 | John Yonge Akerman - 1837 - 306 pages
...traders, justified the application of the term, Grocers, as well to those "engrossing" merchandize, as because they sold by the gross. Their more ancient...which they sold ; a branch which was mostly abstracted from them, not long before the epoch of this token, by a seceding party, who were incorporated by King... | |
 | Algernon Percy Duke of Northumberland, William Henry Smyth - 1856 - 376 pages
...application of the term Grocers, as well to those " engrossing" merchandize, as because they disposed by the gross. Their more ancient name was Pepperers,...which they sold; a branch which was mostly abstracted from them, not long before the epoch of this token, by a seceding pariy, who were incorporated by King... | |
 | 1858 - 754 pages
...was then at a far higher value than in the present century. The multifarious ramifications of those traders justified the application of the term grocers,...gross. Their more ancient name was Pepperers, from the drags and spices which they sold ; a branch which was mostly abstracted from them, not long before... | |
 | James Charles Blomfield - 1882 - 342 pages
...and money "was then at a far higher value than in the present century. The multifarious ramification of "these traders justified the application of the...the gross. Their more ancient name was ' pepperers,' 3 " from the drugs and spices which they sold, a branch which was mostly abstracted from them " not... | |
 | William Boyne - 1889 - 890 pages
...of tea cost sixty shillings ; and money was then at a far higher value than in the present century. Their more ancient name was pepperers, from the drugs...which they sold, a branch which was mostly abstracted from them, not long before the epoch of the tokens, by a seceding party, who were incorporated by James... | |
 | William Boyne - 1889 - 1134 pages
...cost sixty shillings ; IK money was then at a far higher value than in the present century. Their san ancient name was pepperers, from the drugs and spices which they sold, a bras^i which was mostly abstracted from them, not long before the epoch of the lokes by a seceding... | |
 | 1864 - 330 pages
...higher value than in the present century. The multifarious ramifications of those traders j ustified the application of the term grocers, as well as to...which they sold ; a branch which was mostly abstracted from them, not long before the epoch of the Tokens, by a seceding party, who were incorporated by James... | |
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... beyond the means of most sippers, seeing that in 1666 a pound of tea cost sixty shillings ; and money was then at a far higher value than in the present century. The multifarious ramifications of those traders j ustified the application of the term... 