The first is defined to be the felonious taking and carrying away the mere personal property or goods of another, above the value of twelve pence.
First, Larcenies above the value of twelve pence; committed--1st.
I have not so much as twelve pencein the whole wide world.
Make haste and give me twelve pence--I can't wait.
The value of twelve pence may be estimated by the relative value of food and labour.
Nor could the leading citizens, the mayors and the aldermen of the principal cities, be forced to come to church, because they preferred to pay the fine of twelve pence prescribed in the Act of Uniformity for each offence.
The laity were obliged to attend the service under threat of excommunication and of a fine of twelve pence to be levied off their goods and chattels by the church-wardens.
Saint Mary So wisely help me out of care and sin, As in this wide world, though I sold my skin, I could not scrape up twelve pence, for my life.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "twelve pence" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
