ISBN: 9781153994378

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1885 Excerpt: ... sity of cultivating inferior soils. He says 1 with truth that artisans and men engaged in commerce must be fed by the labours of agriculturists; hence he supposes that the increase of trade and commerce in England, is a proof that productiveness is gaining ground upon population; and he adds2 that the same thing is shown by the low interest of money. He charitably says 3 that the attacks made on the poor laws proceed from the vexation of the selfish at being obliged to contribute towards the support of the poor. Alison, who has had good opportunities of observing, says that the poorer the labouring classes are, the greater the number of their marriages.4 Amid all this nonsense, Alison has one good remark. He says that, while slavery existed, the landlords were obliged to feed their slaves; but when that was done away with, it was necessary for government to feed them, hence poor laws; and, while in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Moravia there are no poor laws (because the poor, being the property of their masters, have a claim on them), yet we find them in every civilized country'', in England, Scotland, France, Flanders, Austria, Prussia, Switzerland, and Norway.5 HISTORY OF PRICES. In 1569, military horsemen paid ''one penny a meale, and one penny night and day for haye.''6 At pp. 333, 334, of Sharp''s Memorials of the Rebellion, is a list of the expenses incurred in 1571 and 1572 for the Earl of Northumberland. Among them is, ''for iij post-horses from Alnwick to Morpeth, 3. $d.,'' and the same from Morpeth to Newcastle, and from Newcastle to Durham. Mention is made in 1560 of ''the ordynarye bordes heare at vJ. the meale.''7 This seems to have been at one of the towns of the north of England; but Sir C. Sharp does not say which. Jacob 8 has published the contract... Henry Thomas Buckle, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The Miscellaneous And Posthumous Works Of Henry Thomas Buckle Volume 1 Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Publisher: Longmans, Green and co.; Publication date: 1885; Subjects: Great Britain; History; History / General; History / Europe / France; History / Europe / Great Britain; History / Civilization; Juvenile Nonfiction / Adventure<

ISBN: 9781153994378

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1885 Excerpt: ... sity of cultivating inferior soils. He says 1 with truth that artisans and men engaged in commerce must be fed by the labours of agriculturists; hence he supposes that the increase of trade and commerce in England, is a proof that productiveness is gaining ground upon population; and he adds2 that the same thing is shown by the low interest of money. He charitably says 3 that the attacks made on the poor laws proceed from the vexation of the selfish at being obliged to contribute towards the support of the poor. Alison, who has had good opportunities of observing, says that the poorer the labouring classes are, the greater the number of their marriages.4 Amid all this nonsense, Alison has one good remark. He says that, while slavery existed, the landlords were obliged to feed their slaves; but when that was done away with, it was necessary for government to feed them, hence poor laws; and, while in Russia, Poland, Hungary, and Moravia there are no poor laws (because the poor, being the property of their masters, have a claim on them), yet we find them in every civilized country'', in England, Scotland, France, Flanders, Austria, Prussia, Switzerland, and Norway.5 HISTORY OF PRICES. In 1569, military horsemen paid ''one penny a meale, and one penny night and day for haye.''6 At pp. 333, 334, of Sharp''s Memorials of the Rebellion, is a list of the expenses incurred in 1571 and 1572 for the Earl of Northumberland. Among them is, ''for iij post-horses from Alnwick to Morpeth, 3. $d.,'' and the same from Morpeth to Newcastle, and from Newcastle to Durham. Mention is made in 1560 of ''the ordynarye bordes heare at vJ. the meale.''7 This seems to have been at one of the towns of the north of England; but Sir C. Sharp does not say which. Jacob 8 has published the contract... Henry Thomas Buckle, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The Miscellaneous And Posthumous Works Of Henry Thomas Buckle Volume 1 Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction, General Books LLC<