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John Philips
John Philips 1676-1709, English poet. He was one of the few to write in blank verse in an age when the heroic couplet was the standard form. His Splendid Shilling (1701, 1705) is a parody of Milton. Cyder (1708), a utilitarian poem describing the cultivation of apples and the pressing of cider,... Read more

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forty‐shilling freeholder
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History forty‐shilling freeholder, a person who met one of...for a term of years) land worth 40 shillings per annum after payment of rent and...valuations, and ‘40‐shilling freeholder’ was a synonym...
Outdoor Relief Protests
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...major concessions to head off further trouble. Relief was raised from a minimum of 8 shillings per week (max. 24 shillings) to a minimum of 20 shillings (max. 32 shillings). Geehan correctly claimed the outcome as a ‘glorious...
Kenya
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...MONETARY UNIT: The Kenya shilling (Sh) is a paper currency...account equivalent to 20 shillings. There are coins of 5...50 cents, and 1 and 5 shillings; and notes of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 shillings. Sh1 = $0.01309...
Uganda
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...MONETARY UNIT: The new Uganda shilling (NUSh) was introduced in...value equal to 100 old Uganda shillings. NUSh1 = $0.00056 (or...are coins of 1, 2, and 5 shillings, and notes of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 shillings. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The...
franchise
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...1542 gave the vote to 40‐shilling freeholders . The two MPs for Trinity...In 6 manor boroughs the 40‐shilling freeholders voted. Finally there were...corporation, freemen, and 40‐shilling free‐holders. One hundred...
Ine
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...A Welshman was accorded the substantial blood-price ( wergeld ) of 120 shillings if he possessed one hide of land, 80 shillings if half a hide, and 60 shillings if none at all. He also had rights in basic legal procedures of accusing by...
Somalia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...Somalia). MONETARY UNIT: The Somali shilling (sh) of 100 cents is a paper currency...coins of 1, 5, 10, and 50 cents and 1 shilling, and notes of 5, 10, 20, 100, 500, and 1,000 shillings. sh1 = $0.00009 (or $1 = sh11...
window tax
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...was imposed on every dwelling except cottages. The rates were 2 shillings for houses with less than 10 windows, 6 shillings for 10–20 windows, and 10 shillings for more than 20 windows. It led to the stopping up of windows...
Fiction, English Occult
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...forerunners of today's paperback books sold at sixpence or a shilling each and were known as "bluebooks" (from the blue paper covers) or "shilling shock-ers." Shilling shockers went out of fashion around the opening of the nineteenth...
Tanzania
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations ...Africa). MONETARY UNIT: The Tanzanian shilling (Sh) of 100 cents is a paper currency...and 50 cents and 1, 5, 10, and 20 shillings, and notes of 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 shillings. Sh1 = $0.00089 (or $1 = Sh1...

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shilling
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable shilling a former British coin and monetary unit equal to one...cost of every item. take the king's (or queen's) shilling enlist in the army. The reference is to the shilling formerly given to a recruit on enlistment.
Queen's shilling
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Queen's shilling (or King's shilling ) A coin, which, if accepted from a recruiting officer obliged...young men with drink and if they could persuade them to take the shilling, they were in fact accepting army pay. This ranked as a binding...
Pine Tree Shilling
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PINE TREE SHILLING PINE TREE SHILLING. In response to the dearth of hard currency, Massachusetts...inner one. The Roman numerals indicated the number of pence in a shilling. The mint closed in 1684. BIBLIOGRAPHY McCusker, John J...
Shilling, Eric
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Shilling, Eric ( b London, 1920). Eng. bass- baritone. Début SW 1945 (Marullo in Rigoletto ). Toured as prin. bar...
coins and currency
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...coins—a florin (6 shillings), half‐florin...French royaux ), valued at 10 shillings and with a large Yorkist rose...gold Crown of the Rose at 5 shillings by Henry VIII and a half...appearance. Henry VII's silver shilling carried a good likeness of...
Townshend Revenue Act (29 June 1767)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...flint, and white glass, four shillings and eight pence. For every...avoirdupois of red lead, two shillings. For every hundred weight avoirdupois of green glass, one shilling and two pence. For every...avoirdupois of white lead, two shillings. For every hundred weight...
Currency and Coinage
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...mints. Massachusetts coined "pine tree shillings" from 1652 to 1684, but no other colony...governments reckoned usually in pounds, shillings, and pence; but the most common coins...from the European system of pounds, shillings, and pence in England and livres, sous...
Stamp Act (22 March 1765)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...justices of the peace) a stamp duty of ten shillings. … For every skin …...x2026; , a stamp duty of twenty shillings. … For every skin …...Bahama islands, a stamp duty of five shillings. … For every skin …...
wergild
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...according to his rank in society. An ordinary freeman (ceorl) was valued at 200 shillings, a nobleman (earl) at 1200 shillings, and the king at 7200 shillings. Although the unfree had no wergild, compensation for their murder was paid to...
window tax
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...was imposed on every dwelling except cottages. The rates were 2 shillings for houses with less than 10 windows, 6 shillings for 10–20 windows, and 10 shillings for more than 20 windows. It led to the stopping up of windows...

