A Statistical Account of the British Empire: Exhibiting Its Extent, Physical Capacities, Population, Industry, and Civil and Religious Institutions, Том 2C. Knight, 1839 |
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... period , various restraints were imposed on several branches of the home trade . Of these the most important seem to have been those laid on the dealers in corn . The practices termed engrossing , or the buying up of large quantities of ...
... period , various restraints were imposed on several branches of the home trade . Of these the most important seem to have been those laid on the dealers in corn . The practices termed engrossing , or the buying up of large quantities of ...
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... period of about forty years , the kingdom was a prey to all the horrors of civil war . The accession of Henry VII . restored tran- quillity ; and the judicious and vigorous measures of that monarch for repressing the turbulence of the ...
... period of about forty years , the kingdom was a prey to all the horrors of civil war . The accession of Henry VII . restored tran- quillity ; and the judicious and vigorous measures of that monarch for repressing the turbulence of the ...
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... period of 16 years , from the 34th Henry 8th to 2d Elizabeth . The fineness of gold is estimated by carat grains , equivalent to 2 dwts . troy ; gold of the highest degree of fineness , or pure , being said to be 24 carats fine . The ...
... period of 16 years , from the 34th Henry 8th to 2d Elizabeth . The fineness of gold is estimated by carat grains , equivalent to 2 dwts . troy ; gold of the highest degree of fineness , or pure , being said to be 24 carats fine . The ...
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... period overvalued , as compared with gold ; and in England gold was for a long period overvalued , as compared with silver ; and hence the reason that silver coins form almost the sole currency of France ; and that from the accession of ...
... period overvalued , as compared with gold ; and in England gold was for a long period overvalued , as compared with silver ; and hence the reason that silver coins form almost the sole currency of France ; and that from the accession of ...
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... period exceedingly unpopular ; and it was not till after the peace of Paris , in 1763 , that turnpike roads began to be extended to all parts of the kingdom ; and that the means of internal communication began , in consequence , to be ...
... period exceedingly unpopular ; and it was not till after the peace of Paris , in 1763 , that turnpike roads began to be extended to all parts of the kingdom ; and that the means of internal communication began , in consequence , to be ...
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