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The Overseas Trade of London
… Rutyng. ? Bunches, cf. bos = bunch (Dutch). Inkle, a linen tape or cloth, hence ? inkle chest, a linen chest. Cf. 'coper …
Survey of London
… of a building by making his plans conform to arbitrary red tape. 348 The Queen's (formerly New. Albion) Theatre, Poplar …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… the Lord High Admiral broke through the bondage of red tape and agreed to order the fixing of the boom (377, 415, …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… and now in the other. There is abundant evidence of red-tape without the slightest indication of order or system; so …
Magna Britannia
… eight for muslin weaving (chiefly in Glossop); two for tape weaving; and four mills for making candle-wicks. … linen weaving in Ashover, Brampton, Belper, Turndich, &c.; tape weaving and cambric weaving in Glossop, and lace weaving …
Richard Hutton's Complaints Book
… To half a gross of hooks and eyes 6d. To 3 pieces of stay tape 9d. To 34 ells of Russia cloth at 5d. per ell to line … for the girls 6d. To 1 yard of glazed Holland, 17d.; per tape, 1s.; whalebone, 1s.; silk, 2d.; thread & galloon, 4d.; … 8s.; lace, 3d.; girdle, 6d. 8s. 9d. To a bonnet 6d. To tape for aprons 6d. To one pair of shoes 1s. 6d. To another …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… twentieth century one of the dyestuffs used to produce RED TAPE [Ponting (1980, pb 1981)]. Safflower was also sometimes …
County of Middlesex. Calendar to the sessions records: new series
… himself apprentice to Libeus Crafte of East Smithfield, tape-weaver, for seven years, according to the tenor of the …
County of Middlesex. Calendar to the sessions records: new series
… James delivered by proclamation ( and G.D.R. 2/84 d). John Tape of St. Clement Danes. Richard Cooke of St. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the course in 2 hrs. 54 min. 46 sec., and passed the tape about 100 yds. ahead of him, was disqualified on account …