Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
ref history » reef history, brief history, bief history
5 public » 2 public, 3 public, 4 public
23 green » 3 green, 13 green
13 great » 13 green
2f 1688 » 2 1688, 22 1688, 24 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%5 public %((((23 green) OR (13 great))) OR (3 great)) britain %ref history %2f 1688-1815%22.
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%5 public %((((23 green) or (13 great))) or (3 great)) britain %ref history %2f 1688-1815%22*.