Youth's introduction to trade and business ... : for the use of schools : done upon the plan of the late Col. Ayre's essay /

Youth's introduction to trade and business : Containing I. Tables of the most usual clerk-like contractions of words; with proper directions how to address persons of elevated rank, and those in office. II. Acquittances and promissory notes diversified, and adapted to such circumstances as occur in real business. III. Variety of bills of parcels, and bills on book-debts, to enter the learner in the manner and methods of commerce, and to make him ready at computation. IV. Bills of exchange, with necessary directions for the right understanding and management of remittances, with various orders for goods, letters of credit, invoyces, and other merchant-like examples. V. Authentic forms of such law-precedents, as are most frequently met with in the course of traffic. VI. Small collections of questions interspersed, to exercise the learner in the common rules of arthmetic, to use him to calculation, and to bring him acquainted with the use, the properties and excellency of numbers, by way of recreation. The sixth edition, corrected, augmented, new-modell'd, and considerably improved. By M. Clare, master of the academy in Soho-Square, London. Where youth are boarded, educated, and qualified either for the university, the compting-house, or the publick offices.
by: Clare, M. (Martin), -1751
Published: (1748)

The merchant's magazine: or, Trades-man's treasury : Containing I. Arithmetick in whole numbers and fractions, vulgar and decimal; with the reason and demonstration of each rule: adorn'd with curious copper-cutts of the chief tables and titles. II. Merchants accompts, or a most concise way of casting up the value of merchandize, tare and trett, interest of coin, rules of barter, loss and gain, fellowship, equation of payment, and several matters relating to exchange: never before made publick. III.Book-keeping, after a plain, easie, and natural method; shewing how to enter, post, close, and ballance an accompt, &c. The second edition. To which is added in this impression (besides many additions in the former work) five whole chapters: viz. I. Maxims concerning bills of exchange, ... II. The post of letters to and from foreign countries; and the days when mails are sent ... III. An account of the commodities produced by all countries; their chief towns for trade, ... IV. A merchant or trader's dictionary, ... V. Presidents [sic] of mercha
by: Hatton, Edward, b. 1664?
Published: (1697)

Youth's introduction to trade and business : containing I. Tables of the most usual clerk-like contractions of words ... : II. Acquittances and promissory notes diversified ... : III. Variety of bills of parcels ... : IV. Bills of exchange ... : V. Authentic forms of such law-precedents, as are most frequently met with in the course of traffic : VI. Great variety of questions ...
by: Clare, M. (Martin), -1751
Published: (1769)

Youth's introduction to trade and business : containing I. Tables of the most usual clerk-like contractions of words ... : II. Acquittances and promissory notes diversified ... : III. Variety of bills of parcels ... : IV. Bills of exchange ... : V. Authentic forms of such law-precedents, as are most frequently met with in the course of traffic : VI. Great variety of questions ...
by: Clare, M. (Martin), -1751
Published: (1758)

Knavery unmask'd, in a letter to Mr. P-y. : N.B. the following letter superscrib'd to Mr. P-y at the T- exchange - H- in H- garden, being drop'd in the street, it was printed at the request of the person who took it up.
by: B. D.
Published: (1709)

Knavery unmask'd, in a letter to Mr. P-y. N.B : the following letter superscrib'd to Mr. P-y at the T- exchange - H- in H- garden, being drop'd in the street, it was printed at the request of the person who took it up.
by: B. D.
Published: (1709)

A general introduction to trade and business, or, The young merchant's and tradesman's magazine : being an assistant to youths, on their leaving school, and entering on apprenticeship ... and calculated for a general instruction, progressively through the various branches of trade and merchandise ... /
by: Markham, William
Published: (1738)

A new introduction to trade and business : very useful for young gentlemen and young ladies ... designed for the use of schools, and youth in general.
by: Hudson, Peter, active 18th century
Published: (1758)

A general introduction to trade and business, or, The young merchant's and tradesman's magazine : being an assistant to youths, on their leaving school, and entring apprenticeship : design'd to prevent their losing the learning they have acquired, and calculated for a general instruction, progressively through the various branches of trade and merchandise /
by: Markham, William
Published: (1739)

The folly of industry, or, The busy man expos'ed : a satyr, address'd to a friend.
by: Wycherley, William, 1640-1716
Published: (1704)

