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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… tons of oil 15 and 40,000 quarters of oats, carried in 30 ships 'of burden' and 30 smaller vessels of 20 to 30 tons. In this year 241 ships were cleared. 16 About this time Charles Kinderley … A custom-house was built in 1801. 26 In 1825-6 1,209 ships, all but 45 of them coastwise, cleared the port. The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… beef, for Bishop Felton in 1619. 28 In 1676, when Bishop Gunning visited the town, the sum was increased to 20 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lord of the manor the power to levy 4 d. toll on foreign ships entering or leaving the port. Since the blocking of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Company's monopoly were damaging local industry. 45 Since ships usually set sail in spring such markets may, as in the …