82 



98 



96 



113 



Revenue. 



igf-i — jttt Revenue ot France much augmented 



ii, 6o6, 609, 644 

 1688 Revenue of England . - 644 



1764 Of Great Britain - - iii, 4°8 



1772 Art to prevent inifofitions on the revenue _ 521 

 1783 New precaution^ enaCted - - iv, ai 



1794 Revenue of China - - - 308 



l8oo Revenue of Great Britain and of Ireland 508,509 

 Revtnve ofjiceri — acl ai^ainft relifting them conti- 

 nued - lii, 595, ;i3> 621 ; iv, 171, 373 

 73 Rhapta, the fartheft port in Africa known to 



the Egyptian Greeks . - i, 163 



916 *Rhodians, commercial, opulent, maflers of 



tlie fca, and authors of maritime laws ^ 1,25 



304 *Vevy flourifliing, fupprels pirates, fend Oiips 



of war to convoy their merchants, repell the 



attack of Demetrius, and erect thecolod'iis 



a22*The colo'i'iis thrown down, great gifts fent to 



them . _ . - 



3i9*Tliey oblige the Byzantines to drop their toll 

 67 'They join the Romans againft the pirates 

 Rice — See Carolina, Georgia- 

 ^*Spiritous liquor made from rice 1,76, »56> 4.57 



l-702||CultiA'ation introduced in Carolina ii, 723 



1730 A conliderable art-icle there — permitted to be 

 carried direil: to Europe fouthof Cape Ki- 

 nifterre - - - iu, 156 



1760 The permifTion renewed - - 321 



J764 Permitted to go to tlie fouthward of Georgia 401 

 J765 Permirtion now extended to North Carolina, 

 and rice imported in certain ports to pay 

 light duties on exportation - 417 



(Thefe peimilhons frequently renewed.) 



Exports of rice from Cowes to Holland 428 



1767 May be imported without duty till Decern. 460 



.^ A duly laid on exportation - - 463 



1772 Admitted without duty from any American co- 

 lony, and charged with duty on exportation 521 



ii Thisacl continued, and rice allowed in making 



ftarch - - - . 529 



1783 Importation without duty allowed till Sept. iv, 14 

 . Drawback allowed on exportation after Sept. 21 



1795 Imported by the Eall-India coiupany, to ferve 



tlvecoiuitry, at a heavy lofsto tiiemfelves 362 

 1799 Importation pej-mittcd in any velVels 476 



j8oo Importation encouraged by parliament 493 



337 RiMur/rif Rhutufiisj^Komnn co\ony, &c i, 195, 208 

 360 The principal port otariival in Britain 211 



1828 Riga (See Ryjiaj walled, connuercial '.'.3^7 



1498 Makes a treaty with England - ii, 17 



1759 Shipsarrived and failed - - 111,315 



1346 Roads, £2c to be repaired by tolls collected on 



theni for cattle, goods, S:c - - . '. 534 

 <353 To.be repaired by the proprietors and by tol' 



[GENERAL 



1303 The king's treafury robbed- - - i, 471 



1354 The county obliged to produce robbers - 55J 

 912 Rollo, the firCt duke of Normandy i, 160, 266 



753*y?iimf faid to be founded now . i, 19. 



§ Romans acquire fomeknowlege from the Tyr- 

 rhenians - - - - - 4$ 

 5o8*They make a treaty with Carthage - . 60 

 490* I; A college of merchants, &c (fabulous) - 6i» 



70 

 7' 



83 n 



89 



89 



90 



90 

 90 

 9» 



