taken up in trade

take v If there was a surplus to the fishermen's credit (and the merchant was the sole judge og this, since the people were completely illiterate), it could only be "taken up in trade" at the merchant's store. The outport men were no longer allowed to sell fish to visiting ships...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1970
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76632
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Summary:take v If there was a surplus to the fishermen's credit (and the merchant was the sole judge og this, since the people were completely illiterate), it could only be "taken up in trade" at the merchant's store. The outport men were no longer allowed to sell fish to visiting ships of English or foreign nationalities, or to buy goods from them. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit DNE-cit G.M. Story JAN 1970 JH 1/70 Used I and Sup Not used Not used