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The description of a notable hauen in 41. deg. and 2 tierces.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation. Vol. XIII. America. Part II. by Hakluyt, Richard

It was formerly one of the most famous in the provinces, and the late Robert Christie, for many years member for Gaspé, used to take two thousand tierces of salmon annually from the Restigouche.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various

To the head men he gave many valuable things, such as tierces of tobacco and barrels of powder.

From By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories by Becke, Louis

"An' I had carte and tierces at my fingers' ends as thou hast, I would give a thousand pounds," said his companion.

From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Perhaps this ship of Spain was about to discharge her butts and tierces.

From On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. by Masefield, John