96 



100 



1363 Tolls ordered for feveral roads - - .570 



1524 Art for mending and changing a road ii, 63 



1555 Firll art (or pari/hes maintaining the roads 119 

 1629 Wheels, weights, horfcs, regulated - 362 



1662 At\ for enlarging and lepairing roads 5O3 



1663 Art for tolls on feveral roads - 509 I 

 1696 A(Jl for guide-polls - - - 504 

 1762 Art for a bridge at Coldftream - 111,360 



1765 Art: refperting wheels - - 416 



1766 Further regulations enacted for roads 445 

 « Arts for (everal roads - - 447 



1767 Weights of carriages regulated, S:c 461 

 J76S Arts, for feveral roads - - - • 477 

 1771 Art regulating weights of carriages contimied 5 13 

 1773 The various road a.rts reduced tu one, &c J44 

 J775 AC^a for various roads - ^ .yii^^) 1578 



And many are enarted every yca^.it'.li'O ;,.. 



24 ilTJcMcry openly profcffed by uicii of rank j, 393, 40.^ 



*=.>— A.ndinudi prartifcd iu England 394,443,448 



348 'Second treaty with Carthage 

 3 38*The Romans take 6 g.illi'-.-> from Antium 

 3ii*Said by Livy to have lord; of the admiralty 

 Before 288* A wonderful ilorv of a fhip of 50 fails — 



the Romans make an attempt upon Corfica, 

 unknown to all their own writers 

 28o*Are attacked by Pyrhus— third treaty with 



Carthage _ . • . 

 27i*They make war upon Carthage 

 264*Thcy borrow-veffels, having noneof fhelr own 

 Are faid to cut timber and equip a fleet in 60 



days . - - . 



26o*Thpy defeat the Carthaginians at fea 

 240*Peace — Italians carry fupplies to Cartilage 

 222*.^enators not permitted to own velfels larger 



than 300 amphora— trade difreputable 

 2i8*They are almod ruined by Hannibal 

 jo4*But carry the war into Attica, and finally defeat 



the Carthaginians . - - . 100 



203*Gold irioney coined — fbort hiftory of their 



money . . - . 102 



2co-i49*They extend their conquefls - - loj 



l68*An eclipfe foretold a fun dial ererted 105 



i46*They deflroy Carthage and Corinth, andalmoft 



annihilate commerce - 105, 107 



Fome inlfanccs of their grofs ignorance 



i3o*Their lioufcs, money matters, &c 



67*They become civilized, luxurious, and cor 



lupt - - - 



66*Thcy tranfplant newfroits from the Eafl 

 57 'They plunder Cyprus 



55*They make their fird attempt upon Britain 

 43'They make great progrefs in luxury 

 3 i*The government rendered monarchical 

 23*They levy a duty on the Red fea 121, 148, 164 

 i3*Pay of foldiers — prices of corn - - 121 



14 A regular naval force eftablifhed - 121 



■ They dread the ocean - ; - 123 



A concife account of the imports from the 



provinces and independent nations J23, 141 



Manufartures conducied by (laves 123,11? 



Nature of the Roman trade . 123,131 



Some Roman velVels went upon the ocean 122,141 



Their ciiftom duties not known 



Trade defpifed, exportation unknown, iifury 



1.42, 



Their enormous riches and tartelefs extrava- 

 gance ... 



Bread and meat moderate, houfes very dear — 



houfes built very lofty 



The art of book-keeping known to them 



73 Their naval affairs ... 



77 Literature and fcience cultivated' 

 9li-i79 Improvements made by feveral emper- 

 ors - - - 190-19-4 



107 

 up 



"i 

 114 



114. 

 116 

 119 



I20 



14a 



•79 

 >43 



14^4 



>S7, 



166 Emperor fends ambafTidors to China - 194 



Trade v.'itli China, probably by caravans 194 



193 The empire I'ffld by anction - 1.9S 

 19S Romans now begin to buy peace with monty 



19<., 20Q 



214 The emperor coins counterfeit money 204. 



296 A fleet fitted qijt in foyr years - ^Q^ 



323-,Na-val fn'ce very trifling ' - - 2c6 



337 Their money-reckoned by poun.is of ^old 208 



410 RvrtTie taken by Ahuic - » 215, 



