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Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… business of the realm. And the king was so oppressed with drought that all the rivers in the world were not enough to … 'lask' for 24 hours, a thing never seen nor thought. The drought went away and he had an appetite for some meat and …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… there is there great scarcity in consequence of the long drought; the harvest will probably be very scanty. It appears … land at Tripoli, and fortify Zerbi. There has been a great drought in Spain, and especially in Portugal and Gallicia, …
Calendar of State Papers Foreign: Elizabeth
… In Andalusia there has so long continued so great a drought that all sorts of cattle are there destroyed, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… yield a constant supply of water; but in the upper part a drought sometimes occurs, especially in the hot summer …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… FLEMISH flax is the best for LACE making. Due to drought in the summer months the crop could not always be …
A History of the County of Essex
… ration. The chancel walls were cracked in 1869 after the drought of 1868. 86 Alterations in 1907 included the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Liverpool canal, for the supply of which, in seasons of drought, here are two spacious reservoirs. Foulsham (Holy …