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Journal of the House of Lords
… at Canton affords any Facility to Remittances to India or to Europe? In my Time it did in the greatest degree; I … it happened that they declined to draw either on India or on England, my Constituents and myself were deeply … Position of Merchants residing at Canton would be better or worse, if the Trade were open, in that Matter of …
A History of the County of Northampton
… to these two features, on either the road from Paulerspury or Church Lane, which runs west from the main road between … the same, reflecting the absence of any marked rise or fall in population. Later in the 19th century a farmhouse … Surrey until William should recover his lands in Normandy, or until the king could make him an equivalent in exchange …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… it was a variant of alphenic, otherwise known as PENIDE or PENNET. This was a white barley SUGAR or SUGAR CANDY. Once sugar boilers became active in Britain, … a rough, sweet RED WINE, which was at one time made of, or with, the MULBERRY [Nott (1726, facs. 1980)]. It seems to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… library is noteworthy. Architectural DescriptionThe Front or South Quadrangle (124 ft. by 74 ft.) is substantially of … on the N. front, they are partly original and of one or two lights with square heads and labels, but in every case … range retains a number of original doorways with square or four-centred heads; the roof has curved braces to the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… to him 100 pieces of silver for one of their ancients or war flags. Description of the soil, most excellent, … and barbarous lands unoccupied by any Christian prince or people ( Hakluyt, I.; 6779). By reference to DOMESTIC … countries" at the next voyage for conquest, and to remain or return to England at their pleasure.] …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… into popular laws, quite against the nature of the thing, or at least against the most publick and honest interest of … of which are well enough described to satisfy you or anybody what is likely to come to pass by that pernicious … are promised a convoy for the coast as soon as the packet or any advice from England arrives. Gandy and severall have …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… grants from Parliament for maintaining the people or keeping up any stores, they hope the people will after … suspect that it is owing either to their want of industry or the badness of the soil or climate that they cannot support themselves. That the …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… they make it legal to execute all instructions that are or shall be sent to Carlisle or any succeeding Governor, "which scruple might easily be … proclaiming a prohibition to the Commissioners to proceed or to any to attend at their peril. One Peirce, (?) a great …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… King. Whatever their first compliments in the matter, few or none are willing to comply, except some few Quakers, and … of his place, whether from original incapacity, dejection, or disappointment I know not, but he gives me great anxiety … he have not the profits of the seal and of every summons or warrant, which may be worth ten pounds a year, but, when …