Bien Public, Guerre du.
An insurrection against Louis XI of certain malcontent nobles, aided by the Dukes of Burgundy, Brittany, and Bourbon. It was ended by the Treaty of Conflans, in 1465.
Big Beggarman.
Daniel O’Connell was so called by the Irish landlords.
Bill of Right.
The Act passed by the Convention Parliament in 1689, embodying as a statute the Declaration of Rights accepted by William III.
Bills of Exchange Act.
An Act passed in 1882, codifying the various acts and decisions relating to Bills of Exchange. It is practically the only codification in the law of Great Britain.
Bimetallists.
The advocates of a monetary system which would place gold and silver on the same basis for coinage purposes, by making silver legal tender to any amount, and establishing a fixed ratio of value between the two metals.