The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 539
... continued with varying fortunes and fierce battles for two years , and in its course attacks were made on Holland's most vulnerable and most valuable possessions , its commerce and fishing . The English Parliament meantime reasserted ...
... continued with varying fortunes and fierce battles for two years , and in its course attacks were made on Holland's most vulnerable and most valuable possessions , its commerce and fishing . The English Parliament meantime reasserted ...
Page 578
... continued to press the case for naval stores . In a comprehensive review made in 1721 the Board declared that supplies of tar and pitch from the colonies had been so abundant that home prices had been reduced and much money had been ...
... continued to press the case for naval stores . In a comprehensive review made in 1721 the Board declared that supplies of tar and pitch from the colonies had been so abundant that home prices had been reduced and much money had been ...
Page 845
... continued until 1755. A copy or two may be found in the Public Record Office . The Jamaica Gazette . Established at Kingston in 1745 and continued at least to the American Revolution . St. Iago de la Vega Gazette . Established in 1755 ...
... continued until 1755. A copy or two may be found in the Public Record Office . The Jamaica Gazette . Established at Kingston in 1745 and continued at least to the American Revolution . St. Iago de la Vega Gazette . Established in 1755 ...
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