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Page 127
298,000 Allowances to the lord chancellor , judges , & c . 32,950 Bills of his
majesty's tradesmen 209,000 Allowance to foreign ministers , including pensions
to foreign ministers , and salaries to consuls 296,930 Civil List Expenditure
during ...
298,000 Allowances to the lord chancellor , judges , & c . 32,950 Bills of his
majesty's tradesmen 209,000 Allowance to foreign ministers , including pensions
to foreign ministers , and salaries to consuls 296,930 Civil List Expenditure
during ...
Page 139
Allowance to foreign ministers Pensions to ditto Bills of his Majesty's tradesmen .
Salaries to the departments of the Lord ... Compensation and Superannuation
allowances Pensions Salaries and allowances to sundry persons ... Salaries to
the ...
Allowance to foreign ministers Pensions to ditto Bills of his Majesty's tradesmen .
Salaries to the departments of the Lord ... Compensation and Superannuation
allowances Pensions Salaries and allowances to sundry persons ... Salaries to
the ...
Page 140
Ditto , extra allowance .. King's plate , to be shot for by Royal Company of Archers
, two payments Sheriff of Forfarshire , for preserving from decay the Abbey of
Aberbrothock Annual allowance for trouble in comparing charters Robert Mitford
...
Ditto , extra allowance .. King's plate , to be shot for by Royal Company of Archers
, two payments Sheriff of Forfarshire , for preserving from decay the Abbey of
Aberbrothock Annual allowance for trouble in comparing charters Robert Mitford
...
Page 150
These allowances of 8s . 6d . and 6s . 8d . a week have been interpreted to mean
, allowing for : the difference in the value of money , £ 618 and £ 307 a year .
When the salaries of the masters are concerned , they always give a liberal ...
These allowances of 8s . 6d . and 6s . 8d . a week have been interpreted to mean
, allowing for : the difference in the value of money , £ 618 and £ 307 a year .
When the salaries of the masters are concerned , they always give a liberal ...
Page 154
They receive about £ 550 in money annually from the fines ; a yearly stipend of £
50 ; and a liberal allowance for gowns , coals , candles , & c . Moreover they
generally confer some office on themselves in the college , as bursar , precentor
...
They receive about £ 550 in money annually from the fines ; a yearly stipend of £
50 ; and a liberal allowance for gowns , coals , candles , & c . Moreover they
generally confer some office on themselves in the college , as bursar , precentor
...
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Page 446 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the Crown, shall be capable of serving as a Member of the House of Commons.
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