Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion.
| Author/creator | Playford, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by A.G. and J.P. and are to be sold by R. Northcot ... by John Playford ... and by Charles Blount ..., 1679. |
| Description | 8 unnumbered pages, 200 pages ; 15 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Available to subscribing institutions |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Vade mecum |
| Variant title | Necessary companion |
| Contents | (from t.p.) 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack ... -- 2. The computation of years, comparing the years of each king's reign from the Conquest with the years of Christ -- 3. The reduction of weights and measures -- 4. The ready casting up any number of farthings, half-pence, pence, shillings ... -- 5. The interest and rebate of money, the forbearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities, at 6 per cent. -- 6. The rates of post-letters, both inland and outland ... -- 7. The rates or fares of coach-men, carr-men, and water men. |
| General note | Preface signed: John Playford. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| General note | Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 02283.3. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. |
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