the British Islands no less than 112 have been found in … Nearly two years ago a stick of Spanish liquorice was brought me which contained a few small white maggots. I put …
A History of the County of Somerset
… further search will do much more than extend our knowledge of the distribution throughout the county of the species recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few species to it. Two or … Setting aside the last-named, about which there is room for doubt, it is safe to prophesy that the species here …