A bill for extending and improving the trade to Africa.
Published: (1749)

The merchant's magazine, or, Trades-man's treasury : containing ... /
by: Hatton, Edward, 1664?-
Published: (1734)

The man of business and gentleman's assistant : containing a complete system of practical arithmetic, including vulgar and decimal fractions, interest, annuities, and purchasing freehold estates: book-keeping by single and double entry ... /
by: Perry, William, 1747-1808
Published: (1777)

This indenture made [blank] witnesseth that son of [blank] : hath put himselfe apprentice [blank] to the University of Oxon [blank] to learne his art, and him after the manner of an apprentice to serve from the [blank] of [blank] yeares from thence next following fully to be compleat and ended ...
Published: (1660)

Manuale de mercanti, overo, Succinto e compendioso trattato del modo di lecitamente negotiare /
by: Piceni, Bartolomeo
Published: (1643)

The scales of commerce and trade : ballancing betwixt the buyer & seller, artificer and manufacture, debitor and creditor the most general questions, artificial rules, and usefull conclusions incident to traffique comprehended in two books : the first states and ponderates to equity & custome all usuall rules, legall bargains and contracts in wholesale or retail ... : the second book treats of geometricall problems and arithmeticall solutions ... : Architectonice, or, The art of building discovered /
by: Willsford, Thomas
Published: (1660)

The merchant's magazine, or, Trades-man's treasury : containing vulgar arithmetick in whole numbers, with the reason and demonstration of each rule, adorn'd with curious copper cutts of the chief tables and titles : also vulgar and decimal fractions, after a new, easie and practical method : merchants accompts, or rules of practice : shewing how to cast up the value of merchandize, and to make allowance for tare and trett, ,,, with tables of foreign coin in sterling, and a large table for reducing the one to the other : also foreign weight and measure compar'd with the English, and the weight and value of the current gold of this kingdom : likewise, rules of barter, loss and gain, rules of fellowship, and equating time of payment : also how to find the simple or compound intrest of any summ for any time ... book-keeping, after a plain, easie and natural method : skewing how to enter, post, close, and ballance any accompt, &c. : and lastly, maxims to be abserved in drawing, and accepting bills of exchange, ... /
by: Hatton, Edward, b. 1664?
Published: (1695)

The merchant's magazine: or, Trades man's treasury : Containing, I. Arithmetick in whole numbers and fractions, vulgar and decimal; with the reason and demonstration of each rule; adorn'd with curious copper-cuts of the chief tables and titles. II. Merchants accompts, or a most concise way of casting up the value of merchandize, tare and trett, interest of coin, rule of barter, loss and gain, fellowship, equation of payments, and several matters relating to exchange, never before made publick. III. Book-keeping, after a plain, easie and natural method, shewing how to enter, post, close and ballance an accompt, &c. IV. Marims concerning bills of exchange, factors and factorage: the law concerning brokers, &c. V. The post of letters to and from foreign countries; and the days when mails are sent to, and due from those countries. VI. An account of the commodities produced by all countries: their chief towns of trade, and bigness of the country compared with England. VII. A merchant or Trader's dictionary, explaining the most difficult terms used in trade. VIII. Precedents of merchants writings; as, bills of lading, invoyces, bills of exchange, letters of credit, charter-parties, &c. with many other things not extant before, as by the table of contents appears. Accommodated chiefly to the practice of merchants and tradesmen: but is likewise useful for schools, bankers, diversion of gentlemen, business of mechanicks, and officers of the Queen's custom and excise. The sixth impression corrected and improved. By E. Hatton, Philomathemat.
by: Hatton, Edward, 1664?-
Published: (1712)

The humble petition of Thomas Hodges Esq; to the Honourable House of Commons, concerning the late male-administration of justice in the island of Barbadoes, and against the proceedings of the council of trade thereon. Delivered the 25th of February 1701.
by: Hodges, Thomas, active 17th/18th century
Published: (1702)

The Holland merchant's or, Remarks on the trade, customs and exchange of Holland with England : Containing, I. Some remarks on exchange in general; with directions for the accepting and protesting a bill of exchange. II. Remarks, with examples, and useful tables, of the exchange between England and Holland. III. A description of the Bank at Amsterdam; shewing what the agio is; with a table for finding the same. IV. Remarks on the corn trade; shewing the customs duties and charges on corn in Rotterdam; with a useful table for the ready casting up a corn account. V. A list of the customs which are paid in Holland taken out of the Dutch book of rates. By T.B.
by: T. B.
Published: (1748)

