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The anatomy of Exchange-Alley: or, a system of stock-jobbing. Proving that scandalous trade, as it is now carry'd on, to be knavish in its private practice, and treason in its publick: Being a clear Detection I. Of the Private Cheats used to Deceive one another. II. Of their Arts to draw Innocent Families into their Snares, understood by their New Term of Art (viz.) (being let into the Secret.) III. Of their Raising and Spreading False News to Ground the Rise or Fall of Stocks upon. IV. Of their Joyning-With Traytors in Raising and Propagating Treasonable Rumours to Terrify and Discourage the People with Apprehensions of the Enemies to the Government. V. Of their Improving those Rumours, to make a Run upon the Bank, and Ruin publick Credit. VI. Of the dangerous Consequences of their Practises to the Government, and the Necessity there is to Regulate or Suppress them: To which is added, Some Characters of the most Eminent Persons concern'd now, and for some Years past, in Carrying on this Pernicious Trade. By a jobber.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1719]- Books
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Every man his own broker; or, a guide to the Stock-Exchange. In which the several classes of the public funds, commonly called the Stocks, are distinctly explained; and the Mode of Transterring, or of Buying and Selling them. is rendered intelligible for Persons desirous to transact their own Business. The Mystery and Iniquity of Stock-Jobbing is laid Open-The present State of the National Dest, both Principal and Interest is accurately drawn up-and a great variety of new and useful Directions are given, with Tables. respecting India Stock-Banking-Adventuring in State-Lotteries-Preventing Losses by the destruction of Bank Notes, &c. by Fire-Legal Advice and Caution to the finders of Notes, Bills, or other Paper-Securities for Many-Rules for forming a true judgement when the Stocks will rise or fall in their Prices-Caution against false Intelligence-A new Table of Equation, &c. With, an appendix, containing exact Lists of the Holidays-Payment of Dividends-Expences of transacting Business in the Funds-Miscellaneous Information; and Directions to Strangers to find their way readily to the different Offices at the Bank, South-Sea, and India Houses. Quid faciunt leges, ubi sola pecunia regnat. The twelfth edition, considerably improved. By Thomas Mortimer, Author of many approved Commercial and Historical Works.
Mortimer, Thomas, 1730-1810.Date: 1798- Books
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The anatomy of Exchange-Alley: or, a system of stock-jobbing. Proving that scandalous trade, as it is now carry'd on, to be knavish in its private practice, and treason in its publick: Being a clear Detection I. Of the Private Cheats used to Deceive one another. II. Of their Arts to draw Innocent Families into their Snares, understood by their New Term of Art (viz.) (being let into the Secret.) III. Of their Raising and Spreading False News to Ground the Rise or Fall of Stocks upon. IV. Of their Joyning with Traytors in Raising and Propagating Treasonable Rumours to Terrify and Discourage the People with Apprehensions of the Enemies to the Government. V. Of their Improving those Rumours, to make a Run upon the Bank, and Ruin publick Credit. VI. Of the dangerous Consequences of their Practices to the Government, and the Necessity there is to Regulate or Suppress them: To which is added, Some Characters of the most Eminent Persons concern'd now, and for some Years past, in Carrying on this Pernicious Trade. By a jobber.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1719]- Books
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A collection of all the political letters in The London journal, to December 17, inclusive, 1720.
Trenchard, John, 1662-1723.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]- Books
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News from Athens: Or A defence of the mony improving offices, for the benefit of the subscribers, in cards, fans, muffs, or the Queens pictures, letters, or numbers, the golden office or Society of the Seven Liberal Sciences. With some remarks on a new erected office, entitl'd sale offices made to restore-[.]
Date: 1712