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8. oldal
... period , the English coinage was called sterling , a name by which it has been known throughout the world . It is also obvious that by this name came to be signified the superior soundness and good faith of the English coinage ; from ...
... period , the English coinage was called sterling , a name by which it has been known throughout the world . It is also obvious that by this name came to be signified the superior soundness and good faith of the English coinage ; from ...
10. oldal
... period too late for the hypothesis ; for which assertion he cites what seems good authority . It is plain enough that the confusion between the two meanings of esterling is of an early date ; an old monk of St. Edmondsbury ( Ruding ) ...
... period too late for the hypothesis ; for which assertion he cites what seems good authority . It is plain enough that the confusion between the two meanings of esterling is of an early date ; an old monk of St. Edmondsbury ( Ruding ) ...
11. oldal
... period , rather by weight than by nominal value . In the fourth period , lasting till our own time , the variety of coins has been considerably diminished , and much approach has been made towards the simplicity of a good system . The ...
... period , rather by weight than by nominal value . In the fourth period , lasting till our own time , the variety of coins has been considerably diminished , and much approach has been made towards the simplicity of a good system . The ...
13. oldal
... period , the second , or the third , we see the reason of the old law which requires the tenant to tender his rent to the landlord at such time before sunset as would leave time to count the money by daylight . It is evident that by ...
... period , the second , or the third , we see the reason of the old law which requires the tenant to tender his rent to the landlord at such time before sunset as would leave time to count the money by daylight . It is evident that by ...
14. oldal
... period it was all augmented by proclamation . The following table was collected by William Jeake in 1674 , in his " Λογιστκηλογία , or Arithmetick Sur- veighed and Reviewed , " which was published by his son in 1696 , the year of ...
... period it was all augmented by proclamation . The following table was collected by William Jeake in 1674 , in his " Λογιστκηλογία , or Arithmetick Sur- veighed and Reviewed , " which was published by his son in 1696 , the year of ...
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115. oldal - An Act to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Allowances in certain Cases to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons' Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia ; and to authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned Officers.
236. oldal - Inkermann admits of no description. It was a series of dreadful deeds of daring, of sanguinary hand-to-hand fights, of despairing rallies, of desperate assaults — in glens and valleys, in brushwood glades and remote dells, hidden from all human eyes, and from which the conquerors, Russian or British, issued only to engage fresh foes, till our old supremacy, so rudely assailed, was triumphantly asserted, and the battalions of the czar gave way before our steady courage and the chivalrous fire of...
88. oldal - ... insuring money to be paid on the birth of a member's child, or on the death of a member, or for the funeral expenses of the husband, wife, or child of a member...
87. oldal - An Act to enable Her Majesty to assent to a Bill as Amended of the Legislature of New South Wales to Confer a Constitution on New South Wales and to Grant a Civil List to Her Majesty...
95. oldal - Circle of the •'"' ( Earth. An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics, the inch is commonly divided into eiglitlis.
86. oldal - Act, all Pamphlets and Papers containing any Public News, Intelligence or Occurrences, or any Remarks or Observations thereon, or upon any Matter in Church or State ; printed in any Part of the United Kingdom for Sale, and published periodically, or in Parts or Numbers, at Intervals not exceeding Twenty-six Days between the Publication of any Two such Pamphlets or Papers, Parts or Numbers...
175. oldal - We are commanded by Her Majesty to release you from further attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to...
237. oldal - In the opposite direction the brigade of guards, under his royal highness the Duke of Cambridge, was engaged in a severe conflict. The enemy, under the cover of thick brushwood, advanced in two heavy bodies, and assaulted with great determination a small redoubt which had been constructed for two guns, but was not armed. The combat was most arduous, and the brigade, after displaying the utmost steadiness and gallantry, was obliged to retire before very superior numbers, until supported by a wing...
90. oldal - October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, all actions upon bills of exchange or promissory notes commenced within six months after the same shall have become due and payable, may be by writ of summons in the special form contained in schedule A.
105. oldal - For the purposes of this act, 1. any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health; 2.