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Business and other Letters of William Grafton
Date: c.1910-1930Reference: PP/WGR/B/2Part of: Grafton, William- Books
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English inquisition: or, Money rais'd by the New Secret Extent Law, Without Act of Parliament. Wherein It is prov'd that an Arbitrary Power tolerated in these Realms, gives up to be sacrific'd at Pleasure, every Man's Right and Property; in Defence of which near a Hundred Millions of English Money, with a Sea of Christian Blood, have been expended since the Revolution. In the Treatise is enter'd An Account of Seven Persecutions rais'd by the Whigs put into Posts of Profit, against one Subject that has done a piece of Service for this Government, which Five Hundred Thousand Pounds might not have purchased. I. Persecuted with Calumnies, by false Wits, even to the sacrificing his Reputation. II. Persecuted with Imprisonment for writing in Defence of King William III. III. Persecuted by being obliged to pay wrongfully Ten times the Taxes charg'd upon Dr. Welton. IV. Persecuted with the Dammage of 2100 l. to discharge one of His Majesty's Debtors. V. Persecuted for giving up 1000 l. to keep the Romish Host out of the Establish'd Church. VI. Persecuted with the Loss of an Undertaking worth 1000 l. per An. for raising the Revenues of the Crown. 30000 l a Year. VII. Persecuted for losing 1000 l. in striving to obtain the Two present good Parliaments in Great Britain and Ireland.
Povey, Charles, 1652?-1743.Date: printed in the year, 1718- Books
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An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money out of the sinking fund, and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament.
Great Britain.Date: 1777- Books
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An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money out of the sinking fund; and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this sessio of Parliament.
Great Britain.Date: 1779]- Books
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An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money out of the sinking fund; and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament.
Great Britain.Date: 1780]- Books
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The several assemblies of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, having refered to the Congress a resolution of the House of Commons of Great-Britain ... the Congress took the said resolution into consideration, and are thereupon of opinion. That the colonies of America are entitled to the sole and exclusive privilege of giving and granting their own money ...
United States. Continental Congress.Date: 1775]- Books
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A survey of trade. In four parts. ... Together with considerations on our money and bullion. ... The second edition. By William Wood, Esq;
Wood, William, 1679-1765.Date: 1722- Books
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Panarithmologia: or, the trader's sure guide. Containing exact and useful tables, ready Cast up, Adapted to the Use of Merchants, Mercers, Bankers, Drapers, Goldsmiths, Grocers, Brewers, Weavers, And Haberdeshers. And Those who Deal by Wholesale, or Retail. Also, for Carpenters, Bricklayers, Joyners, Glaziers, Plaisterers, Plummers, Painters, &c. &c. &c. And All other Mechanicks. As, Likewise For all Purchasers of Houses or Lands: Shewing the Interest of Money, at 3, 3 and ?, 4, and 5 Pounds per Cent. - From One Shilling to 1000 Pounds:-And from One Day to One Year. To which is added, a table of commission, or brokage, for ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? and 1 per Cent. With Tables Directing how to Buy and Sell by the Hundred: And to Cast up Expences by the Day, Week, Month, and Year. With a Calculation of Portugal Coin. Fourteenth edition. By William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.Date: [1765]- Books
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Panarithmologia: or, the trader's sure guide. Containing exact and useful tables, ready Cast up, Adapted to the Use of Merchants, Mercers, Bankers, Drapers, Goldsmiths, Grocers, Brewers, Weavers, and Haberdashers. And Those who Deal by Wholesale, or Retail. Also for Carpenters, Bricklayers, Joyners, Glaziers, Plaisterers, Plummers, Corn-Dealers, Painters, &c. &c. And All other Mechanicks: As, Likewise For all Purchasers of Houses or Lands: Shewing the Interest of Money, at 3, 3 and 1/2, 4, and 5 Pounds per Cent. - From One Shilling to 1000 Pounds: And from One Day to One Year. To which is Added, A Table of Commission, or Brokage, for 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 6/8, 3/4, 7/8 and 1 per Cent. With Tables Directing how to Buy and Sell by the Hundred: And to Cast up Expences by the Day, Week, Month, and Year. With a Calculation of Portugal Coin. Fifteenth edition. By William Leybourn.