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mint
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...immaculate, unblemished, undamaged, unmarked, unused, first-class, excellent. • verb   1. the shilling was minted in 1742 synonyms : coin, stamp, strike, cast, forge, manufacture.   2. the slogan had been freshly...

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Shilling sees 'em, then hits 'em: St. Albans slugger has elementary approach to game
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 6/2/1999; ; 700+ words ; Tim Shilling's approach to hitting a baseball is...And with two strikes, don't expect Shilling to shorten up on the bat in an effort...proper pitch selection to his hitters. Shilling is usually excused from that lecture...
Kenyan Shilling Gains in depressed Money Market
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 6/20/1998; 552 words ; ...Dealers quoted the Shilling at around 59.55 Shillings buying and 59...buying and 60 Shillings selling Friday...pressure on the Shilling, dealers said...quoted the Shilling at a commercial...rate of 59.71 Shillings to the Dollar...
Tanzanian shilling keeps depreciating against sterling, euro
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 12/17/2004; 457 words ; ...new low of 2,200 shillings and that of the shilling against the euro is...buying was 1,377 shillings. The exchange rate of the shilling to the US dollar has...maximum of 15 Tanzanian shillings. The Ugandan shilling was sold at 0.6...
Kenyan Shilling Stable Against Dollar
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 3/4/1999; 409 words ; ...CBK) posted the shilling at an opening means rate between 63.45 shillings and 63.70 shillings...analysts held that the shilling is likely to hold stable around 63 shillings and was unlikely to return to the 61 shillings level before the...February. The shilling dropped just ...
A 'Shilling' effect: First baseman overcomes injury to lead W.Va. State
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 4/25/2002; ; 700+ words ; DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Shilling is money. That is not a revelation...Conference. Especially since Tim Shilling wasn't worth a brass farthing during...phenom. Penny for their thoughts now? Shilling has re-established his value, hitting...
Amid Crippled Economy, Somalia's Shilling Gains; Strength Against Dollar Helps and Hinders
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/6/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...this? The Somalian shilling, the medium of exchange...it took about 8,000 shillings to get one dollar from...000. At times the shilling has walked so tall that...Somalia has no banks, so shillings no longer exist as deposits...once a time when the shilling was reasonably stable...
THE PERSONAL SIDE TO GUN BILL REP. SHILLING'S POLITICAL VIEWS ON GUN CONTROL ARE INFLUENCED BY HER PARENTS' MURDER.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 10/22/2003; 700+ words ; ...would have been easy for Rep. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, to turn down a request...budget-writing committee Tuesday. Shilling could have said she didn't want to...as well as her constituents, said Shilling, whose parents were murdered along with...
Kenyan gov't urged to weaken shilling
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/21/2006; 700+ words ; ...intervene and weaken the shilling to a range of between...been losing 15 billion shillings ( about 200 million...a result of stronger shilling and needed to be supported...appreciation of the shilling are expected to cost the country about 8 billion shillings (about 115 million...
Shilling returns from `dead'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/30/1986; ; 685 words ; ...years ago, a 3-year-old colt named Shilling stretched his speed out a mile and went...sweet as the Nash Memorial victory was, Shilling's victory here March 6 this year was...a triumph over insurmountable odds. Shilling, now a 7-year-old but still in the...
HORRIBLE CRIME SHAPED VIEWS OF LAWMAKER AS CONCEALED WEAPON LAW IS BEING DEBATED, SHILLING SHARES STORY OF MURDER OF HER PARENTS AT THEIR PALATINE, ILL., RESTAURANT.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 3/11/2002; 700+ words ; ...Sheehan State government reporter Jennifer Shilling might wish she still was a child, living...childhood, which was exceedingly innocent, Shilling says. Her otherwise stay-at-home...the real 50s kind of family," said Shilling, 32, now a Democratic state representative...