10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EIGHTPENCE»
Discover the use of
eightpence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
eightpence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Acts and Resolves, Public and Private, of the Province ...
Seven hundred poundx sixteen shillings and eightpence . Three hundred and
forty-six pounds one shilling and eightpence . Five hundred and thirty pounds five
shillings Three hundred and forty-two pounds one shilling and eightpence Three
...
Ellis Ames, Abner Cheney Goodell, John Henry Clifford, 1890
2
Parliamentary Abstracts: Containing the Substance of All ...
Eight shillings and sevenpence Eight shillings and ninepence Eight shillings and
threepence Nine shillings Ten shillings and eightpence Eight shillings and
threepence Twelve shillings and twopence Ten shillings and ninepence Seven ...
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Parliamentary abstracts, containing the substance of all ...
Eight shillings and sevenpence Eight shillings and ninepence Eight shillings and
threepence Nine shillings Ten shillings and eightpence Eight shillings and
threepence Twelve shillings and twopence Ten shillings and ninepence Seven ...
4
The Edinburgh Annual Register
Diminished Eightpence Seven shillings and ninepence Dorsetshire . .
Diminished Sixpence Seven shillings Durham . . . Diminished One shilling
Twelve shillings and sixpence Essex .... Diminished Sixpence Nine shillings and
fourpence ...
I shall put the average royalties in Durham and Northumberland at eightpence
per ton on all coal raised. Several North Country gentlemen, representatives of
lessors, say that I have put the average royalty too high. Perhaps I have as
regards ...
6
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of ...
of bread, or than six shillings and eightpence of the money of those times,
containing four ounces of silver, Tower weight. From these different facts,
therefore, we seem to have some reason to conclude that, about the middle of the
fourteenth ...
Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, 2008
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The Wealth of Nations: An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes ...
We cannot, therefore, be very wrong in supposing that the middle price was not
less than one-third of the highest price at which this statute regulates the price of
bread, or than six shillings and eightpence of the money of those times, ...
Adam Smith, Jonathan B. Wight, 2007
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The history of the county of Mayo to the close of the ...
twenty shillings and eightpcnce in the bally of the Corbally,38 twenty shillings
and eightpence in Baile Meadhonach, twenty shillings and eight- pence in the
bally of Lough Brone,39 twenty shillings and eightpence in the bally of Cill
Aodhain ...
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An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of ...
We cannot therefore be very wrong in supposing that the middle price was not
less than one-third of the highest price at which this statute regulates the price of
bread, or than six shillings and eightpence of the money of those times,
containing ...
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations:
In one of them it is computed at six shillings and eightpence the quarter, in the
other at five shillings and eightpence only. In 1512, six shillings and eightpence
contained only twoouncesof silver, Tower weight, and were equal toabout ten ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EIGHTPENCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
eightpence is used in the context of the following news items.
Church and Crown: Constitutions of Clarendon ShowdownRichard …
... of a relative, Osbert Huitdeniers (whose surname in English is Eightpence) as sheriff's clerk, giving him his first taste of royal administration. «Canterbury Times, Mar 14»
Warning over 'Hospice Aid' charity in Exeter
“Hospiscare is your local hospice charity. It provides care at the Exeter hospice and throughout the community. Eighty-eightpence in every £1 ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jan 14»
THE DAUGHTERS OF MARS by Thomas Keneally
Freud, twelve and eightpence. Casement eighteen and seven pence — a lot of extra chocolate bought there, Casement.” This is an extremely ... «Washington Post, Aug 13»
Ferdinand Mount: Companies, not the state, must now top up low …
... to one shilling and eightpence, wages were topped up to 11 shillings. The Speenhamland system caught on fast across southern England. «Evening Standard, Jan 13»
The skill of oyster shuckers
In 1836 Charles Dickens wrote of oysters costing eightpence for a half-dozen – around £2.20 in today's money. Whereas, at Bentley's prices, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 12»
Waging the good fight
... for this work? ... eightpence per dozen shirts, and at this munificent wage she could, by working her hardest whilst attending to these children, ... «Otago Daily Times, Aug 12»
The women pioneers who fell in love with the beautiful game
Tickets cost eightpence for the ground and two shillings for the "Grand Stand". Admission was free for wounded soldiers. England won at a ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 12»
Jenny Wren (Our Mutual Friend): My favourite Charles Dickens …
She scolds her “bad child” incessantly, makes him turn out his pockets, and when he produces seven and eightpence halfpenny says, “If you ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 12»
A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent
Make the addition yourself, and it'll come to ninety-six pound, seven, and eightpence. No more, and no less. . . . Look at the Home Secretary, ... «Patently-O, Jan 11»
Average Private College Tuition: $27293
When we went to college, tuition was a Buffalo nickel and a meal could be had for an eightpence. Sadly, a new survey says that prices are ... «Gawker, Oct 10»