Leybourn, William, 1626-1716.Date: [1769]- Books
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L. Davis's catalogue of a very large and valuable collection of books. In the Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and English Languages: including, particularly, the library of the late reverend William Ludlam, B. D. Formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge; the Theological part of the late reverend Dr. Henry Stebbing's Library; and the medical collection of a late very Eminent Physician; F. R. S. The Books are in very good Condition, many on Royal Paper, in elegant Bindings; and are now on Sale, for Ready Money, at the Prices printed in the Catalogue. By Lockyer Davis, Near Gray's Inn, Holborn; Bookseller to the Royal Society. MDCCXC. Catalogues, Price Sixpence, which will be allowed in the Purchase, may be had at the Place of Sale. Where the full Value is given for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Davis, Lockyer, 1719-1791.Date: 1790]- Pictures
William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.
Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1828.Date: 8 March 1827Reference: 5013i- Books
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A catalogue of thirty thousand volumes, (with the Prices printed) of Several libraries Just purchas'd; Particularly the Library of William Kynaston, Esq; Late one of the Masters in Chancery; The ingenious Mr. Josiah Martin, Praeceptor of the Modern Languages, Mathematicks, &c. to great Numbers of the Nobility; As also, the Libraries of W. Glanvil, Esq; the Revd. Mr. Jackson, And several others. Amongst which are a Collection of fine Prints and Drawings by the most eminent Masters; the Greek and Roman Classicks; Antiquities, Histories, Voyages, &c. A large Collection of French, Italian and Spanish; several Hundred Volumes of Manuscripts, and almost a complete Collection of Law Books. Which will begin to be sold, At T. Osborne's, in Gray's-Inn, (for ready Money only) On Tuesday the 9th of May, 1749, and on Account of the Largeness of the Sale, will be continued selling on every Day till the first of August. Gentlemen may be supplied with this Catalogue by Mr. Rollin at Paris, Mr. Vanderhoeck at the Hogue, Wetstein and Co. and Mortier at Amsterdam; and by all the Booksellers in every noted Town in England, Scotland and Ireland; by whom Commissions are taken in, and at the Place of Sale, where may be had Money for any Library or Parcel of Books. There are about two Thousand Sermons preached by the most eminent Divines, to be sold at 2s per Dozen; and likewise, some curious Manuscript Sermons warranted Originals.
Osborne, Thomas, -1767.Date: 1749]- Books
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Dyde's catalogue for 1799. Being a small collection of choice new and second-hand books, comprising about three thousand volumes, in the various branches of literature, Including the productions of Shakespeare, Milton, Pope, Young, Addison, Blair, &c. &c. With many rare and curious articles; among which are, B[ask]erville's Imperial Bible A[tk]yns' Glocestershire, L.P. Russia Blair's Chronology, Russia Kippis' Biographia Brittanica, 5 vols. Boydell's Shakespeare, plates Field's Bible Dicey's Hist. of the isle of Guernsey M[awke]sworth's Telemachus, Russia Green's Hist. of Worcester, 2 vols. Darell's Hist. of Dover Castle Palmer's Hist. of printing Warrington's Hist. of Wales Erasmus' Praise of folly Dodsley's Old plays, 10 vols. Goldsmith's Animated nature, first edit. Lavater's physiognomy, by Holcrost which are now selling, for ready money at the low prices affixed to each, By W. Dyde, printer, bookseller & stationer, High-Street, Tewkesbury. Libraries and parcels of books purchesed, or books exchanged on liberal terms. Catalogues to be had of most booksellers. To prevent mistakes, ladies and gentlemen are requested to send the number, first word of the title, and price of the books they want.
Dyde, William.Date: 1799]- Books
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Midsummer to Christmas, 1796. A catalogue of an extensive and valuable collection of books, ... marked very cheap for ready money, by William Otridge & Son, ...
