10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALFPENCE»
Discover the use of
halfpence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
halfpence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The pamphlet controversy about Wood's
Halfpence (1722-25) ...
The controversy about Wood's Halfpence between 1722 and 1725 was an exceptional instance of Irish defiance of England's imperial authority.
2
Practical arithmetic for schools
8d. to halfpence ; £96,lls.4£d. to halfpence ; £111, 17s. 9£d. to halfpence. (14.) 48
half-crowns, 2s. 3£d. to halfpence ; 91 half- guineas, 8s. ll^d. to halfpence ; 98
sovereigns, 19s. ll^d. to halfpence. (15.) £981, 17s. 6d. to sixpences; 99 guineas,
...
Robert Miller (M.A., of Edinburgh.), 1873
3
Uncovered: The Lost Coins of Early American
(2) BOGUS LEGENDS: The legend on an official 1770-75 George III halfpence or
farthing reads, "Georgius III. Dei. Gratia" on the obverse; "Britan.nia" on the
reverse. Suppose you come across what appears to be a 1770-75 halfpence, but
the ...
4
English Historical Documents, 1042-1189
The larderers who serve by turn shall receive the customary food, and they shall
have 3 halfpence a day for their man. The usher of the larder likewise. The
slaughtermen shall similarly have the customary food. Concerning the cooks 1
The ...
David Charles Douglas, George William Greenaway, 1996
5
The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: Containing Interesting and ...
Pursuant to this opinion, halfpence and farthings were anciently made of silver,
which is evident from the act of parliament of Henry IV., ch. 4, whereby it is
enacted as follows : " Item, for the great scarcity that is at present within the realm
of ...
6
The works of Jonathan Swift, containing papers not hitherto ...
Pursuant to this opinion, halfpence and farthings were anciently made of silver,
which is evident from the act of parliament of Henry IV., ch. 4, whereby it is
enacted as follows : " Item, for the great scarcity that is at present within the realm
of ...
7
The Works of Jonathan Swift, Containing Interesting and ...
Pursuaut to this opinion, halfpence and farthings were anciently made of silver,
which is evident from the act of parliament of Henry IV., ch. 4, whereby it is
enacted as follows : " Item, for the great scarcity that is at present within the realm
of ...
8
Mints and Money in Medieval England
issued about 426,171,100-426,211,900 coins, consisting of approximately
402,046,620 pence (94.3 per cent of the total), 1,698,880-1,699,360 halfpence (
0.4 per cent) and 22,425,60022,465,920 farthings (5.3 per cent), but in contrast ...
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A key to Taylor's Arithmetician's guide
+ 6d. + id. + 2d. = i6\d. = 93 halfpence ; then 300 x 93=27900 halfpence = 58/. 2s.
6d. (33) First, is. 3rf.=51 pence; then 1120x51=57120 pence=238/. (34) Firsts 238
/. =57 120 pence, and 4i. 3d.=51 pence; __ then 57120-4-51 = 1120 dollars.
W H. White, William Taylor, 1823
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The Gentleman's and London Magazine
To draw it up a very gentle ascent, required the weight of 3 1 halfpence with the
broad wheels, and 36 with the narrow ones. N. B. The halfpence ivere bung in a
tinpan, -which -weighed eight halfpence, and is included in the above number, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALFPENCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
halfpence is used in the context of the following news items.
Alice DiMicele, Halfpence and Haypenny concert to benefit Utah's …
A benefit concert for Hospitality House, featuring Alice DiMicele and Halfpence and Haypenny, will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, at Sierra Mountain ... «The Union of Grass Valley, Jun 15»
Philosophy and a little passion: Roy Foster on WB Yeats and politics
And add the halfpence to the pence. And prayer to shivering prayer, until. You have dried the marrow from the bone; For men were born to pray ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
David T. Alexander: Ships on World Coins!
As no circulating portrait coins were ready when the King abdicated and left England as the Duke of Windsor, the first new ship halfpence ... «CoinWeek, May 15»
Keighley residents rewarded for rat tails
... 83.1 per cent of 981 baited locations, whilst members of the public received rewards of three-halfpence each for 71 rats' tails they handed in. «Keighley News, Apr 15»
A portrait of the art collector
And add the halfpence to the pence. And prayer to shivering prayer, until. You have dried the marrow. from the bone. For men were born to pray ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»
Dublin's Fair(?) City
Here, he was referring to Dublin's gratitude for the eloquent stand he had taken against a debased halfpence, a stand that constituted one of ... «The Weekly Standard, Feb 15»
John Derbyshire: Fox's Steve Emerson—Wrong On “No-Go Areas …
... to assist in the conversion from the old pounds, shillings, and pence (and halfpence, though no longer farthings) to decimal currency in 1970. «VDARE.com, Jan 15»
Fiddleford farmer to sell some of his Aberdeen Angus herd
... connected to penny – there's been a Threepence, Fivepence, Fourpence, Sixpence, Halfpence, Thruppence Ha'penny, Farthing and so on. «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jan 15»
Take a walk around historic Cobham, favoured by Charles Dickens …
On passing the ponds, on the left, take the path on the left that gently climbs – crossing a roadway in the park – to reach Halfpence Lane. «Kent Online, Jan 15»
The Victorian Fight Against Filth
Entertainingly, Mr. Jackson tells us that the cost of “spending a penny” for women to urinate in public toilets was slashed to halfpence in 1896 ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 15»
