| William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 486 pages
...eyes. It was not till the end of this reign, that any sallads, carrots, turnips, or other esculent roots, were produced in England. -The little of these...used, was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catherine, when she wanted a sallad, was obliged to dispatch a messenger thither on purpose.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - Chronology, Historical - 1804 - 480 pages
...It was not till the end of this reign, that any' sallads, carrots, turnips, or other esculent routs, were produced in England. The little of -these vegetables...used, was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catherine, when she wanted a sallad, was obliged to dispatch a messenger thither on purpose.... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 480 pages
...states, even during war. IT was not till the end of this reign that any sallads, carrots, turnips, or other edible roots, were produced in England. The...was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders.* Queen Catherine, when she wanted a sallad, was obliged to dispatch a messenger * 34 Henry VIII. 'Hall,... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 514 pages
...even \ during war, CHAP. IT was not till the end of this reign that any sallads, carrots, turnips, or other edible roots, were produced in England. The...was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders.'' Queen Catharine, when she wanted a sallad, was obliged to despatch a messenger thither on purpose.... | |
| 1829 - 632 pages
...of the reign of Henry VIII. that any salads, carrots, cabbage, or other such edibles, were purchased in England. The little of these vegetables that was...used, was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catharine (Henry's first consort,) when she wanted a salad, was obliged to despatch a messenger... | |
| Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Great Britain - 1821 - 304 pages
...people. It was not till the end of this reign that salads, carrots, turnips, or nther edible root! were produced in England. The little of. these vegetables that was used wjs brought from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catharine, when she wanted a salad was obliged to despatch... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 876 pages
...in the agriculture of Britain. It was not till the end of the reign of Henry VIII. that any salads, carrots, or other edible roots, were produced in England....used, was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catherine, when she wanted a salad, was obliged to despatch a messenger thither on purpose (F).... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 486 pages
...or other edible roots, were produced in * 34tfemy VIII. •J Hall, fol. 174. 1547.] HENRY VIII. 239 England. The little of these vegetables that was used,...was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders.* Queen Catherine, when she wanted a salad, was obliged to dispatch a messenger thither on purpose. The... | |
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