William Otridge and Son.Date: 1796]- Books
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The cottage cook; or, Mrs. Jones's cheap dishes. Shewing the way to do much good with little money.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1792?]- Books
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A supplement to the Barbarian cruelty; or, an authentic narrative of the sufferings of the British captives, belonging to the Inspector Privateer, During Their Slavery under Muley Abdallah, Emperor of Fez and Morocco, from January 1745-6, to their happy Deliverance, which was compleated the 8th of December 1750, by his Excellency William Latton, Esq; Containing An additional Account of several very surprising and unaccountable Transactions which occurred to the four young Men, viz. Edward Fitzgerald, George Beale, Emanuel Rochester, and Thomas Stanton; Part of the above-mentioned Captives, who were stopped by the Emperor, in order to be made a Present of to his Majesty King George the II. without the Payment of Head-Money, from the Time they were separated from their Companions, for the Purpose aforesaid, to the Time of their happy Releasement from Slavery on the 11th of April, 1751.
Date: 1751- Books
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An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money out of the sinking fund; and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three; and for further appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and for paying to John Harrison a further reward for his invention of a time-keeper for ascertaining the longitude at sea, and his discovery of the principles upon which the same was constructed.
Great Britain.Date: 1773- Books
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An Act for appointing and enabling commissioners to examine, take, and state the publick accounts of the kingdom; and to report what balances are in the hands of accountants, which may be applied to the publick service; and what defects there are in the present mode of receiving, collecting, issuing, and accounting for publick money; and in what more expeditious and effectual, and less expensive manner, the said services can in future be regulated and carried on for the benefit of the publick.
Great Britain.Date: 1780]- Books
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Nature display'd, a new work, being a miscellany. The Work treats on various Subjects particularly interesting to the Legislature, and People of Property, viz. An Address to the Right Hon. William Pitt, Esq; showing how he may raise Money on Luxury, without oppressing the Public. On the Rise of Provisions, and from what it proceeds. On Emigration, and how to prevent it. On inclosing Commons and waste Lands. On a Dog-Tax, and what it would bring into the Funds. On a good Method to manage Horses in Stables without Litter, as practised in America. On the Author's Travels through America, with Remarks on Gen. Washington, Trade, &c. &c. On a Scheme to dispose of Felons, without Death or Transportation. To which is added, thirteen lectures on natural philosophy, together with poetry, &c. &c. By Charles Varlo, Esq. Author of the Yorkshire Farmer-Political Schemes-Essence of Agriculture-And New System of Husbandry.
Varlo, Charles, approximately 1725-approximately 1795.Date: [1794]- Books
A description of the Deverel barrow, opened A.D. 1825. Also, a minute account of the Kimmeridge coal money ... / By William Augustus Miles, esq. With introductory epistle by Sir R. Colt Hoare.
Miles, William Augustus, 1753?-1817.Date: 1826- Books
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An Act more effectually to enable the president and governors of the hospital or infirmary at Bath, established by an Act, passed in the twelfth year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for establishing and well-governing an hospital o infirmary in the city of Bath, to take or acquire, and hold, any lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or any interest in lands, tenements, or hereditaments, and any money or personal property, to be laid out in lands, tenements, or hereditaments, pursuant to any will, or otherwise, to the amount limited in the said Act.
Great Britain.Date: 1779]- Archives and manuscripts
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Date: c. 1932Reference: PP/WGR/A/15Part of: Grafton, William- Books
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The muses cabinet, or, delights for the ladies. A miscellany of entertaining poems, and useful and instructive Recreations for both Sexes, in two parts. Part I. Contains, Eaton Hall, an Odé. Ode to Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart. A Poem to P. Egerton, Esq. Whitchurch, a Lyric Pastoral. Elegy on the death of the Marquis of Granby. -on Mr. Samuel Hapley. Verses to Brass Crosby, Esq. &c. The Jealous Husband. The World. Richard's Courtship, &c. An Epigram. Advice to the Author. Strephon to Sylvia. On the Entity and Goodness of God. Extemporaneous Lines, &c. -on the Hon. William Beckford, Esq. On one whose Nick name was Stiffy, &c. Verses to T. Sadler, &c. On Money. The Smoaking Bacchanal. The Usurer. New Enigmas, Rebusses, Paradoxes, Queries, &c. Part II. Contains, Three useful as well as delightful Recreations in Practical Mathematics, &c. By Thomas Sadler, Teacher of the Mathematics in Whitchurch Shropshire. Author of several Poetical Tracts and also of a great number of Mathematical and Poetical pieces, inserted in the Magazines, Palladium, Diaries, and other Periodical publications, and has now in the Press a complete System of Arithmetic, to be published by Subscription, at the easy price of Three Shillings only.
