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The destroying angel : sex, fitness & food in the legacy of degeneracy theory, Graham crackers, Kellogg's corn flakes & American health history / John Money.
Money, John, Ph. D.Date: [1985], ©1985- Books
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Sports and pastime: or, Hocus-Pocus improv'd. Shewing, 1. To turn water into wine. 2. To convey a card out of a nut-shell. 3. To catch birds. 4. To take Eels. 5. To make sport with an Egg 6. To fetch a Shilling out of a Handkerchief. 7. To wring Beer out of the Handle of a Knife. 8. Tricks with Tobacco-Pipes. 9. To win at Racing. 10. To know Cross or Pile by the Sound of Money. 11. To wrap one's Knuckles. 12. To make you laugh till the Tears stand in your Eyes. 13. To fox Fish. 14. A Philosoph-Experiment: 15. To cure the Tooth-Ach. 16. To bring 2 Pieces together 17. To win a Wager by feeling, 18. To take Conies. 19. To catch Wild-Ducks. 20. Sport with a Maid. 21. To make Liquor boil out of a Pot. 22. To prevent frothing Pots. 23. To Hatch-Chickens without a Hen. 24. Make it freeze by the Fire. 25. To take a String off a Pipe 26. To make good Sport. 27. To strike Chalks through a Table. 28. To convey Money away. 29. To play the wag with a Servant-Maid. 30. To make Sport with Bells. 31. Meat to seem Magotty. 32. To write invisible. 33. To cut the Blowing-Book. 34. To Engrave 35. The Egg-Box. 36. The Melting-Box. 37. The Globe-Box. 38. To cut Cloth, and make it whole again. 39. To make a Knife leap out of a Pot. 40. To take Buttons off a string 41. To cut Glass. 42. The Mosaick Rod. 43. To draw an Egg through a Ring. 44. To put Pease in your Eye. 45. Harts-Horn to make grow. 46. To write in a Dark-Night. 47. To walk on a hot Iron. 48. To eat Fire. 49. A Room to seem on fire. 50. To have a Sallad grow while the Meat roasts. 51. An Egg to fly in the air. 52. A sheet of paper call'd trouble-wit. With divers other legerdemain curiosities.
Date: [1705?]- Books
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A letter to the Lord C-----t, in answer to some arguments lately advanced in favour of Mr. Wood's copper money. By a member of the Irish Parliament.
Member of the Irish Parliament.Date: 1724- Books
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A scheme of the money-matters of Ireland. In which the consequences of raising or lowering the coin, are impartially consider'd.
Browne, John, Sir.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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A new method for valuing of annuities upon lives. Shewing at sight as follows: I. How many years, months, &c. purchase an annuity upon life, for any Age, from 30 to 73 Years, is worth, when Money yields 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 per Cent. Interest. II. How much a Year to l. is worth upon Life for any of the abovesaid Ages, &c. III. How many Years an Annuitant must live to receive the Value of the Money sunk. IV. The Value of the Buyers and Sellers Chances. V. The present Value of any Annuity upon Life, from 1000 l. a Year, to one Pound a Year, for any Age from 30 to 73 Years, when Money is worth 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 per Cent. VI. How many Years, Months, &c. Purchase, Leaseholds are worth for any certain Number of Years under 100, at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 per Cent. per Ann. Vii. The Annuity that 100 l is worth, if laid out upon Leaseholds; very useful for valuing of Buildings and Fines. Viii. The Increase of 100 l. at 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 per Cent. per Ann. IX The Decrease of 100 l. at 4, 5, 6 and 7 per Cent. per Annum; very useful for valuing of Fines, payable at certain Terms of Years in Lease. X. The amount of 100l. a year, if the payment is forborn for any Number of Years, under 31, at 5 and 6 per Cent. very useful in settling of Accounts between Executors and Orphans. Together with many useful examples and Instructions for valuing of single Lives, two or more Lives; Lives taken in with other Lives; Reversion of Lives; Annuities in Expectation, an Instance in the Mercers Company; Estates for any certain Term of Years, as Freeholds, Leaseholds and Reversions, without any Decimals, &c. The whole being made easy to a common Capacity. By Richard Hayes, Teacher of Merchants Accounts, in that Part of Cannon Street, called Eastcheap. He also teaches such Persons as are of a proper Age or Capacity to be made fit for Business, Writing and Arithmetick.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: 1727- Books
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A new discourse of trade: wherein are recommended several weighty points, relating to Companies of Merchants; The Act of Navigation, Naturalization of Strangers, and our Woollen Manufactures. The Balance of Trade, And Nature of Plantations; with their Consequences, in relation to the Kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the Employment and Maintenance of the Poor are proposed. The Reduction of Interest of Money to 4 l. per Cent. is recommended. And some Proposals for erecting a Court of Merchants for determining Controversies relating to Maritime Affairs, and for a Law for transferring of Bills of Debts are humbly offered. To which is added, A Short, but most excellent Treatise of Interest. By Sir Josiah Child, Baronet.
Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699.Date: [1745?]- Books
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A new discourse of trade: wherein are recommended several weighty points, relating to Companies of Merchants; The Act of Navigation, Naturalization of Strangers, and our Woollen Manufactures. The Balance of Trade, And Nature of Plantations; with their Consequences, in relation to the Kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the Employment and Maintenance of the Poor are proposed. The Reduction of Interest of Money to 4. l. per Cent. is recommended. And some Proposals for erecting a Court of Merchants, for determining Controversies relating to Maritime Affairs, and for a Law for transferring of Bills of Debts, are humbly offer'd. To which is added, A short, but most excellent: Treatise of Interest. By Sir Josiah Child, baronet.
Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699.Date: [1745?]- Books
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Two-penny-worth of wit for a penny. Or, The bad husband turn'd thrifty : this man that wrought his own decay, and spent his money night and day; is turn'd to saving I do swear, there's few that with him can compare: and lves so civil in his ways, that all his neighbours give him praise, and does repent his wicked crime, and desires good fellows to turn in time; there's many a man runs himself clear out, when ale's in his head, then wit is out. To the tune of, Packingtons pound.
Date: [1685?]- Books
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The negociator's magazine: or, the exchanges anatomiz'd. In two parts. Part I. Of the Foreign Banks and Agio's; the different Species and Denominations of their Money; the Usances and Times of their Marts or Fairs; and the Current Prices of the Exchanges for the principal Places of Traffick in Europe; together with great Variety of Examples in reducing of Exchanges. Part II. Concise and plain Instructions relating to Bills of Exchange, shewing, what Exchange is; divers ways of Negociating; several Forms of Bills; what Method to take in Cases of Protests, Countermands, Letters of Credit, Securities, and Assignments in the most difficult and common Occurrences of Trade. With a large table to the whole. By Richard Hayes, Accomptant and Writing-Master.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: 1719- Books
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Interest at one view, calculated to a farthing: At 2 1/2, 3,3 1/2, 4,5,6,7, and 8 per cent. For 1000 Đ. to 1 Đ. for 1 day to 96 days; and for 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, and 12 months. With rules and examples to cast up interest at any rate, by the said tables. With a curious table, whereby standard gold and silver, in bars, is compared with the courses of exchange between Amsterdam and London. Also tables for reducing the most common gold coins to pounds, and the contarary: being very useful in receiving and paying monies. The eighth edition, with additions. Carefully calculated and examined from the press, by Richard Hayes. To which is added, a concise table, whereby to cast up salaries and wages speedily, and others of great use in receiving and paying of money.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: MDCCLI. [1751]- Books
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A new discourse of trade: wherein are recommended several weighty points, relating to Companies of Merchants; The Act of Navigation, Naturalization of Strangers, and our Woollen Manufactures. The Balance of Trade, And Nature of Plantations; with their Consequences, in relation to the Kingdom, are seriously discussed. Methods for the Employment and Maintenance of the Poor are proposed. The Reduction of Interest of Money to 4 l. per cent. is recommended. And some Proposals for erecting a Court of Merchants, for determining Controversies relating to Maritime Affairs, and for a Law for Transferring of Bills of Debts, are humbly offer'd. To which is added, A short, but most excellent Treatise of Interest. By Sir Josiah Child, Baronet.
Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699.Date: [1745?]- Books
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A supplement to The complete English tradesman, Containing I. A warning against tradesmens borrowing money upon interest. II. A caution against that destructive practice of drawing and remitting, as also discounting promissory bills, meerly for a supply of cash. III. Direction for the trademan's accounts, with brief, but plain examples and specimens for book-keeping. IV. Of keeping a duplicate or pocket ledger in case of fire.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M,DCC,XXVII. [1727]- Pictures
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A pack-horse carrying bribes is sent by Robert Walpole from Westminster to Edinburgh. Etching by Charles Mosley, 1740.
Mosley, Charles, approximately 1720-approximately 1770.Date: September 13 1740Reference: 576280i- Books
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A scheme of the money-matters of Ireland. In which the consequences of raising or lowering the coin, are impartially consider'd.
Browne, John, Sir.Date: 1729- Books
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Histories, fables, allegories, and characters, selected from the Spectator and Guardian; peculiarly adapted to form young minds to a love of virtue, and an Abhorrence of Vice; viz. Inkle and Yarico. Laetitia and Daphne. Socrates and Physiognomist. Eudoxus and Leontine. Constantia and Theodosius. An Atheistical Author sick. Herod and Mariamne. Eginhart and Imma. Renegado and Castilian. Dervise and K. of Tartary. The Drop of Water, a Fable. Two Westminster Scholars. The reduced Citizen. Madam de Villacerfe. Basilius and Alexandrinus. Amazon Commonwealth. Gypsy an Ambassador. Chremylus and Plutus. Biton and Clitobus. Rhynsault's just Punishment. Sultan Mahmoud and Visier. Amb. of Bantam's Letter. Persian Glass-Man, a Fable. Fadlallah and Zemroude. Insidel Sultan and Doctor. On Providence, a Tradition. Pleasure and Pain, a Fable. Menippus and Jupiter. Persian Sultan's Justice. Timoleon and Providence. Androcles & Numidian Lion. Fr. Nobleman and Children. Santon Barsissa and Devil. R. T.'s Angel and her Maid. Helim the great Physician. The Knight made virtuous. Eugenius, or the charitable Man. Lycurgus, or the Father of his Family. Timogenes, or false Honour. Syncopius, the passionate, To which are added Remarks upon each Story, &c. by Way of Application, and a Dedication to Parents, &c. on the Importance of an early, virtuous Education.
Date: [1753]- Books
The six voyages of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne : through Turky, into Persia and the East-Indies, for the space of forty years. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, viz. of the religion, government, customs, and commerce of every country; and the figures, weight, and value of the money currant all over Asia. To which is added, a new description of the seraglio / Made English by J. P. Added likewise, a voyage into the Indies, &c. By an English traveller, never before printed: Publish'd by Dr Daniel Cox.
Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste, 1605-1689.Date: 1677-78- Books
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The benefits which arise to a trading people from navigable rivers. To which are added, some considerations on the origin of loughs and bogs; and a scheme, for the establishment of a company, to make the river Shannon navigable, humbly offered to the publick. By John Browne, Esq; author of the seasonable remarks, of the essay upon trade, of the scheme of the money-matters of Ireland, and of several other pamphlets, upon the affairs of this country.
Browne, John, Sir.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
The truth about the drug companies : how they deceive us and what to do about it / Marcia Angell.
Angell, Marcia.Date: [2004], ©2004- Books
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A new introduction to trade and business; very useful for young gentlemen and young ladies. Wherein is contained great variety of receipts for money, &c. Promissory Notes, Bills Of Exchange, Bills Of Parcels, And Bills ON Book-Debts. With ample instructions how to Form Them. Interspersed with Several Instructive Exercises, Week's Expences, Disbursements, Goods bought at Sales, &c. To which are added, I. A List of the most common Abbreviations of Words for the Dispatch of Business. II. Proper Forms of Address to Persons of High Rank, and those in Public Offices, &c. III. Arithmetical Tables of Weights and Measures. IV. A new Set of Questions to exercise the Learner in several of the Rules of Arithmetic, by Way of Amusement, as well as Improvement. V. A Mercantile Dictionary. VI The Explanation and Use of the Frontispiece or Perpetual Almanac. Designed for the use of schools, and Youth in General.
Hudson, Peter.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Pictures
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Two merchants and a woman at a table; representing arithmetic. Etching by C. Schut after himself.
Schut, Cornelis, 1597-1655.Reference: 25770iPart of: Septem artes liberales- Books
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An appendix to Hayes's interest book. Shewing, by addition, how to cast up bank, India, South-Sea stock, Annuities, Royal and London Assurances, African, Million-Bank, York-Buildings, Charitable Corporation, English and Welsh Copper, Lottery Tickets, Blanks and Prizes, Premiums, Brokerage, Commissions, Discounts, Navy and Victualling Bills, &c. To which is added a table of great use to the proprietors of stocks, Annuities, and Bonds. Another of the like Service to the Buyers and Sellers of Annuities upon Lives. Also another for Annual Fonds. And, lastly, An Interest Table for India, South-Sea, York-Buildings, &c. L. 100 Bonds being done at Sight, at 3, 3 ?, and 4 per Cent. The whole being carefully calculated and examined from the press, by the author of Interest at one view, calculated to a farthing, &c.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: M.DCC.XXXIII. [1733]- Pictures
Mrs Billington the singer being spoon-fed money by Lewis and Sheridan; showing the incentives offered by those competing for her services. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1802.
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830.Date: 16 January 1802Reference: 11635i- Books
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Sir H. Mackworth's proposal in miniature, as it has been put in practice in New-York, in America.
Mackworth, Humphrey, Sir, 1657-1727.Date: 1720- Books
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The negociator's magazine: or, The exchanges anatomiz'd. In two parts. Part I. Shewing the different species and denominations of the moneys, and the meaning of the agio's practised in foreign states, together with the current prices of the exchanges, and the method to calculate them for most places traffick in Europe. Part II. Containing plain instructions concerning bills of exchange, wherein is shewn what method to take in most cases that can happen in the usual transactions and occurrences of trade. The second edition. By Richard Hayes, profess'd accomptant and writing-master.
Hayes, Richard, accomptant and writing-master.Date: 1726- Books
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By command of the King of Kings, (a) and at the desire of all who love his appearing, (b) at the Theatre of the universe, (c) on the eve of time, (d) will be performed, The great assize, or day of judgment. (e) The Scenery, which is now actually preparing, will not only surpass every Thing that has yet been seen, but will infinitely exceed the utmost Stretch of human Conception (f). There will be a just Representation of all the Inhabitants of the World, in their various and proper Colours; and their Customs and Manners will be so exactly and so minutely delineated, that the most secret Thought will be discovered (g). For God shall bring every Work into Judgment, with every secret Thing, whether it be Good, or whether it be evil. Eccles. xii. This Theatre will be laid out after a new Plan, and will consist of Pit and Gallery only; and, contrary to all others, the Gallery is fitted up for the Reception of the People of high (or heavenly) Birth (h), and the Pit for those of low (or earthly) Rank (i). - N. B. The Gallery is very spacious (k), and the Pit without Bottom (l). To prevent Inconvenience, there are separate Doors for admitting the Company; and they are so different, that none can mistake that are not wilfully blind. The Door which opens into the Gallery is very narrow, and the Steps up to it are somewhat difficult; for which Reason there are seldom many People about it (m). But the Door that gives Entrance into the Pit is very wide, and very commodious; which causes such Numbers to flock to it, that it is generally crowded (n). - N. B. The strait Door leads towards the Right-Hand, and the broad one to the Left (o). It will be in vain for one in a tinsel'd Coat and borrowed Language to personate one of high Birth, in order to get Admittance into the upper Places (p); for there is One of wonderful and deep Penetration, who will search and examine every individual (q); and all who cannot pronounce Shibboleth (r) in the Language of Canaan (s), or has not received a white Stone and new Name (l), or cannot prove a clear Title to a certain Portion of the Land of Promise (u), must be turned in at the left Door (w). The Principal Performers Are described in 1 Thess. iv. 16. - 2 Thess. i. 7, 8, 9. - Matt. xxiv. 30, 31. - xxv. 31, 32. - Daniel vii, 9, 10. - Jude 14. 15. - Rev. xx. 12 to 15, &c. But as there are some People much better acquainted with the Contents of a Play-Bill than the Word of God, it may not be amiss to transcribe a Verse or two for their Perusal. ̀̀the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels, in flaming Fire, taking Vengeance on them that obey not the Gospel,'' but ̀̀to be glorified in his Saints. A fiery Stream issued and came forth from before him: A thousand thousands ministred unto him, and ten thousand Times ten thousand stood before him: The Judgment was set, and the Books were opened; and whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire.'' Act First of this Grand and Solemn Piece Will be opened by an Arch-Angel, with the Trump of God (x). For the Trumpet shall sound, and the Dead shall be raised. 1 Cor. xv. 52. Act Second Will be a Procession of Saints in White (y), with Golden Harps, accompanied with Shouts of Joy, and Songs of Praise (z). Act Third Will be an Assemblage of all the Unregenerate (a). The Music will consist chiefly of Cries (b), accompanied with Weeping, Wailing, Mourning, Lamentation, and Woe (c). To conclude with an Oration by the Son of God. It is written in the 25th of Matthew, from the 34th Verse to the End of the Chapter; but for the Sake of those who seldom read the Scriptures, I shall here transcribe two Verses: ̀̀then shall the King say to them on his Right-Hand, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the Foundation of the World: Then shall he say also unto them on the Left-Hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting Fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels.'' After which the Curtain will drop, Then, O to tell! John v. 28, 29. - - Some raised on high, and others dom'd to Hell! Rev. v. 8, 9. - xiv. 3, 4. - - These praise the Lamb, and sing redeeming Love, Luke xvi. 22, 23. - - Lodg'd in his Bosom, all his Goodness prove:-xix. 14, 27. - - While those who trumpled under-foot his Grace Matt. xxv. 30. - 2 Thess. i. 9. - Are banish'd now for ever from his Face; Luke xvi. 26. - - Divided thus, a Gulph is fix'd between, Matt. xxv. 46. - - And (everlasting) closes up the Scene. Thus will I do unto thee, O Israel; and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. Amos iv. 12. Tickets for the Pit, at the easy Purchase of following the vain Pomps and Vanities of the fashionable World, and the Desires and Amusements of the Flesh (d): To be had at every Flesh-Pleasing Assembly. If ye live after the Flesh ye shall die. Rom. viii. 13. Tickets for the Gallery at no less Rate than being converted (e), Forsaking all (f). Denying Self, taking up the Cross (g) and following Christ in the Regeneration (h): To be had no where but in the Word of God, and where that Word appoints. He that hath Ears to hear let him hear. And be not deceived: God is not mocked. For whatsoever a Man soweth, that shall he also reap. - Matt. xi. 15. - Gal. vi. 7. N. B. No Money will be taken at the Door (i), nor will any Tickets give Admittance into the Gallery, but those sealed by the Holy Ghost (k), with Immanuel's Signet (l). Watch therefore; be ye also ready; for in such an Hour as ye think not, the Son of Man cometh. Matt. xxiv. 42, 44.
Hill, Rowland, 1744-1833.Date: [1774]