I forgot to explain to people not in the know, that 40s stood for 40 shillings or £2. Before decimalisation, in the days of £.s.d, twenty shillings = £1. Brian Staffordshire, UK List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:25 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] From Jean White > > BENNETT said the quarrel was started by someone tapping at his window.- > > Defendants were each bound over in 40s to keep the peace for three months > > Don't times change? Breach of the Peace for tapping at a window. You don't > get that for throwing a bomb nowadays. > > Brian > Staffordshire, UK > List Admin --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.349 / Virus Database: 195 - Release Date: 15/04/2002
Brian, The days of "proper" money ! David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:44 AM Subject: Fw: [GEN-FRIENDS] From Jean White > I forgot to explain to people not in the know, that 40s stood for 40 > shillings or £2. Before decimalisation, in the days of £.s.d, twenty > shillings = £1. > > Brian > Staffordshire, UK > List Admin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 9:25 AM > Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] From Jean White > > > > > BENNETT said the quarrel was started by someone tapping at his window.- > > > Defendants were each bound over in 40s to keep the peace for three > months > > > > Don't times change? Breach of the Peace for tapping at a window. You > don't > > get that for throwing a bomb nowadays. > > > > Brian > > Staffordshire, UK > > List Admin > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.349 / Virus Database: 195 - Release Date: 15/04/2002 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Visit List General Archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GEN-FRIENDS > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >