The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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... Nabob of Arcot , and twice by enemies brought upon it solely by the pol- itics of the same Nabob , the declared enemy of that people , ) and without discounting a shilling for their sufferings , they accumulate an arrear of about four ...
... Nabob of Arcot , and twice by enemies brought upon it solely by the pol- itics of the same Nabob , the declared enemy of that people , ) and without discounting a shilling for their sufferings , they accumulate an arrear of about four ...
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... Nabob of Arcot was the first thing which very particularly called for , and long en- gaged , the attention of the Court of Directors . This debt amounted to eight hundred and eighty thousand pounds sterling , and ... NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS .
... Nabob of Arcot was the first thing which very particularly called for , and long en- gaged , the attention of the Court of Directors . This debt amounted to eight hundred and eighty thousand pounds sterling , and ... NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS .
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... Nabob of Arcot , amounting to two millions four hundred thou- sand pounds , settled at an interest of twelve per cent . This is known by the name of the Consolidation of 1777 , as the former of the Nabob's debts was by the title of the ...
... Nabob of Arcot , amounting to two millions four hundred thou- sand pounds , settled at an interest of twelve per cent . This is known by the name of the Consolidation of 1777 , as the former of the Nabob's debts was by the title of the ...
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... Nabob of Arcot himself . Hear that prince , in the letter written to the Court of Direc- tors , at the precise period whilst the main body of these debts were contracting . In his letter he states himself to be ... NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS .
... Nabob of Arcot himself . Hear that prince , in the letter written to the Court of Direc- tors , at the precise period whilst the main body of these debts were contracting . In his letter he states himself to be ... NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS .
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... Arcot tell us , in so many words , that there was no fair way of making the enormous sums sent by the Company's servants to England ? And do you imagine that there was or could be more honesty and good ... NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS . 27 27.
... Arcot tell us , in so many words , that there was no fair way of making the enormous sums sent by the Company's servants to England ? And do you imagine that there was or could be more honesty and good ... NABOB OF ARCOT'S DEBTS . 27 27.
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