Fri 24 Jul, 2015 12:58 am - Thanks for your response. I should have been clear that the text I'm interested in mentions only "innumerable six and eightpences and three and fourpences" and I discovered the term... (view)
Sat 11 Jul, 2015 06:38 am - C.S. Forester has Hornblower receive in the post multiple sums of six and eight-pence and three and four-pence, apparently as tokens of esteem or as rewards for his exploits (Flying Colours, chap.... (view)
