...decress of the Star-Chamber, she granted to her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies, which put invincible restraints upon all commerce, industry, and emulation in the arts, and enabled those who possessed them, to raise commodities to what price they pleased. Salt, in particular...

...themselves, in civil and military employments, rewards proportioned to their services, granted them patents for monopolies, and these patents they sold to others, who were thereby enabled to raise as high as they pleased the price of commodities ; which soon produced abuses the most intolerable,...

...themselves, in civil and military employments, rewards proportioned to their services, granted them patents for monopolies, and these patents they sold to others, who were thereby enabled to raise as high as they pleased the price of commodities ; which soon produced abuses the most intolerable,...

...which had never been carried to such an extreme as under her administration. She granted her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies; and these patents...were thereby enabled to raise commodities to what f D'Ewes, p. 629. i Ibid. ' Jbid. p. 602. Osborne, p. 604. VOL. V. 2 B price they pleased, and who...

...which had never been carried to such an extreme as under her administration. She granted her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies ; and these patents...astonishing to consider the number and importance of these commodities, which were thus assigned overto patentees. Currants, salt, iron, powder, cards,...

...in a note : " She (Elizabeth) granted her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies ; and those patents they sold to others, who were thereby enabled...emulation in the arts. It is astonishing to consider the numbers and importance of those commodities which were thus assigned over to patentees : currants,...

...in a note: " She (Elizabeth) granted tier servant* and courtiers patents for monopolies ; and those patents they sold to others, who were thereby enabled...upon all commerce, industry, and emulation in the art*. It is astonishing to consider the numbers and importance of those commodities which were thus...

...decrees of the Star Chamber, she granted to her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies, which put invincible restraints upon all commerce, industry, and emulation in the arts, and enabled those who possessed them to raise commodities to what price they pleased. Salt, in particular,...

...following notice. " She (Elizabeth) granted her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies ; and those patents they sold to others, who were thereby enabled...emulation in the arts. It is astonishing to consider the numbers and importance of those commodities which were thus assigned over to the patentees; currants,...

...which had never been carried to such an extreme as under her administration : she granted her servants and courtiers patents for monopolies ; and these patents...price they pleased, and who put invincible restraints on all commerce, industry, and emulation in the arts. It is astonishing to consider the number and...