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... England during the civil war was Waller , the poet , who wrote , while resident here , a poetical description of the ... England , the theatre of many bloody contests while England and Scotland were two kingdoms ; it was claimed by the ...
... England during the civil war was Waller , the poet , who wrote , while resident here , a poetical description of the ... England , the theatre of many bloody contests while England and Scotland were two kingdoms ; it was claimed by the ...
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... England , 1307. The only legal mode of sending money from England , 4 Richard II . 1381. Regulated , 1698 ; first stamped , 1782 ; duty ad- vanced , 1797 ; again , June , 1801 ; and since . It was made capital to counterfeit bills of ...
... England , 1307. The only legal mode of sending money from England , 4 Richard II . 1381. Regulated , 1698 ; first stamped , 1782 ; duty ad- vanced , 1797 ; again , June , 1801 ; and since . It was made capital to counterfeit bills of ...
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... England in 1878 . Bons Hommes , hermits of simple and gentle lives , appeared in France about 1257 ; in England about 1283. The prior of the order was called le bon homme by Louis VI . Statue of the prince of Wales ( given by sir Albert ...
... England in 1878 . Bons Hommes , hermits of simple and gentle lives , appeared in France about 1257 ; in England about 1283. The prior of the order was called le bon homme by Louis VI . Statue of the prince of Wales ( given by sir Albert ...
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... England in 1851 by archdeacon Wigram ( afterwards bishop of Rochester ) . The hawkers vend moral and religious books in a similar manner to the French col- porteurs . 1841 with 20,000l . to fit out his polar expedition . Sir Felix died ...
... England in 1851 by archdeacon Wigram ( afterwards bishop of Rochester ) . The hawkers vend moral and religious books in a similar manner to the French col- porteurs . 1841 with 20,000l . to fit out his polar expedition . Sir Felix died ...
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... England , 1 Vict . 1838. Bread was directed to be sold by weight in Lon- don in 1822 ; the statute Assessa Panis " was repealed in 1824 ; and the sale of bread throughout the country was reg- ulated in 1836 . Bread - fruit Tree , a ...
... England , 1 Vict . 1838. Bread was directed to be sold by weight in Lon- don in 1822 ; the statute Assessa Panis " was repealed in 1824 ; and the sale of bread throughout the country was reg- ulated in 1836 . Bread - fruit Tree , a ...
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