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Old and New London
… in smaller baskets, called pads and flats. The toll for a hamper is twopence, and for a pad or flat one penny. The … than the rest, fetching the best price. The value of a hamper of watercresses is sometimes as high as twenty …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… by every Gentleman in this House: If the People are hamper'd in their Trade, or in any other Way hurt, they must …
Calendar of letter-books of the city of London
… Barnabas [11 June], 20 Edward III. [A.D. 1346], a certain hamper ( hanaperium) containing deeds, &c., affecting Edmund, …
Survey of London
… some Rhenish wine and household goods, including a hamper for the Queen." 31st July, 1689. ( Cal. of Treasury …