Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion.
| Author/creator | Playford, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The 5th ed., with new additions. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed by W. Horton for T. and G. Sawbridge ..., 1692. |
| Description | 8 unnumbered pages, 229 pages, 3 unnumbered pages |
| Supplemental Content | Available to subscribing institutions |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Vade mecum |
| Variant title | Necessary companion |
| Contents | (from t.p.) Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack ... -- 2. The years of each king's reign from the Norman Conquest compar'd with the years of Christ -- 3. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens -- 4. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins ... -- 5. A table wherein any number of farthings, half-pence, pence or shillings are readily cast up ... -- 6. The interest and rebate of money, the forbearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities -- 7. The rates of post-letters, both in-land and out-land -- 8. An account of the penny-post -- 9. The principal roads in England ... -- 10. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, with the number of knights, citizens, and burgesses chosen therein to serve in Parliament -- 11. The usual and authorized rates or fares of coachmen, carmen, and watermen. |
| General note | Dedication signed (p. [3]): John Playford. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London. |
| General note | Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 02923. |
| 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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