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Journal of the House of Lords
… 3 l. certainly, because if he buys his Potatoes by the Gallon in the scarce Season, he would buy them very high. Do …
Journal of the House of Lords
… his Wife, and Three Children, (when Bread is 1 s. 6 d. per Gallon,) would be allowed 9 s. 6 d. per Week, if unemployed, …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III
… first year of King James there never was more than 2 d. a gallon laid on spirits, or English brandy; but then 4 d. a gallon was added thereto, which is very hard on the … would not be vended or consumed in kind. (3) If 12 d. a gallon be laid on low-wines from molasses, it amounts to 37 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… MIRABILIS, were measured in units of capacity such as the GALLON or PINT. Some apothecaries and other medicinal … of use: 1398 Found in units of BARREL, BOTTLE, FERKIN, GALLON, HOGSHEAD, LB, OZ, PINT, POT, POTTLE, QUART, RUNLET … imported by CASK, PIECE, TUN Found rated by the BARREL, GALLON, HOGSHEAD Sources: Acts, Diaries, Houghton, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… rose rapidly, so that by 1734 upwards of five million GALLON of raw spirits were distilled in London every year. … of BEER, URINE Found in units of BARREL, BOTTLE, FERKIN, GALLON, GLASS, HOGSHEAD, OZ, PINT, POT, POTTLE, QUART Found … imported by CASK, PIECE, TUN Found rated by the BARREL, GALLON, HOGSHEAD Sources: Acts, Diaries, Houghton, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… drinks [Wilson (1973)]; in 1784, for instance, 9d. a GALLON. But high duties did not prevent its popularity in … by the East India Company, musty Found in units of GALLON See also BATAVIA ARRACK. Sources: Acts, Diaries, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… laying out a meadow in Aston were entitled to bread and a gallon of ale from those with rights there, and complex …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… is a German and Dutch measure of capacity, probably 40 GALLON, and usually used for RHENISH WINE; equivalent to …