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Petitions to the Pope
… 46.) William, archbishop of York. In consideration of the scarcity of priests, by reason of the pestilence and …
Petitions to the Pope
… he was unable to help his widowed mother during the scarcity of victuals in those parts, and also to pursue his …
Petitions to the Pope
… On account of the slender value of benefices and the scarcity of fit persons, it is hardly possible to subsist on …
Petitions to the Pope
… by reason of the epidemic and pestilence, there is a great scarcity of priests, he prays for faculty to dispense six of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is found in some places, but is not wrought, from the scarcity of fuel; and freestone, but of very inferior …
A History of the County of Essex
… fields were cropped by parish resolution because of the scarcity of corn. 21 In later years the Higham Hill and … arable in the parish in 1794. 70 Under pressure of wartime scarcity the acreage under cultivation was increased to 602 …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… at 7 d. a head per diem; that by a general dearth and scarcity of corn all sorts of provisions came to an …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… better measure for judging than from the plenty there and scarcity here not doubting but it will be much better for …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… western parts of Scotland were obliged by reason of great scarcity to import from Ireland, and the receivers being …
Calendar of Treasury Books
… ready money to pay his Duties ("occasioned by the great scarcity of money there is at this time in Ireland") that he …