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 eng Publishers and publishing -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800. Business -- Textbooks -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800. Advertising fliers -- England -- London -- 17th-18th century. eebo The merchants daily companion: : treating: 1. of traffic in general. ... 8. The rates of carr-man and water-men, and orders concerning both. A work hi n/a 1684 3 702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE MERCHANTS Daily Companion : Treating :

1. Of TRAFFICK in General .

2. Of COYNES , WEIGHTS and MEASURES , with Tables shewing the Agreement of the English Foot and Ounce with the Weights and Measures of Forreign Parts .

3. Of EXCHANGES , shewing the several places with which London Exchanges , and how Accompts are kept in those places . Also Copies of Bills of Exchange in most Languages . The Copy of a Protest for Non-Acceptance in English , and for Non-payment in French : shewing also what places keep the New , and what the Old stile .

4. Of CUSTOMES , under which Head are comprised several useful Notes , relating to the Customes payable in Forreign Lands . Also a Copy of a Bill of Health , of a Debenture , of an Indenture of Appraisment , of a Certificate for Damaged Goods , of Bond given by Strangers for Imployment of their Monys on the Commodities of this Realm , of an Affidavit for Goods lost , and of a Certificate for Goods that have paid Custom . Perticulars of Linnen-Cloath , with their Denomination and Length English Measure . Also Tables or Accompts ready cast up , for the Nett Subsidy and Additional-Duty , payable in Ready Mony upon all sorts of Linnens , Wrought-Silks , Tobacco and Wines , Imported either into London or the Out-Parts , by Natives or Strangers . Also Tables for the Nett Subsidy payable upon all sorts of Unwrought-Silks , Tobacco ( not of English Plantations ) all sorts of Fustians , Thredd , Grocery-Ware , Beads , Anchoves , Bell-Mettal , Bacon , Hemp , Flax , Quiits , Furs , Hides , Leather , Skins , Druggs , &c. Imported , with perticulars of all other Merchandize Imported , which are not mencioned in any of the Tables , but are referrable thereunto for the Subsidy payable , from 1 Pound , 1 Piece , 1 Dozen , 1 Hundr . &c. to 500 or 1000 Pounds , Pieces , Doz . Hun . &c. of every such sort of Merchandize . Also an exact Calculation of the Nett Subsidy , payable on all sorts of Merchandize Exported . Likewise an Abridgment of the Statutes relating to Goods Prohibited to be Imported or Exported , and of the Statutes relating to the Customes , with the true Copy of Charta Marcatoria , both in Latin and English .

5. Perticular Directions to the Young Merchant how to enter Goods Inwards or Outwards at the Custom-House , to get Bills of Ladeing signed , to proceed about Insuring Goods Inwards or Outwards . Likewise shewing what is meant by Factorage , Commission and Discompt , with the several Rates thereof as now practifed amongst Merchants ,

6. An Account of the several Merchants Incorporate in the City of London , with the several Commodities by them Exported or Imported . Likewise an account of the Trade of those Merchants not Incorporate , as the Canary , Spanish , Dutch , French , Italian and West-India Merchants , and of the several Commodities by them Exported or Imported .

7 An Abridgment of the Statues , relating to the Post-Office , with the price of Letters to ( or from ) any part of England , Scotland or Ireland , & to ( or from ) any part of the World where Letters per Post are conveyed ; the Methods used by the Post-Master General , for the Conveyance of Letters to ( or from ) Forreign Parts , and the Allowances given to Merchants upon Forreign Letters .

8. The Rates of Carr-Men and Water-Men , and Orders concerning both .

A Work highly necessary , as well for all Merchants , ☜ Wholesale-Men , or any other Persons that either Import or Export any Commodities whatsoever , to or from any part of the World .

Printed for Thomas Malthus , and are to be sold at his Shop , at the Sun in the Poultry , 1684 ,

Price Bound Two Shilling Six Pence .