10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «EXCISEMEN»
Découvrez l'usage de
excisemen dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec
excisemen et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.
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Tales of travellers; or, A view of the world
The excisemen on the other side beheld the scene with much interest, and
prepared to take advantage of it. Despairing at first of obtaining access to the
island, they were about to retire to procure the means to transport themselves
across, ...
Tales of travellers, 1838
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The Nerves of State: Taxation and the Financing of the ...
The maior and the said Recorder Lt Col Gell having privately spoken together,
they told [the excisemen] they wold come to the maiors house, and send for two
other Justices of the peace in the towne to meete them there and then they wold ...
Michael J. Braddick, 1996
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American Literature, 1764-1789: The Revolutionary Years
Being an exciseman, he argues, deprives one of the advantages of a fixed abode
; the poor pay of excisemen encourages them to be lax in their duties; the pride of
being an officer rather than a mechanic or laborer forces excisemen to conceal ...
Throughout thatera, illicit distilling wasrampant, particularly in the Highlands,
Islandsand rebellious Ireland. Few tales ofsocial history can match the relentless
battleof wits which was fought in Scotland and Ireland between the excisemen or
...
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The Clans of the Highlands of Scotland
On passing Alloa, however, the excisemen there having got a hint as to what the
carts contained, hurried out by a shorter path to intercept them. In the meantime,
Macnab, accompanied by a gillie, in the true feudal style, was proceeding slowly
...
Then, most aggressively at the start of the 19th century, the English authorities
employed an army to crackdown on the practice and collect their missing
revenue. Excisemen, with sweeping powers, swooped on illicit stills, imposing
huge fines.
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The Foundling Hospital for Wit: Intended for the Reception ...
Perfect Master and perfect Man, of an unconsbionable Soul and frail' Flesh
subsisting: equal to the Commiffioners, as touching that Respect which is shewn,
him by the Excisemen, and inferior to the Commiffioners as touching their Profit
and ...
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, 1763
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The gentleman's magazine
They the' Treatment we have received, since would not refuse to serve on the
same we began to treat with the Spaniards in Fo ting with the Excisemen, No
Purchase twenty one ? Are we not the only Sub- no Pay. jests his Majesty has
that can ...
9
Pre-Famine Ireland: Social Structure
The law required that these should be situated in places easily visited by
inspectors. The excisemen, often assisted by units of the army, and later by the
police, had to search for illicit distillation. The excisemen had a reputation at the
turn of the ...
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The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an ...
A revenue cutter was stationed in the Moray Firth, with a crew of fifty men,
designed to be under the orders of the excise officers in cases of emergency. But
the smugglers were not greatly impressed with this display, and when the
excisemen, ...
10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «EXCISEMEN»
Découvrez de quoi on parle dans les médias nationaux et internationaux et comment le terme
excisemen est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
The History of Moonshine, as Told by the Internet
One night, a group of folks from rural England were discovered by Excisemen (tax collectors) as they were raking a pond to uncover hidden ... «Huffington Post, mai 15»
Moonshine madness if Europe introduces this bitter after-taste
... has someone with a portable still in which – for the most part, far from the prying eyes of excisemen – cider is distilled to make the evil drink. «Western Morning News, mars 15»
More than 1200 take part in Auld Lang Syne Burns Night singalong
However, the Scotch Whisky Association has chosen some other compositions - Burns' attacks on the "excisemen" who tax the "Scotch drink" ... «stv.tv, janv 15»
KEVIN GORDON - Constant sea battles with smugglers during 1700s
On January 24, 1833, a pitched battle between excisemen and over 400 smugglers took place after a smuggling boat landed on the beach at ... «Sussex Express, déc 14»
Wine for all at Bangalore Club, if you can pay
Bangalore Club's tussle with excisemen began last week with an inspection on Friday. This followed R P Sharma alerting excise officials about ... «Bangalore Mirror, nov 14»
Do you fancy a glass of English?
... but had among his clientele an ameliorating local magistrate, and his stills and stocks, so well concealed, remained the bane of excisemen. «BQ Live, nov 14»
DAVID ARNOLD - 'Wilkes and Liberty' cried the crowds
... “The Case of the King of England and his Officers of Excise”, an unsuccessful plea for better pay and working conditions for excisemen. «Sussex Express, nov 14»
Lost Edinburgh: The Porteous Riots
... lingering hatred of the union persisted north of the border, and those bold enough to reject the law of the excisemen were often romanticised ... «Scotsman, sept 14»
KEVIN GORDON - Quiet village with many a tale to tell
On January 8, 1823, Beddingham was scene of a pitched battle between smugglers and local excisemen from Newhaven. Some 16 casks of ... «Sussex Express, août 14»
Cycling through the Outer Hebrides
Thirty-six men from Eriskay, including a 14-year-old boy, were sent to court by His Majesty's excisemen, who came to investigate, and 19 of ... «Financial Times, juil 14»
