 | Electronic journals - 1858 - 714 pages
...ten, and even twenty shillings' worth of them at a time on all with whom they had dealings. In a short time, not only the City of London, but the whole kingdom,...this patent was one of the many arbitrary acts of the first two Stuart kings, which tended to destroy the attachment of the people to the Royal Family. It... | |
 | Coins - 1858 - 754 pages
...ten, and even twenty shillings' worth of them at a time on all with whom they had dealings. In a short time, not only the City of London, but the whole kingdom,...this patent was one of the many arbitrary acts of the first two Stuait kings, which tended to destroy the attachment of the people to the Royal Family. It... | |
 | William Morris - Swindon (Wiltshire, England) - 1885 - 552 pages
...ten, and even twenty shillings' worth of them at a time on all with whom they had dealings. In a short time, not only the city of London, but the whole kingdom,...this patent was one of the many arbitrary acts of the first two Stuart Kings, which tended to destroy the attachment of the people to the Royal Family. It... | |
 | Joseph Shield Nicholson - Bimetallism - 1888 - 424 pages
...ten, and even twenty shillings' worth of them at a time on all with whom they had dealings. In a short time not only the city of London, but the whole kingdom,...especially the counties adjacent to the metropolis, were so burdened with them, that in many places scarcely any silver or gold coin was left, the currency... | |
 | Joseph Shield Nicholson - Bimetallism - 1893 - 444 pages
...the city of London, but the whole kingdom, and especially the counties adjacent to the metropolis, were so burdened with them, that in many places scarcely...currency consisting entirely of farthing tokens." The patentees were not content with the profits obtained in the home country, but forwarded large parcels... | |
 | Joseph Shield Nicholson - Bimetallism - 1895 - 458 pages
...kingdom, and especially the counties adjacent to the metropolis, were so burdened with them, that hi many places scarcely any silver or gold coin was left,...currency consisting entirely of farthing tokens." The patentees were riot content with the profits obtained in the home country, but forwarded large parcels... | |
 | Joseph Shield Nicholson - Bimetallism - 1895 - 472 pages
...even twenty shillings' worth of them at a time on all with whom they had dealings. In a short tune not only the city of London, but the whole kingdom,...especially the counties adjacent to the metropolis, were so burdened with them, that in many places scarcely any silver or gold coin was left, the currency... | |
 | Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society - Archaeology - 1888 - 238 pages
...weighing only six grains each. In a short time the whole kingdom, and more especially the home counties, were so burdened with them that in many places scarcely...currency consisting entirely of farthing tokens. The accumulation of the patent farthings in the hands of small tradesmen caused the latter so great a loss... | |
 | Edward Hungerford Goddard - Natural history - 1860 - 462 pages
...ten, and even twenty shillings' worth of them at a time on all with whom they had dealings. In a short time, not only -the city of London, but the whole...this patent was one of the many arbitrary acts of the first two Stuart Kings, which tended to destroy the attachment of the people to the Royal Family. It... | |
 | Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society - Archaeology - 1888 - 240 pages
...six grains each. In a short tune the whole kingdom, and more especially the home counties, were su burdened with them that in many places scarcely any...currency consisting entirely of farthing tokens. The accumulation of the patent farthings in the hands of small tradesmen caused the latter so great a loss... | |
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... encouraged the circulation by giving twenty-one shillings in farthings for twenty shillings in silver ; by this means many unprincipled persons were induced to purchase them, and would force five, ten, and even twenty shillings' worth of them at a... 