Date: [1771]- Books
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To be sold by auction, At the Royal Exchange Coffee-House, Sweeting's-Alley, Cornhill, On Thursday, March 15. 1770. Immediately after the Sale of jewels, &c. The Genuine and Curious Collection of Gold, Silver, and Copper, British and Saxon coins and medals of Mr. Jasper Bull, deceased, Late Secretary to the New-River Company; By Order of the Executor of Mr. William Bull. To be viewed at the said Coffee-House on Tuesday and Wednesday the 13th and 14th, from Ten O'Clock till Two, and on Thursday the Day of Sale, from Ten till One. Catalogues to be had at the Bank Coffee-House in Threadneedle Street; Old Slaughter's in St. Martin's-Lane; Goldsmith's in Gutter-Lane; and at the Place of Sale. Conditions of sale. Twenty - Cent. to be paid at the Time of Sale, and the Remainder within Eight Days; and if any Lots remain uncleared after the Time limited, the Deposit Money to be forfeited, and the Goods resold; and if any Loss arises by the Re-Selling, the Loss to be made good by the first Purchaser, together with the Charges of Re-Selling the same. If any Dispute arises, the Lot in Dispute shall be put up again, or decided by the Company The Goods to be taken from the broker's, at No. 7, Coleman-Street-Buildings, any Day from Nine in the Morning till Twelve. Lot 1 30 Coins, Roman, Saxon, British, &c. 2 250 ditto Roman, Saxon, &c. 3 250 ditto 4 250 ditto 5 13 Coins of James II. Irish Money, and 43 other Coins 6 13 ditto, and 43 other Coins 7 171 antient Saxon Coins, &c. 8 A fine Copper Medal of King Stanislaus, Queen Mary II. and 4 ditto of Popes 9 Ditto of King Charles I. and 4 ditto of Popes 10 A Queen Ann's Farthing in high Preservation 11 12 Silver and 12 Copper Roman and Saxon Coins, &c. 12 15 Silver English Coins, viz. Henry VII. & VIII. Edward VI. Philip and Mary, Mary I. Elizabeth, James I. Charles I. Oliver Cromwell, Charles II. James II. William and Mary, William III. Anne, George I. & II. 13 44 Silver English and Foreign Coins, some in high Preservation of Edward, Elizabeth, Cromwell, &c. 14 42 ditto 15 40 ditto 16 8 Silver Coins from Cromwell to George II. 17 A fine Silver Medal of Queen Anne, and 7 others 18 Ditto 19 Ditto 20 A remarkable fine large Silver Medal of George I. 21 A Coin of Oliver Cromwell, remarkably preserved, of the Year 1658 22 1 Gold Coin of Queen Elizabeth, and 9 others ditto 23 1 ditto Oliver Cromwell, and 9 ditto 24 2 ditto Charles II. and George II. 25 3 ditto, Queen Anne, William and Mary, and George I. 26 2 ditto, Charles II. and William and Mary 27 2 ditto, James II and William III. 28 2 ditto, Queen Anne and George II. 29 2 ditto Medals of Princess Elizabeth and Queen Anne 30 1 ditto, Charles II. and his Queen Catherine 31 A fine Queen Anne's Farthing in Gold, in high Preservation 32 A very fine Bust of one of King Charles I's Generals 33 A miniature of a young Bacchanalian, sundry Flies, &c. 34 A Cabinet for Medals 35 Ditto John Saulnier, Sworn-Broker, Who Buys and Sells (by Commission) jewels, plate, &c. By private, as well as public Contract.
Saulnier, John.Date: 1770]- Books
The red market : on the trail of the world's organ brokers, bone thieves, blood farmers, and child traffickers / Scott Carney.
Carney, Scott M., 1969-Date: [2011], ©2011