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[fideidefenswhore]

At the beginning of Mary's reign, she had confidently believed that the Habsburg alliance would bring wealth to England. By the middle of 1557 inflation was worse than ever recorded. A working man's wage is generally quoted as having risen from fourpence a day to sevenpence. Beef, however, was fourpence a pound, [and] eggs had risen to a startling price of two for a penny, so that a dozen would account for almost the whole of a man's daily pay. John Ponet, the former Bishop of Winchester, who had fled abroad at the end of Edward's reign, wrote a forceful pamphlet, 'A Short Treatise of Politic Power', in which he described the people of England being 'driven of hunger to grind acorns for bread meal, and to drink water instead of ale.'  At court, the Spanish pensions with which Philip [II] had hoped to buy the loyalty of Mary's leading councillors were mostly twelve months in arrears by the beginning of 1558, although Feria reminded Philip to keep up those which he considered most vital, in particular to the Admirals, Lord William Howard, and later Clinton.

Perry Maria. 1990. The Word of a Prince : A Life of Elizabeth I from Contemporary Documents.

[readtilyoudie]

Marianne smiled at Robin, and murmured, “There’s a man following us.” 

“You or me?” 

“Me, you fool. If I talk to him, you could try for his pocketbook.” 

Robin prodded the rounded arm that lay through his in a playful manner. “Don’t tempt me.” 

“We’ve got exactly three pounds and sevenpence left. And he’s annoying me.” 

“Doing what?” 

“Existing.”

-  The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting by K.J. Charles

[john-amend-all]

First Lines Meme

Memed from @thisbluespirit: Rules: post the first lines of your 10 most recently published AO3 stories. if you have less than 10 fics posted, post the first lines of all

Helen stepped out of the elevator, and took a few moments to compose herself. - Valen's Angels

"Physician... heal thyself" - Pox and Sevenpence

The double doors flew open, revealing the worried faces of Tegan and Nyssa. - Miscaken Identity

There were a number of places Ace could have been. - They That Mourn

As the harsh clang of the watch bell came to Liz Shaw's ears, she swept the telescope around the horizon one final time, replaced it on its stand, and clambered down from the crow's nest with practised skill. - Becalmed

Despite all her experiences since Zaphod had taken her from Earth, Trillian remained, at heart, an Earthwoman. - The New Boss

Not for the first time, Ryan looked around the half-built housing estate as if he couldn't quite believe the Doctor hadn't shown up already. - A Travesty In One Act

When Colin and Rob had dared her to spend the night in a haunted house, Tegan had laughingly agreed with hardly so much as a qualm. - Dare

The intercom buzzer sounded. - Outcast

Jamie had been pretty sure whose voice he'd heard, even before he came close enough to see the pink trainers protruding from under the fence. - If You Go Down To The Woods Today

[thanksforthedinosaur]

hannah cole - table

carol ades - late start

juliet ivy - sweet dreams

annie dirusso - legs

illuminati hotties - throw (life raft)

daffo - good god

smol fish - get over it

asha jefferies - crumble

why bonnie - rhyme or reason

beeson - just for now

niki - buzz

nilüfer yanya - mutations

liam benzvi - dust

toro y moi - hollywood

amy shark - gone

hazel english - goner

pronoun - together or separately

luna li - fantasy

julia wolf - life is a storm

ivri - planets and faith

isabel pless - the bite

mori calliope - through the blue

fuvk - amateur hour

dounia - easier in concept

sad alex - cranberry

that woman - i was aching

l devine - miscommunikaty - jc's 2008 mix

godly the ruler - melodramatic

beabadoobee - post

tiffi - beach house

lilyisthatyou - halo

maude latour - too slow

aziya - party's over

mothica - oblivion for two

porches - crying at the end

clayekea - author

brothertiger - stained glass

meishi smile - strawberry wrist

snail mail - tonight, tonight

hozier - abstract (psychopomp)

dsps - 在意與默契

adrianne lenker - once a bunch

madilyn mei - tho i'm a tortoise

iron & wine - never meant

oso oso - seesaw

spirit of the beehive - i've been evil

charly bliss - i don't know anything

balance and composure - believe the hype

sweet pill - there, there

oceanator - cut string

uri gagarn - bug

cursive - imposturing

leoniden - you > you

blink-182 - all in my head

flor - painted

magdalena bay - tunnel vision

sabrina carpenter - espresso

fromis_9 - supersonic

oh my girl - la la la la (mimi, seunghee)

dee holt - pick up your shoes

ethan tomas - keep me waiting

wafia - sad shit

solace - resolve

coco & clair clair - graceland

jpegmafia - new black history (feat. vince staples)

logic - teleport

chance the rapper - 3333

namebuddha - fragile

tinashe - when i get you alone

olivia prado - ginger tea

khalid - everything we see

teen daze - fade away

sophia stel - static

rosario - puppet

mili - duetting solo

hololive english - breaking dimensions

hakos baelz - gekirin

sophie cates - rotation

chanpan - air ride

baobei - don't think about it

piao - tap my foot (ฅ'ω'ฅ)

mallrat - ray of light

txzz - 22k

piri & tommy - 99%

maisi - not my type

vi0let - the way

tiffany day - far away

sycco - i'd love to tell you

slumberjunkie - teach me how to fly

neggy gemmy - gemmy juice

パソコン音楽クラブ - child replay

leanys - me tienes tan mal

rubii - art of getting by

llll - see u

giga - beyond the way

madge - frat

mitaya - i just wanna dance :/

senses - let go of me

kruu - what to do about you

ryan leahan - sevenpence

tracey brakes - purgatory pony

falinee - judas

channie - piece by piece

2adore - fragments

munzi - blame 0

miraie - lost my connections with you so now it's all tethered

c2d - piercings

loje - anything4u

429 - suicide angel

emorave - sour diesel

ryan leahan - glitter

sullii - back for the summer

[nagaruru]

REAL SEVENP KNOW HOW CRAZY INSANE I AM RIGHT NOW

[gurn]

sevenpence more the richer: kill you

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[suparach7]

7 days, 7 pics in black&white of my everyday. No people, no captions, no explanations. - #challenge #day6 #sevendays #sevenpics