 | Thomas Sprat - English poetry - 1667 - 470 pages
..., that the Spat in "twenty four hours begins to have a Shell. " In the Month of M*y the DredgersCby the Law " of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all " manner of Oyjiers, of what fize foever. " When they have taken them, with a knife they ff gently raife the fmall... | |
 | Thomas Sprat - English poetry - 1722 - 470 pages
...conjectured, that the Spat intwen*' ty four hours begins to have a Shell. " In th4 Month of May, the Dredgers (by the Law " of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all <c manner of Qyfters, of what itze foever. , " When they have taktn them, with a knife they " gently... | |
 | English essays - 1747 - 702 pages
...probably conjectured, that the Sfat, in 24 Hours, begins to have a Shell. In the fame Month the DrrJgrn (by the Law of the Admiralty Court) have Liberty to catch all Manner of Oyfters, ol what Size foever. When they have taken them, with a Knifs they raife the fmall Breed from... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1762 - 424 pages
...conjectured, that the Spat, in 24 Hours, begins to have'a Shell. .,„ 'In. 4 In the Month of May the Dredgers (by the Law of the Admiralty Court) have Liberty to catch all manner of Oyfters, of what Size foever. When they have taken them, with a Knife they raife the fmall Breed from... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...conjectured, that the spat in twentyfour hours begins to have a shell. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all manner of oysters of what size soever. When they have taken them, with a knife they gently raise the small brood... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 684 pages
...conjectured, that the spat in twentyfour hours begins to have a shell. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all manner of oysters of what size seever. When they have taken them, with a knife they gently raise the small brood... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 406 pages
...conjectured that the spat in twenty-four hours begins to have a shell. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all manner of oysters, of what size soever. When they have taken them, with a knife they gently raise the small brood... | |
 | English literature - 1823 - 442 pages
...conjectured that ttte spat, in, twenty-foor hours, begins to have a shell lu the same month the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty court) have liberty to catch all manner of oyster«, of what, size «oever. Whe« they have taken them, with a knife ¿hey raise the «mall bread... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 824 pages
...the oysters cast their spawn, which the dredgers call their spats; and in the same month the dredgers (by the law of the admiralty court) have liberty to catch all oysters of what size soever. When they have taken them, with a knife they gently raise the small brood... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 868 pages
...of a halfpenny. Sprat. History of the Royal Society, in Petaumt. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty court) have liberty to catch all manner of oysters, of what siie soever. Id. "• Britain still keeps its superiority in oysters oTer other conntries.... | |
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It is probably conjectured that the spat in twenty-four hours begins to have a shell. In the month of May, the dredgers (by the law of the Admiralty Court) have liberty to catch all manner of oysters, of what size soever. 