An essay of drapery, or, The compleate citizen : trading iustly, pleasingly, profitably /
by: Scott, William, active 17th century-18th century
Published: (1635)

Thoughts on trade and a publick spirit : consider'd under the following heads, viz. I. companies in trade. II. stock-jobbers. III. projectors. IV. corruptions in the law and public offices. V. of a public spirit /
by: Baston, Thomas
Published: (1716)

The merchant's magazine, or, Trades-man's treasury : containing vulgar arithmetick in whole numbers, with the reason and demonstration of each rule, adorn'd with curious copper cutts of the chief tables and titles : also vulgar and decimal fractions, after a new, easie and practical method : merchants accompts, or rules of practice : shewing how to cast up the value of merchandize, and to make allowance for tare and trett, ... with tables of foreign coin in sterling, and a large table for reducing the one to the other : also foreign weight and measure compar'd with the English, and the weight and value of the currant gold of this kingdom : likewise, rules of barter, loss and gain, rules of fellowship, and equating time of payment : also how to find the simple or compound interest of any summ for any time ... book-keeping, after a plain, easie and natural method : shewing how to enter, post, close, and ballance any accompt, &c. : and lastly, maxims to be abserved in drawing, and accepting bills of exchange, ... /
by: Hatton, Edward, 1664?-
Published: (1695)

Cardinal Tencin's plan, presented to the French King, for settling the pretender's family upon the British Throne, and compleating the long-concerted scheme of Universal Monarchy in the House of Bourbon.
Published: (1745)

Queries addressed to all free-electors, and lovers of the trade of the city of Dublin. By a Free Weaver.
by: Free Weaver
Published: (1761)

The mercantile library or, Complete English tradesman : Directing him in the several parts and progressions of trade, from his first entring upon business, to his leaving off. Containing the following subjects, viz. shewing what a complete tradesman should understand. 1. Of his setting out. 2. Of writing to correspondents. 3. Of the trading style. 4. Needful to have a general knowledge of all business. 5. Of diligence and application. 6. Of over-trading. 7. Of breaking in time. 8. Causes of a tradesmans ruin. 9. Of innocent diversions commonly so called. 10. Of expensive living, &c. 11. Of suretiship. 12. Of early marrying. 13. Of trusting to servants: duty of a master. 14. Of compositions. 15. Duty of creditors and debtors in this case. 16. Heads of the last bankrupt act. 17. Tradesmens characters inviolable. 18. Of partnership. 19. Of honest dealing and veracity. 20. Of customary frauds in trade. 21. English silks how improv'd. 22. Of fine shops, &c. 23. Tradesmens wives, should be let into the knowledge of business, and not be above it. 24. Of noble families who owe their rise to trade. 25. Dignity of trade in England. 26. Of the English inland trade. 27. Of credit in trade. 28. Of punctual paying bills, &c. calculated for the use of all traders.
by: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Published: (1766)

Book-keeping methodiz'd, or, A methodical treatise of merchant-accompts, according to the Italian form : wherein the theory of the art is fully explained, and reduced to practice, by variety of suitable examples in all the branches of trade : to which is added, a large appendix ... /
by: Mair, John, 1702 or 1703-1769
Published: (1752)

Arithmetick made easie, for the use and benefit of trades-men : wherein the nature and use of fractions, both vulgar and decimal, are taught by a new and exact method : also the mensuration of solids and superficies /
by: Ayres, John, active 1680-1700
Published: (1736)

By the trustees sitting at Worcester-house 1° Iuly, 1649 : all lawful deductions made, there remaineth due from the Commonwealth to [blank] his executors, administrators or assignees until the day of the date hereof, the sum of [blank] which said sum is to be paid to the said [blank] his executors, administrators or assignees, upon the first day of July, which shall be in the year of Christ 1651 ...
Published: (1649)

The merchants avizo, or Instructions very necessary for their sonnes and servants : when they first send them beyond the sea, as to Spaine, and Portingale, or other countries. Written by a wel-willer to youth, I.B. merchant in Bristoll.
by: J. B. (John Browne), 1526?-1595
Published: (1640)

