Rentes

Something was heard in England of the terrible conversion of 'rentes' scandal of last year, and there is reason to suppose that the administration of Algeria by the persons who surround the brother of the President of the Republic, its Governor-General (Albert Grévy), constitutes a standing disgrace to France. ❋ Stephen Lucius Gwynn (1907)

The people are to be occupied: public works are ordered; but the public works raise the tax rates upon the people; thereupon the taxes are reduced by an attack upon the national bond-holders through the conversion of the five per cent "rentes" [#9 The name of the French national bonds.] into four-and-halves. ❋ Karl Marx (1850)

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)

Ce Prester Jehan et l'empereur de Perce et les autre roys tenoient en tel despit les Tartarins que, quant il leur aportoient leur rentes, il ne les vouloient recevoir devant eulz, ains leur tournoient les dos. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I have five hundred thousand livres of rentes in Picardy. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I would have sold my rentes; she should have had some of the principal, and I would have bought a life-annuity with the rest. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Thus the _cens et rentes_ began to bring in a real income. ❋ George M. Wrong (N/A)

Nearly all had stood behind counters or at cashiers 'desks, and had thus never learned more strictly feminine employments, and now, retired upon their _rentes_, they found time heavy upon their hands. ❋ Various (N/A)

St. Martin's day, November 11th, approached the people were reminded of the falling due of the _cens et rentes_. ❋ George M. Wrong (N/A)

Their annual payment of _cens et rentes_ rarely amounted to more than a very few dollars. ❋ George M. Wrong (N/A)

The _cens_ was a trifling payment by the _censitaire_ in recognition of the seigneur's position and rights as landowner; while the _rentes_ represented a real rental based in some degree on the supposed value of the land. ❋ George M. Wrong (N/A)

His employers offered a year and a half's pay to the young widow -- that is to say, about six thousand dollars, which she immediately invested in five per cent government rentes. ❋ Frances Wilson Huard (N/A)

A house, some French rentes, government bonds (chiefly Russian in recent years) and a few city obligations, were the extent of his investments, and formed not only the nucleus but the better part of many a French fortune. ❋ Frances Wilson Huard (N/A)

Would Ireland's credit stand better than that of Hungary, whose 4 per cent. gold _rentes_ stand at 92, or of the Argentine, which has to borrow at nearly 5 per cent.? ❋ Various (N/A)

At his arrival heere he founde the Collony in all parts well stored with corne, and at Charles Hundred a granery well furnished by rentes lately raised and received from the farmers, which corne he tooke possession of, but how it was imployed himselfe can best give an account. ❋ Various (N/A)

Colbert had tried to lighten it by striking eight millions of _rentes_ from the funded debt; but it was too deeply imbedded in the mire; the shoulder of Hercules at the wheel could not have extricated it. ❋ Various (N/A)