 I suppose was about the truth, a labourer earning threepence a day, or eighteen pence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat at six shillings the quarter, and twenty-four pounds of meat for his family. A labourer at present, earning twelve shillings...  The Glory and the Shame of England - Seite 249von Charles Edwards Lester - 1842Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Hallam - 1818 - 670 Seiten
...pound, which I suppose was about the mark, a labourer earning three-pence a day, or eighteen-pence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat, at six shillings the quarter, and twenty -four pounds of meat for his family. A labourer at present, earning twelve shillings a week,... | |
 | 1820 - 848 Seiten
...pound, which I suppose was about the truth, a labourer earning three-pence a day, or eighteen-pence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat, at six shillings...twenty-four pounds of meat for his family. A labourer atpresent, earningtwelve shillings a week, can only buy half a bushel of wheat, at eighty shillings... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1835 - 386 Seiten
...pound, which 1 suppose was about the truth, a labourer earning three-pence a day, or eighteen-pence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat, at six shillings the quartei1, and twenty-four pounds of meal for his family. A labourer at present, earning twelve shillings... | |
 | Thomas Perronet Thompson - 1839 - 92 Seiten
...pound, which I suppose was about the truth, a labourer earning three-pence a day, or eighteenpence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat, at six shillings...family. A labourer at present, earning twelve shillings a-week, can only buy half a bushel of wheat, at eighty shillings the quarter, and twelve pounds of... | |
 | 1837 - 800 Seiten
...about the truth, a labourer earning 3d. a-day, or Is. Gd. per week, could buy a bushel of wheat at Cs. the quarter, and twenty-four pounds of meat for his family. A labourer at present earning 12s. a-week, can only buy half a bushel of wheat at 41. the quarter, and twelve pounds of meat at 7d.'... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1842 - 820 Seiten
...pound, which, I suppose, was about the mark, a labourer earning threepence a-day, or eighteeupence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat, at six shillings...family. A labourer at present earning twelve shillings a-week, can only buy a bushel of wheat at eighty shillings the quarter, and twelve pounds of meat at... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1842 - 828 Seiten
...pound, which, I suppose, was about the mark, a labourer earning threepence a-day, or cightccnpencu in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat, at six shillings...the quarter, and twenty-four pounds of meat, for his familv. A labourer at present earning twelve shillings a-wcek, can only buy a bushel of wheat at eightv... | |
 | Henry Hallam - 1848 - 570 Seiten
...wheat, a man must now (1784) work ten or twelve days.f So, under Henry VI., if meat was at a fanhing and a half the pound, which I suppose was about the...buy a bushel of wheat at six shillings the quarter, aad twenty-four pounds of meat for his family. A labourer at present, earning twelve shillings a week,... | |
 | William Chambers - 1849 - 830 Seiten
...pound, which, I suppose, was about the mark, a labourer earning threepence a day, or eighteenpence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat at six shillings...present earning twelve shillings a week, can only buy a bushel of wheat at eighty shillings the quarter, and twelve pounds of meat at sevenpence.' It is... | |
 | 1850 - 400 Seiten
...pound, which I suppose was about the truth, a labourer earning threepence per day or eighteen-pence in the week, could buy a bushel of wheat at six shillings the quarter, and 241bs. of meat for his family. After every allowance I should find it difficult to resist the conclusion,... | |
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