Livres

The word livres on the littoral of the Loire signifies that crown prices of six livres are to be accepted as six francs without deduction. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The king was astonished at his disinterestedness, when he understood that the bishopric of Geneva, since the revolt of that city, did not yield the incumbent above four or five thousand livres, that is, not two hundred and fifty-nine pounds, a-year. ❋ Alban Butler (N/A)

According to authentic statements, Louis XV expended on Mme. de Pompadour thirty-six millions of livres, which is at least seventy-two millions nowadays [1440] ❋ Hippolyte Taine (1860)

You will perceive by the agreement, that I pay him immediately 8333 1/3 livres, which is to be employed in getting the marble in Italy, its transportation, he. ❋ Jefferson, Thomas (1829)

Take these seventeen livres, which is all that remains to me of the two sequins Count Asquin gave me. ❋ Unknown (1827)

Take these seventeen livres, which is all that remains to me of the two sequins ❋ Giacomo Casanova (1761)

In 1301 he received ten "livres" from the Opera del Duomo of Pisa for "St. John the Baptist" in mosaic, which accompanies the "Christ" in the cathedral and two mention the price for an altar-screen of the Madonna, to be painted by the said master, Cenni de Pepo, called Cimabue with one of his own associates. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The deficit for 1786 would be 112 million '' livres '', nearly a quartero f total income. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The deficit for 1786 would be 112 million '' livres '', nearly a quatero f total income. ❋ Unknown (2009)

April 4th, 2006 at 7:02 pm on the left handhand side of the livres en francais page, there’s a list of the different kind of livres available. ❋ Unknown (2006)

When, in February of 1671, Guillaume Fournier offered him 150 livres for his property he sold it and went back to Québec City. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

She demanded, before the notary Chambelon, that he pay his debt of 700 livres and 16 sous for provisions furnished, which he admitted owing her. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

For this he paid an annual homage to the seigneur of “1 sol in ‘cens,’ 3 live capons and 9 silver livres in ‘rentes,’ and 9 days of work on the seigneurie.” ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

It cost him 135,000 livres, an enormous sum at that time—more than half the annual revenues of the royal domains. ❋ Ina Caro (2011)

She told me she was a day laborer at 8 sous or 4d. sterling the day: that she had two children to maintain, and to pay a rent of 30 livres for her house (which would consume the hire of 75 days), that often she could get no employment and of course was without bread. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The project had been expensive, costing 4 million livres and 400 deaths from accidents, scurvy, dysentery, and other diseases. ❋ David A. Clary (2011)

The concert today is catraca livre You do not have to [buy a] [ticket] for [this show]. It is catraca livre. ❋ Gdimen (2011)