Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion. Containing, I. Sir Samuel Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. II. The years of each king's reign from the Norman conquest, compar'd with the years of Christ. III. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. IV. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins; wherein is a table of the assize of bread. V. A table wherein any [number of farthings,] half-pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... VI. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and [purchase] of annuities. VII. The rates of post-letters, both in-land and out-land. VIII. An account of the penny-post. IX. The principal roads in England. X. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, ... XI. The usual and authorized rates or fairs of coach-men, carmen, and water-men. XII. Tables for casting up nobles,

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  • Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion. Containing, I. Sir Samuel Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. II. The years of each king's reign from the Norman conquest, compar'd with the years of Christ. III. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. IV. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins; wherein is a table of the assize of bread. V. A table wherein any [number of farthings,] half-pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... VI. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and [purchase] of annuities. VII. The rates of post-letters, both in-land and out-land. VIII. An account of the penny-post. IX. The principal roads in England. X. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, ... XI. The usual and authorized rates or fairs of coach-men, carmen, and water-men. XII. Tables for casting up nobles,
  • Vade mecum Necessary pocket companion Tables in a shorter method than any hitherto publish'd
  • Interest in epitome, or, Tables in a shorter method than any hitherto publish'd.
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Imprint
London: printed for Nath. Sackett, [at] the Heart and Bible in Cornhill, 1690.
Publication year
1690-1690
ESTC No.
R217622
Grub Street ID
92392
Description
[8], 229, [15] p. : fold. table ; 4⁰
Note
Dedication signed: John Playford; dedication from sixth edition.

"Interest in epitome: or, Tables in a shorter method than any hitherto publish'd" has a separate dated title page.

With an advertisement.

Horizontal chain lines; dimensions 20 x 9 cm.
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