You're lucky as I both have a copy of the book and am looking for anything to fill up my time.
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NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS:
One shilling = Five pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Witchfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:
Two farthings = One Ha'penny. Two ha'pennies = One penny. Three pennies = A thrupenny Bit. Two thurpences = a sixpence. Two sixpences = One shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A florin and One sixpence = Half a crown. Four Half crowns = Ten Bob note. Two Ten Bob notes =one pound ( or 240 pennies) One pound and one shilling = One Guinea.
The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated
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And the man is right this book is a great read.