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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1818. He charged each child 3 d. for writing and arithmetic, also taking wholly paying pupils, 7 in 1833. That …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… usher for a lower school, in which reading, writing, and arithmetic are taught. A national school was endowed with …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… a schoolmaster was licensed to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic in the parish, 93 and in 1697 c. 65 children were …
Survey of London
… to read and write and understand the four first rules in arithmetic. 171 An aquatint showing the interior of the …
A History of the County of Northampton
… certain number of hours were devoted to reading, writing, arithmetic and plain needlework, even if in other respects it …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1868, 45-60 passed in reading and writing, only a third in arithmetic. 89 The vicar still maintained the school as a …
William and Mary, 1693: An Act for granting to their Majesties certain Rates and Duties upon Salt and upon Beer Ale and other Liquors for secureing certaine Recompences and Advantages in the said Act menc[i]oed to such Persons as shall voluntarily advance the su[m]m of Ten hundred thousand Pounds towards carrying on the Warr against France. [Chapter VII. Rot. Parl. pt. 2. nu. 6.]
Statutes of the Realm
William III, 1696-7: An Act for granting to His Majesty certain Duties upon Malt Mum Sweets Cyder & Perry as well towards carrying on the Warr against France as for the necessary Occasions of His Maj[es]ties Household & other Occasions. [Chapter XXII. Rot. Parl. 8 & 9 Gul. III. p. 7. nu. 1.]
Statutes of the Realm