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The battle of the bubbles. Shewing their several constitutions, alliances, policies, and wars; from their first suddain rise, to their late speedy decay. By a stander-by.
Stander-by.Date: 1720- Books
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An examination and explanation of the South-Sea Company's scheme, for taking in the publick debts. Shewing, That it is not encouraging to those who shall become Proprietors of the engrafted Stock, to join with the present Proprietors of the Company, at any advanced Price. And that it is against the Interest of those Proprietors, who shall remain with their Stock till they are paid off by the Government, that the Company should make annually greater Dividends than their Profits will warrant. With some National Considerations and useful Observations. The General Interest of a Nation ought to be the Care of particular Men; the main Bent of their Studies, and the chief Pursuit of their Inquiries. Preface to the Translation of Xenophon's Discourse, upon improving the Revenue of the State of Athens. By Walter Moyle, Esq.
Date: [1720]- Books
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A poem on His Majesty's passing the South-Sea bill. By Mr. Tolson.
Tolson, Francis, -1745 or 1746.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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An Act for making forth new Exchequer bills, not exceeding one million, at a certain interest; and for lending the same to the South-Sea Company at a higher interest, upon security of repaying the same and such high interest into the Exchequer for uses to which the fund for lessening the publick debts (called the sinking fund) is applicable; and for circulating and exchanging upon demand the said bills at or near the Exchequer.
Great Britain.Date: 1720]- Books
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Cato's letters. ...
Trenchard, John, 1662-1723.Date: MDCCXXIV. 1723- [1724]- Books
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Cato's letters: or, essays on liberty, civil and religious, and other important subjects. In four volumes. ...
Trenchard, John, 1662-1723.Date: 1748- Books
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A proposal for payment of the publick debts, for relief of the South-Sea Company, and for easing the nation of the land and malt taxes. ... By Sir Humphrey Mackworth.
Mackworth, Humphrey, Sir, 1657-1727.Date: [1720]- Books
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A computation of the value of South-Sea stock, on the foot of the scheme as it now subsists. Made from the facts as they are stated by the Directors of the South-Sea Company, in the Accounts and Papers by Them laid before the House of Commons: And Four other States of the same, on the Suppositions in the Titles of the said States respectively mentioned. And Also, Four other States marked A, B, C, D. The State A, shewing, That the Scheme might have been Executed, without carrying the Price of the Stock higher than 150 l. per Cent. The other Three States shew the Value of South-Sea Stock at the respective Periods of Time, and on the several Suppositions in the Titles of the said States mentioned, as the Execution of this Scheme was at first projected. With some remarks relating to these matters. By Archibald Hutcheson, of the Middle-Temple, London, Esq; and Member of Parliament for Hasting, in Sussex.
Hutcheson, Archibald, approximately 1659-1740.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXX. [1720] [i.e.1721]- Books
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Remarks on the occurrences of the years 1720 and 1721, Relating to the execution of the South-Sea Scheme.
Date: 1728- Books
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The Director.
Date: [1720-1721]- Books
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An essay for establishing a new Parliament money: with Some Thoughts for the Service of the South-Sea Company.
Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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A letter to the author of the calculations in the White-Hall Evening-Post, relating to South-Sea stock. Shewing The mistakes in the said calculations; and, These being Rectified, What the Present Value of South-Sea stock is. Together with An answer to the Unjust Insinuations against the Estimate of the Value of South-Sea Stock, lately Published, as if that Treatise were intended to prejudice the Unhappy Sufferers, who have dealt in South-Sea Stock, or to hurt the Publick Credit. By a Member of the House of Commons.
Hutcheson, Archibald, approximately 1659-1740.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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A letter to a Member of Parliament, occasion'd by the South-Sea Company's scheme for reducing the publick debts.
Date: [1720]- Books
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Three letters, relating to the South-Sea Company and the Bank. The first written in March 1719-20. The second in April 1720. The third in Septem. 1720. now first publish'd. By James Milner Esq;
Milner, James, -1721.Date: [1720]- Books
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A short view of the two schemes of the publick debts; and some queres [sic] relating to them.
Date: 1720?]- Books
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Some calculations relating to the proposals made by the South-Sea Company, and the Bank of England, to the House of Commons; shewing, the loss to the new subscribers, at the several Rates in the said Computations mentioned; and the Gain which will thereby accrue to the Proprietors of the Old South-Sea Stock. By a Member of the House of Commons.
Hutcheson, Archibald, approximately 1659-1740.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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Some considerations offer'd to Tories and dissenters, on account of their present circumstances. In a letter to a friend.
Date: 1720- Books
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An appeal to common sense: or, some considerations offer'd to restore publick credit. By Mr. Erasmus Philips
Philips, Erasmus, -1743.Date: 1720- Books
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A visit to the South-Sea Company and the Bank. In a letter to a friend, concerning the late proposals for the payment of the nation's debts. The second edition. To which is added, a second letter, occasion'd by what has past since, in relation to the South-Sea Company's bargain.
Milner, James, -1721.Date: [1720]- Books
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The south-Sea scheme examin'd: and the reasonableness thereof demonstrated. By a hearty well-wisher to publick credit.
Hearty Well-Wisher to Publick Credit.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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The south-Sea scheme examin'd: and the reasonableness thereof demonstrated. By a hearty well-wisher to publick credit.
Hearty Well-Wisher to Publick Credit.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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Some computations relating to the proposed transferring of eighteen millions of the fund of the South Sea Company, to the Bank, and East-India Company. Shewing How the same will come out on Two different Suppositions, to the Old Proprietors of Bank and India, and to the New Proprietors of the Ingrafted Stock. By Archibald Hutcheson, of the Middle-Temple, London, Esq; and Member of Parliament for Hasting, in Sussex.
Hutcheson, Archibald, approximately 1659-1740.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXX. [1720] [i.e. 1721]- Books
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A proposal for paying off the publick debts by the appropriated funds, without raising any taxes upon land, malt, or other thing for that purpose. And Also For enlarging the Capital Trading Stock of Great-Britain, in Order to Employ the Poor, Improve our Manufactures, Export greater Quantities of our Woollen and other Home Commodities, gain the Ballance of Trade, and consequently to Import greater Quantities of Bullion, and Enrich the Nation. Founded On the Nature and Excellency of the Constitution of the Government of Great-Britain. And Humbly Offered to the Consideration of the King's most Excellent Majesty, the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Honourable the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, in Parliament Assembled.
Mackworth, Humphrey, Sir, 1657-1727.Date: Printed in the Year 1720- Pictures
Wind as an analogy for speculative short-selling in the Dutch financial crisis of 1720-1721, and a warning to John Law about the indulgences of Shrove Tuesday. Etching, 1721.
Date: [1721]Reference: 816084iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Books
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An argument to shew the disadvantage that would accrue to the publick, From obliging the South-Sea Company To fix what Capital Stock They will give for the Annuities.
Date: 1720