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New & correct tables, for calculating the amount of the tolls on goods, carried on navigable canals and rivers, also for calculating the amount of freight on goods so carried; by George Allen, of the Navigation Office, Stone, Staffordshire.
Allen, George, active 18 century-19th century.Date: 1800- Books
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Tables of interest, from one pound to five hundred millions, for one day; ... To the above are added, tables which have been formed with a view to expedite the business of those who deal in goods that are sold by the hundred weight. By Thomas Hurry, ...
Hurry, Thomas.Date: 1786- Books
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A table of rates for garbling, 1679.
Date: [1679]- Books
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Observations on the table of assize. By a journeyman baker.
Journeyman Baker.Date: first printed in the year 1753, and now reprinted in the year 1765- Books
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The negociator's magazine: Or, The most authentick account yet published of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general; the customs of merchants relating thereto; and rules and examples to cast them up by; with the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations; and an history of the English gold and silver coins, for near 500 years past. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-India, Carolina, and New-England trades, and tables shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accompts. The sixth edition, with many alternations, and great additions. By Richard Hayes, teacher of merchants accompts; late of Princes-street near the Bank of England, now of Queen-street near Cheapside.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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The negociators's magazine: Or, The most authentick account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general; the customs of merchants relating thereto; and rules and examples to cast them up by; with the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations; and an history of the English gold and silver coins, for near 500 years past. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-India, Carolina, and New-England trades; and tables shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accompts. The seventh edition, with many alternations, and great additions. By Richard Hayes, teacher of merchants accompts; late Princes-street near the Bank of England, now of Queen-street near Cheapside.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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The negociator's magazine: Or, The most authentick account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the known world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general, customs of merchants relating thereto; and rules and examples to cast them up by; with the nature and use of simple and compound arbitrations; and an history of the English gold and silver coins, for near 500 years past. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-India Carolina, and New-England traders; and tables, shewing the intrinsick value of any foreign gold, or silver coin. All of great use of merchants and traders; and entirely necessary to those who would understand merchants accompts. The fifth edition, with many alternations, and great additions. By Richard Hayes, teacher of merchants accompts; late of Princes-street near the Bank of England, now of Queen-street near Cheapside.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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Tables of interest, from one pound to five hundred millions, for one day; at three, four, and five per cent: ... To which are added tables, which have been formed with a view to expedite the business of those who deal in goods that are sold by the Cwt.
Hurry, Thomas.Date: [1786?]- Books
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The exact dealer refined: being a useful companion for all traders. In three parts. Containing I. A Description of the Commodities Coins, Weights and Measures of Great Britain, and its neighbouring Countries. With Useful Directions about Entring and Taking up Goods at the Custom-House: Instructions about Bills of Exchange, and the Keeping of Books of Accompts. The way of Recovering Debts; likewise Exact Tables of Accompts ready cast up. II. Containing a plain Institution of Arithmetick in all its Parts; with an excellent and easie new way of multiplying Foot-Measure in Feet and Inches by Feet and Inches, without Reduction, and applied to the Measuring of Carpenters, Joyners, Painters, Plaisterers Glasiers, and Bricklayers Work, &c. And of Solid Timber, &c. Also the whole Art of Gauging, with several curious Tables. And very necessary Observations relating to the Measuring of Land III. Containing the Travellers Guide through all the Principal Roads in England. An Account of Fairs, Carriers Inns, and Days of going out. Also the Rates of Post-Letters. With other Matters not before made publick. The sixth edition, enlarged. By J.H. author of The secretary's guide.
Hill, John, active 1712.Date: [1706]- Books
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The exact dealer refined: being a useful companion for all traders. In three parts. Containing I. A Description of the Commodities, Coins, Weights and Measures of Great Britain, and its neighbouring Countries. With Useful Directions about Entring and Taking up Goods at the Custom house: Instructions about Bills of Exchange, and the Keeping of Books of Accompts. The way of Recovering Debts; likewise Exact Tables of Accompts ready cast up II. Containing a plain Institution of Arithmetick in all its Parts; with an excellent and easie new way of multiplying Foot-Measure in Feet and Inches, by Feet and Inches, without Reduction and applied to the Measuring of Carpenters Joyners, Painters, Plaisterers, Glasiers, and Bricklayers Work, &c. And of Solid Timber, &c Also the whole Art of Gauging, with several curious Tables. And very necessary Observations relating to the Measuring of Land. III. Containing the Travellers Guide through all the Principal Roads in England. An Account of Carriers Inns, and Days of going out. Also the Rates of Post-Letters. With other Matter not before made publick The fifth edition, enlarged. By J H. author of The secretary's guide.
Hill, John, active 1712.Date: [1702]- Books
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Whites corn-measure tables, shewing the difference in price, per quarter, of corn, &c when sold by the standard Winchester bushel, of eight gallons, and Those Bushels that hold respectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 Pints more than that Measure; Beginning at Ten Shillings and advancing (by Six-Pence per Quarter) to Seventy Shillings. By Thomas White, Master of the academy, Colchester.
