The Merchants Magazine, or Trades Man's Treasury: Containing, I. Arithmetick in Whole Numbers and Fractions, Vulgar and Decimal, With the Reason and ... Copper-Cuts of the Chief Tables and Titles - Softcover

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References to the Folio's where eve \p.arcel. Of Goods or other Matter is placed, both Debtor and tedltor In the Ledger, and, likewife a better and more Natural_way of keepmg an Alphabet of Names. As to Maxims for drawmg and accepting Bills of Ex change, I made them more copious and methodical and added feverai concerning Factors, as may be feen tu Chap. 1 1. And I like; wife added Chap. 1 2. Which ihews what Commodities are produ ced by all Countries m the World, Wltll the Names of their chief Towns of Trade, and the Magnitude of fuch Country compared with England, according to the belt Account I could learn by Reading, Difcourfe, or Calculation, and thewed when Letters may be fent to and received from thofe Countries: I alfo inférred the Law con cerning lntereii of Money. And in Chap. 14. I explained all the myfierious Terms or Words Icould think on, that relate to Mer chandizing, many of which lam fure are not to be found in any 'expofitor extant. And lailly, [added the greatelt Variety of Merchants Precedents, in the bell: Method that are any where (to my Knowledge) exhibited 5 which will not only be ufeful for Pra flice to be tranfcribed upon occafion, but alfo will afford much Light into the Nature of that part of Trade, Wtl'l they relate to. And I have given an Abfiraél of the new Statute concerning the Poflage of Inland and Forei n Letters, and the A&relating to the Length and Breadth of Tor jhire-cloth, and of the Value of Coin in America, and the true Way of finding Diicount.

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