Tractatus tres. : 1. De formarum origine. 2. De sensibus internis. 3. De creatione, & providentia Dei. /
by: Pemble, William, 1592?-1623
Published: (1669)

Comes commercii: or The trader's companion : Containing I. An exact and useful table, shewing the value of any quantity of goods or wares ready cast up, more adapted to merchants use than any other extant; which is demonstrated by 14 examples relating chiefly to buying and selling. II. A table calculated for universal use, which use is shewn in the solution of questions, in multiplication, division, reduction, merchandizing, and measuring all kind of superficies's and solids, or gauging vessels and casks. III. The manner of casting up dimensions in generals whether the same be taken in inches, feet and inches, yards, perches, &c. and how to give the answer by reduction, duo-decimals, or decimals. IV. The several customs used by surveyors and measurers, in measuring glass, wainseor, painting, plaistering, flooring, tyling, partitioning, brick, or stone-work, &c. and the common rate of such work by the rod, yard, foot, &c. V. Instructions for entering goods at the custom-house, inward, outward, and by certificate; with several material clauses in such statutes as relate to exportation and importation. VI. Concerning water-side business, and the constitution of the keys, wharss, porters, &c. there: also the charge of wharfage, lighterage, and porterage, for landing, loading, weighing and housing goods, and what is usually paid for the use of the warehouse at the water-side. VII. Rules concerning freight, bills of lading, primage, and how the same is paid for, &c. VIII. Concerning insuring ships, merchandizes, and houses, and how to make rates and averages in case of loss; wi[t]h the advantages of the practice of insuring in several instances, with respect to foreign and inland trade: and many other things never before made publick. To which is added, a supplement concerning simple and compound interest, with tables thereof, and the use and manner of calculating the same; and to make up accompts of mortgages, where the mortgagee has received rent, &c. The whole adapted to the use of merchants and traders, lawyers, surveyors, and measurers of building, &c. By Edward Hatton, gent.
by: Hatton, Edward, 1664?-
Published: (1723)

Comes commercii, or The trader's-companion : Containing I. An exact and useful table, shewing the value of any quantity of goods or wares realy cast up, more adapted to merchants, use than any [c'lier] ex[am] which is demonit... example relating ... to buying and selling; with several new additions and improvments. II. A table calculated for universal use, which use is ...wn in the solution of questions, in multip...ation, division ...ction, merchantining, and measuring all kind of superficies and s..., or gauging ... and ... III. The manner of casting up dimensions in general, whether the same be taken in inches, feet and inches, ... &c. and how to give the answer by reduction, duo-decimals, or decimals, ... and .... IV. The several customs used by surveryors and measurer, ... wal...scor, painting, plaistering, ..., tyling, partitioning, brick, ... common rate of such work by the ..., y..., foot, &c. V. Instructions for entring goods at the customhouse, inward, outward, and by certificate; with several material clauses in such statutes as relate to exportation and importation. VI. Concerning water-side business, and the constitution of the keys, wharss, porters, &c. there also the charge of wharfage, lighterage, and portorage, for landing, loading, weighing, and housing goods, and what is usually paid for the use of the warehouse at the water-side. VII. Rules concerning freight, bills of lading, primage, and how the same is paid for. &c. VIII. Concerning insuring ships, merchandizes, and houses, and how to make rates and averages incase of loss; with the advantages of the practice of insuring in several instances, with respect to foreign and inland trade: and many other things never before made publick. To which is added, a supplement concerning simple and compound interest, with tables there of as three, three and a half, four, five, &c. per cent. and the use and manner of calculating the same; and to make up accompts of mortgages, where the mortgages has received rent, &c. The whole adapted to the use of merchants and traders, lawyers, surveyors, and measurers of building. &c. By Edward Hatton, .... The 7th edition, with large additions. Accurately revised, corrected, improved, and augmented, by W. Hume.
by: Hatton, Edward, 1664?-
Published: (1740)

An essay on the proper method for forming the man of business : in a letter, &c. /
by: Watts, Thomas
Published: (1716)

An essay on the proper method for forming the man of business : in a letter, &c. /
by: Watts, Thomas
Published: (1717)

An essay on the proper method for forming the man of business : in a letter, &c. /
by: Watts, Thomas
Published: (1722)