White, Thomas, Master of the Academy, Colchester.Date: 1792- Archives and manuscripts
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Henry Wellcome Letter Book 7
Date: Aug 1903 - Jul 1904Reference: WF/E/01/01/07Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
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Tables for reducing the quantities by weight, in any mixture of pure spirit and water, to those by measure; ... By Mr. George Gilpin, ... Read before the Royal Society, June 19th, 1794.
Gilpin, George, -1810.Date: 1794?]- Books
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The graziers ready reckoner, Or, A useful guide for buying and selling cattle, being a complete set of tables, distinctly pointing out the weight of black-cattle, sheep, or swine, from three to one hundred and thirty stones, by measurement; together with directions, shewing the particular parts where the cattle are to be measured. By George Renton, Berwickshire farmer.
Renton, George.Date: MDCCXCVIII. [1798]- Books
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The negociator's magazine: or the most authentic account yet published, of the monies, weights, and measures, of the principal places of trade in the known world. Also an account of the European exchanges in general; the Laws and Customs of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, &c. with the Method of computing Exchanges; also the Nature and Use of Simple and Compound Arbitrations. To which are added, curious calculations of great use in the West-Indian and American trades, and Tables shewing the intrinsick Value of any foreign Gold or Silver Coin. All of great Use to Merchants and Traders; and entirely necessary to those, who would understand Merchants Accounts. By Richard Hayes. The tenth edition, revised, methodized, and improved with the addition of several new and useful tables, by Benjamin Webb, Writing Master and Accountant, and Master of the Grammar School belonging to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers in Bunhill-Row; Author of the Tables for buying and selling Stocks, and of the Complete Annuitant.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: 1770- Books
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The four first rules of arithmetic, with a useful Collection of Tables, of Weights and Measure.
Date: printed in the year M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The graziers ready reckoner, or, a useful guide for buying and selling cattle, being a complete set of tables, distinctly pointing out the Weight of Black-Cattle, Sheep, or Swine, from three to one hundred and thirty Stones, By Measurement; together with directions, shewing the particular Parts where the Cattle are to be measured. By George Renton, Berwickshire farmer.
Renton, George.Date: [1798]- Books
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The third edition of Harvey's corn tables, or, the Farmer's and Corn-Buyer's Assistant. Containing, I. Tables wherein the Value of any Quantity of corn, from a Bushel to twenty Comb, in what is termed Full, or Bare Measure, (at any Rate per Comb, from Three Shillings, increasing by Three-Halfpence per Comb, to Thirty Shillings) may be had in less than a Quarter of a Minute. II. Tables for Malt-Retailers, in which is shewn the Value of any Quantity of Malt, from a Comb to a Quarter of a Peck, and from Four Shillings the Comb to Thirty Shillings. III. Tables, wherein is shewn the Value of any Number of Yards or Pounds, (from One to One Hundred) from One Farthing per Yard or Pound, to three Shillings, increasing at One Farthing per Yard or Pound. By Richard Harvey, Late of Bungay.
Harvey, Richard, school-master.Date: [1774?]- Books
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The British negociator: or, Foreign exchanges made perfectly easy. Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange from, and the several coins equated of, Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Leghorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Ireland. Together with tables and rules for exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: and the exchanges of the principal foreign nations with one another. Also, arbitrations of exchanges, in a new and concise method applicable to business. Likewise, the weights and measures of foreign nations. To which are annexed, several mercantile tables, equally useful to foreign traders and factors, and to inland merchants and dealers. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general is prefixed, by way of introduction. By S. Thomas, merchant.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: [1759]- Books
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The ready calculator: or, trader's certain guide, in computing the price, or amount of any quantity of goods and merchandizes. Containing, I. A correct large table of the Value of any Quantity of Goods, from I Pound, Yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various Prices, increasing progressively from a Farthing to a Pound. II. -Simple Interest at 5 per Cent. for Days, Months, &c. III. -Commission or Brokerage. IV. -How to buy and sell by the Hund. Weight to Advantage. V. Rules to find the Changes of the Moon, &c. VI. -The Dominical Letters to the Year 1800. Vii. Value of Foreign Coins in Sterling Money. Viii. A Perpetual Diary, shewing the Day of the Week that begins any Month for ever. IX. -Value of the principal European Coins in American Currency. X. -Value of Gold and Silver in England. XI. -The Agreement which Weights and Measures have with each other, all over Europe. XII. -The Weights and Measures used in England. XIII. -English Money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XIV. Of Annuities on Lives. XV. Catalogue of useful memorandums in Business. The second edition, corrected. By S. Thomas, merchant. Author o f The British negociator, or, Foreign-Exchanges Made Easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: M.DCC.LXXL. [1771]- Books
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A modern universal table, the most copious and authentick that ever was published, of the present state of the real and imaginary monies of the world: divided into four parts, viz. Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Which are Sub-Divided into Sixty Parts or Lines, containing the Names of the most Capital Places, the Species whereof are specified, each Sub-Division in one Line, ascending from the Beginning to the End, teaching how the Monies are reckoned by the respective Nations; and Figures standing under the Denomination of each Foreign Piece, is the English intrinsick Value thereof, according to the best Assays made at the Mint of the Tower of London. Explanation. By Real Money, is understood an effective Specie, representing in itself, the Value denominated thereby, as, A Guinea, &c. (other Pieces, as A Pound Sterling, &c. - This Mark is prefixed to the Imaginary Money, which is generally made use of in keeping Accompts, signifying a fictitious Piece which is not in being, or which cannot be represented but by several - This Mark of Alligation and Dependance is the Sign of Equality, signifying is, make, or equal to. - This Mark is set under each Line, to lead the Eye to the intrinsick Value in Sterling of each Foreign Piece standing over it, and all Fractions therein contained are Parts of a Penny. The whole contrived and accurately calculated, by John Paraire, who disowns all such tables, which are not signed by himself as counterfeits, And is willing to clear any Doubt that may arise about the Monies of any Place, and to resolve any Questions either in Exchange or Arbitrations. Humbly Dedicated to the merchants of England.
