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High displeasure of the King . e He applies to the Duke of Cumberlan Duties on
foreign silks e - e Disturbances of the Spitalfields weavers Attack on Bedford
House . - e The Duke of Cumberland applies to Pitt Visit at Hayes . • e e e
Influence of ...
High displeasure of the King . e He applies to the Duke of Cumberlan Duties on
foreign silks e - e Disturbances of the Spitalfields weavers Attack on Bedford
House . - e The Duke of Cumberland applies to Pitt Visit at Hayes . • e e e
Influence of ...
Page 14
15 duties on wines, a new. * A full description of this picture is given in the “New
Foundling “Hospital for Wit,” vol. iii. p. 78. ed. 1784. It is still, I believe, in the
possession of the Society of Dilettanti at the Thatched House. ** North Briton, No.
42.
15 duties on wines, a new. * A full description of this picture is given in the “New
Foundling “Hospital for Wit,” vol. iii. p. 78. ed. 1784. It is still, I believe, in the
possession of the Society of Dilettanti at the Thatched House. ** North Briton, No.
42.
Page 15
15 duties on wines, a new tax on cyder and perry, amounting to ten shillings on
the hogshead, and to be paid by the first buyer. The City of London, which had
lately chosen Pitt's friend, Alderman Beckford, against his own wishes, as Lord ...
15 duties on wines, a new tax on cyder and perry, amounting to ten shillings on
the hogshead, and to be paid by the first buyer. The City of London, which had
lately chosen Pitt's friend, Alderman Beckford, against his own wishes, as Lord ...
Page 56
Day by day, however, his steadfast attention to his Royal duties, – the interviews
with statesmen, and the reading of state papers, – made him more and more
conversant with state affairs, and better able to transact them. He had therefore ...
Day by day, however, his steadfast attention to his Royal duties, – the interviews
with statesmen, and the reading of state papers, – made him more and more
conversant with state affairs, and better able to transact them. He had therefore ...
Page 85
In the Session of 1764 he, without finding any resistance, imposed duties on
several articles of American trade. At the same time with these he proposed a
Resolution, drawn in vague and general terms, that “it may be proper to charge
certain ...
In the Session of 1764 he, without finding any resistance, imposed duties on
several articles of American trade. At the same time with these he proposed a
Resolution, drawn in vague and general terms, that “it may be proper to charge
certain ...
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| Title | History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783 Volume 269 of Collection of British authors History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles: 1713-1783, Earl Philip Henry Stanhope |
| Author | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope |
| Publisher | Tauchnitz, 1853 |
| Original from | Ghent University |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2017 |
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