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111penny — pennied, adj. /pen ee/, n., pl. pennies, (esp. collectively for 2, 3) pence, adj. n. 1. a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent. 2. Also called new penny …
112tuppenny — /tup euh nee/, adj. twopenny (defs. 1 3). * * * …
113Parson's Cause — Dispute involving English clergy in colonial Virginia over payment of salaries. When the British vetoed colonial laws that substituted currency for tobacco as payment for clerical salaries (1759), the clergy sued for back pay. In the most… …
114Fortune Theatre — ▪ historical theatre, London, United Kingdom Elizabethan public playhouse on the northern edge of London, built in 1600 by Philip Henslowe (Henslowe, Philip) to compete with the newly constructed Globe Theatre. Named after the goddess of fortune …
115Rambler, The — ▪ 18th century English periodical a twopenny sheet issued twice weekly in London by the publisher John Payne between 1750 and 1752, each issue containing a single anonymous essay; 208 such periodical essays appeared, all but four written by …
116Hamilton, John — • Archbishop of St. Andrews; b. 1511; d. at Stirling, 1571; a natural son of James, first Earl of Arran Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hamilton, John John H …
117John Hamilton — John Hamilton † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Hamilton Archbishop of St. Andrews; b. 1511; d. at Stirling, 1571; a natural son of James, first Earl of Arran. Placed in childhood with the Benedictines of Kilwinning, he acquired, through …
118Chesham branch — The sharply curved embankment into Chesham station and the entrance to the disused second platform Overview …
119List of Dickensian characters — This is a list of characters in the works of Charles Dickens. Contents: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | …
120Oh Dear! What Can the Matter Be? — What Can the Matter Be? , also known as Johnny s So Long at the Fair is a traditional nursery rhyme that can be traced back as far as the 1780s in England.[1] There are several variations on its lyrics. The following are given as the traditional… …
