Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
ref history » reef history, brief history, bief history
22 public » 2 public, 12 public, 3 public
2c public » 2 public, 21 public, c public
23 great » 13 great, 23 green, 23 get
2f 1688 » 28 1688
24 1688 » 4 1688, 28 1688, 1624 1688
2 1688 » _ 1688, 4 1688, 5 1688

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22finance%((2c public) OR (22 public)) %((23 great) OR (3 great)) britain %ref history %((((2f 1688) OR (((24 1688) OR (2 1688))))) OR (22 1688))-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%((2c public) or (22 public)) %((23 great) or (3 great)) britain %ref history %((((2f 1688) or (((24 1688) OR (2 1688))))) or (22 1688))-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%((2c public) or (22 public)) %((23 great) or (3 great)) britain %ref history %((((2f 1688) or (((24 1688) OR (2 1688))))) or (22 1688))-1815%22*.