Paraire, John.Date: 1756- Books
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Britannicus estimator: or, The trader's complete guide. In two parts. Part I. Contains, a correct, full, and useful table, shewing the value or price of any quantity of goods or merchandizes, from one pound, yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various prices, increasing progressively from a farthing to a pound sterling.-With a practical table of all the cases in the rule of practice prefixed to it, in order to prove the same. Part II. Consists of sundry mercantile tables, viz. I. A table of the value of Portugal pieces in English money. II.-How to buy and sell by the [hand]. Weight to advantage. III.-Simple interest at 3 per cent. for days, months, &c. IV.-Commission or brokage. V.-The number of days from any day in one month to the same day in any other month. VI.-Of annuities for lives. VII.-The dominical letters ot the year 1800. VIII. A perpetual diary, shewing the day of the week corresponding to the day of the month in any year: and the day of the week that begins any month for ever. IX. Table of the gold and silver coins assayed in the Mint, and rated as [billion]. X.-Value of gold and silver. XII.-The agreement which the court measures, and other weights and measures have with each other, in all the principal places in Europe. XIII.-The weights and measures used in England. XIV.-English money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XV. Tide table for all the sea[ports] in Great-Britain and the channel, &c. &c. By Thomas, merchant. Author of the British negociator, or Foreign exchange made easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764]- Books
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An act for the better packing of butter, and redress of abuses therein : Die Martis, xii. Martii, 1649. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.
England and WalesDate: 1649 [i.e. 1650]- Books
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The Ready calculator: or, tradesman's sure guide, in computing the price or amount of any quantity of goods or merchandizes. Containing, I. A correct large table of the value of any quantity of goods, from 1 Pound, Yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various Prices, increasing progressively from a Farthing to a Pound. II. Simple Interest at 5 per Cent. for Days, Months, &c. III. Large Table of Commission, or Brokerage. IV. How to buy and sell by the Hundred Weight to Advantage. V. Rules to find the Changes of the Moon, &c. VI. The Dominical Letters to the Year 1800. VII. Value of Foreign Coins in Sterling Money. VIII. A Perpetual Diary, shewing the Day of the Week that begins any Month for ever. IX. Value of the principal European Coins in American Currency. X. Value of Gold and Silver in England. XI. The Agreement which Weights and Measures have with each other, all over Europe. XII. The Weights and measures used in England. XIII. English Money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XIV. Of Annuities on ... XV. A catalogue of useful memorandums in business. The third edition, corrected. By S. Thomas, Merchant. Author of the British Negociator, or Foreign Exchanges made Easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: [1777]- Books
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The British negotiator: or, foreign exchanges made perfectly easy. Containing tables for all the various courses of exchange, with the Equations of the several Coins of Holland, Hamburgh, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Venice, Leghorn, Genoa, Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Ireland, &c. &c. with those of England. Tables and rules for Exchanges, from Asia, Africa, and America, or the West-Indies: And the Exchanges of the Principal Foreign Nations with each other. Arbitrations of exchanges, in a new and concise Method applicable to Business. The weights and measures of foreign nations. Several mercantile tables, equally useful to Foreign Traders and Factors, and to Inland Merchants and Dealers; among which is inserted an entirely new Table for the Flax Trade. And an essay on the nature and business of exchanging in general, is prefixed by Way of Introduction. The fifth edition, corrected and much enlarged. By S. Thomas, merchant.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: M,DCC,XCI. [1791]