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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… component of NAVAL STORES and were included in among SHIPS STORES [Acts (1781)]. OED earliest date of use: …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1069, Sweyn sent his two sons, Harold and Canute, with 240 ships and a numerous army; and these chiefs arriving in the … escaped, with a few of their principal officers, to their ships; and Edgar Atheling, with great difficulty, effected … as far as the bridge, for vessels of 80 tons' burthen; and ships of 150 tons trade with London: the trustees for the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… of the W. wing, of which the most notable are a crucifix, ships, a castle, etc. On the wall at the E. end of the main …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 25. Ship Rat. Mus alexandrinus. Often occurs on board ships and in Bristol warehouses. This species breeds freely …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and date, but as Portishead is on the Bristol Channel, and ships from various foreign ports are constantly entering the …