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In America, on the contrary, the man who possesses 5l. or 10l. has every hope of securing a competence. He may buy land in newly- settled districts, which sometimes can be obtained at 7s. an acre, and hold it till it becomes valuable, or he may obtain a few shares in any thriving corporate concern.
But whatever I owed to Nature, I owed also something to Fortune. I bought my sheep at little more than 7s. each. When I left, none were worth less than 15s., and the fat sheep were worth L1. I had an excellent shepherd, and my whole care, night and day, was the improvement of the flock.
This has already been mentioned on p. 33, note 102. In the Leverton, Lincoln, Overseers for the Poor Acc'ts, there occurs, s. a. 1574 an item of 7s. given to John Towtynge "for the discharge of ... his excomynacion," and the next year a sum of 2s. 6d. given to a woman for a like discharge. Archæologia, xli, 369-70. Whereby any but a perjured man would be forced to incriminate himself. Cf.
About four oclock three persons came to the Orphan-Houses, and put into the box at the Boys-Orphan-House 7s., into the box at the Infant-Orphan-House 6s., and into the box at the Girls-Orphan-House 7s. Thus I have had in all to divide 1l. 4s. 1 1/2d., which meets the necessities of the day." Oct. 3.
Steel may be made three hundred times dearer than standard gold, weight for weight; six steel wire pendulums, weight one grain, to the artists 7s. 6d. each, 2l. 5s.; one grain of gold only 2d. Omai, the South Sea Islander, was once at a dinner in London, where stewed Morello cherries were offered to him. He instantly jumped up, and quitted the room.
I'd better buy it myself, or you might not get the right kind, so you might send the money in a postal order by return. You get the postal orders at the nearest postoffice, and inclose them in a letter. I want the football at once. Not a book of any kind whatever; a football, but I'll buy it myself; price 7s. 6d.; send postal order. November 29th.
An appeal was made to the chairman of the local bench, who decided that they must work for whatever their masters chose to pay them. The parson, who had at first promised his help, now turned against them, and the masters promptly reduced the wage to 7s., with a threat of further reduction.
Oct. 5. 7l. 15s. 2d. came in again today, of which 5l. was from a brother whom I have never seen. Oct. 6. Today came in further by sale of articles which had been sent from Leeds, 3l. 7s. 6d., also 14s. 3d. in small donations. Oct. 7. 1l. 14s. 2d. came in today in small donations. It is now five weeks, since we have daily met for prayer.
Gotobed had now received a bill from Bearside for 42l. 7s. 9d. for costs in the case, leaving after the deduction of 15l. already paid a sum of 27l. 7s. 9d. stated to be still due. And this was accompanied by an intimation that as he, Mr. Gotobed, was a foreigner soon about to leave the country, Mr. Bearside must request that his claim might be settled quite at once.
The cost of the Wallsend coal on board the ship may be stated at 10s. 6d. per ton; to this must be added the charge at coal-market of 2s. 8d., freight say 5s. 9d., profit 7s. 6d., so that a ton of coal of this kind will cost in your cellar in London the sum of £1, 6s. 5d.
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