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But of Late there is a Nother Report which Surprises us that Is the marchents of Boston has privately Convaied sd Tea a whay and are Determind to sell the same & have filled thee same Chists whith thare old mustea tea hay Chafe & such Like on purpos to mak a profitt to them selves & Decve the Cuntrey.

Boston 1775 2008

Prophet: this is "profitt" in the manuscript version (Roberts 130); Roberts notes that a pun is intended.

Pamphilia, to Amphilanthus: A Sonnet Sequence from the Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 1621

We are sick and tired of these republican military war starting presidents for profitt.

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Dette summerer seg til 3,4 millioner kroner i året i profitt for Nolan eller, gitt at alle skribentene produserer like mye som ham en drøy antagelse, men det gir oss en ide om hvor taket ligger, 600 mill i året for hele selskapet.

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The papistes saye that by their Action (I meane ther handeling of ther breade and wyne) they do applie vnto others the profitt of Christs bloudie sacrifice and passiõ.

A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger Peter Martyr

Michaell Harte, fyve pounds a peece, to be paied within one yeare after my deceas [to be sett out for her within one yeare after my deceas by my executours, with thadvise and direccions of my overseers, for her best profitt, untill her mariage, and then the same with the increase thereof to be paied unto her].

The Facts About Shakespeare William Allan Nielson

The object is there described as a "worthy and Christian enterprise, full of honour and profitt to His Majestie and the whole realme."

London and the Kingdom - Volume II

Buckingham, after whose death he had likewise such offices of his, as he most affected, of honour and commaunde, none of profitt, which he cared not for; and within two yeeres after he dyed himselfe, of an

Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various

William Russell in the office of Treasurer of the Navy, a place of greate trust, and profitt, which he æqually shared with the other, and seemed a man well satisfyed and composed to the goverment.

Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various

"It has been the common practice," it was stated, "to putt persons that are mere strangers into places of great honor, profitt and trust who unduly officiating therein, do abuse and wrong the people."

Patrician and Plebeian Or The Origin and Development of the Social Classes of the Old Dominion Thomas Jefferson Wertenbaker 1922