Fourpence
11four|pen|ny — «FR PEHN ee, FOHR ; puh nee», noun, plural nies, adjective. –n. = fourpence. (Cf. ↑fourpence) –adj. worth fourpence; costing fourpence: »a fourpenny piece. A fourpenny nail is 1½ inches long, and it is so called because originally the nails cost… …
12Obadiah Poundage — was the pen name of a London brewer of the 18th century who published a letter in the London Chronicle on November 4, 1760 arguing for a rise in the price of beer. The letter was reprinted in various journals, including the Gentleman s Magazine… …
13Fippenny bit — Fip pen*ny bit (? or ?). [Corruption of five penny bit.] The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: Before the act of Congress, Feb. 21, 1857, caused the… …
14Coins of the pound sterling — The Royal Shield reverse designs, introduced in 2008 (£2 coin is not shown) …
15Groat (coin) — Groat is the traditional name of an English silver coin worth four English pennies, and also a Scottish coin originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpence and a shilling.NameThe name has also been applied to any thick… …
16History of the English fiscal system — The history of the English fiscal system affords the best known example of continuous financial development in terms of both institutions and methods. Although periods of great upheaval occurred from the time of the Norman Conquest to the… …
17Richard Watts — Sir Richard Watts (1529 1579) was MP for Rochester, Kent in the 1570s. Famed locally for his philanthropy, he established a house in Rochester High Street for the benefit of six poor travellers, each of whom, according to a plaque on the outside… …
18Glasgow — GLASGOW, a city, the seat of a university, and a sea port, having separate jurisdiction, locally in the Lower ward of the county of Lanark, and situated in longitude 4° 15 51 (W.), and latitude 55° 52 10 (N.), 23 miles (E. by S.) from Greenock …
19fourpenny — [fôr′pə nē; ] for adj. 2 [ fôr′pen΄ē] adj. 1. costing or valued at fourpence 2. designating a size of nail: see PENNY n. fourpence …
20Henry Mayhew — (25 November 1812 25th July 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist, playwright and advocate of reform. He was one of the two founders of the satirical and humorous magazine Punch , and the magazine s joint editor, with Mark Lemon, in… …
