carolus
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Etymology
Origin of carolus
1680–90; < Medieval Latin: Latinized form of Charles or Karl
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She had some poor bits of furniture, seven gold carolus in a purse, and the informer wanted half.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
Then the bailiff, addressing himself to Soetkin: “Discover to me,” said he, “the place where the carolus are hidden.”
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
Each time he needed money to pay their share of expenses at Katheline’s Ulenspiegel went by night to lift the stone from the hole dug beside the well, and took out a carolus.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
‘So,’ said he, ‘take it to my brother Claes, with my blessing, these seven hundred gold florins carolus: tell him to live in comfort and think upon his soul’s salvation’.”
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de
This ordinance prescribed the minting of the silver carolus, in imitation of the Dutch thaler.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
“The old Major is scarcely like to pay down twenty gold caroluses, but if he should, the bay is his.”
From A Reputed Changeling Or Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
And you must know that I have already had from the mother a sum of three and twenty caroluses.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
Claes offered him money, but he would only accept two caroluses with which to feed himself and find lodging on his way back home.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
They say that you will give me back the seven hundred caroluses.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
But you must give back those seven hundred caroluses.
From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de
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