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A38393 Englands golden treasury, or, The true vade mecum being the most necessary and useful pocket-companion ever published : for the use and advantage of gentlemen, tradesmen, and others : furnished with variety of tables of accompt, trade, merchandize, merchants goods, weights and measures of all kinds ... : choice precedents of bills, bonds, and all manner of useful writings, with many other things very useful, profitable and necessary. 1694 (1694) Wing E2970; ESTC R21120 40,957 81

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miscarried in their Business for want of Attending in due time to their great detriment and damage How to kill Bugs and Moths in any Room or Cloaths highly necessary to be known MAke the Room as close as possible may Take Brimstone Steraks and the Roots of Helebore burn them in a large Chaffing-dish of Coals in the middle of the Room and the Smother being kept close unto the Room will destroy them To destroy Caterpillars or Worms from Fruit-trees in the Spring Smother under the Trees in the Evening with wer Straw or a sprinkling Pitch and they will fall off and dye A Catalogue of the Roads and Post-Stages in Miles and Totals to all the Noted Places in England c. The Northern Road from London   M. To. Waltham-Cross 12 12 Ware 8 30 Royston 13 33 Caxton 8 41 Huntington 9 50 Stilton 9 59 Stamford 12 71 Southwitham 8 79 Grantham 8 87 New-wark 10 97 Tuxford 10 107 Bantry 12 119 Doncaster 6 125 Ferry-Bridge 10 135 Tedcaster 9 144 York 8 152 Burrowbrigs 12 164 Northalerton 12 176 Darlington 10 186 Durham 14 200 Newcastle 12 212 Morpeth 12 224 Alnwick 12 236 Belford 12 248 Berwick 12 260 Cockburnspech 14 274 Huddington 14 288 Edenborough 12 300 Norwich Road from London Royston 33 33 Cambridge 10 43 New-Market 10 53 Burry 10 63 Thetford 10 73 Atleborough 10 83 Norwich 12 95 Chester Road from London Barnet 10 10 St. Albans 10 20 Dunstable 10 30 Fenistratford 8 38 Tosseter 11 50 Daintry 10 60 Coventry 14 74 Coshal 8 82 Lichfield 12 94 Stone 16 110 Namptwich 16 126 Chester 14 140 Northope 18 158 Denbigh 12 170 Conway 14 184 Bewmorris 10 194 Hollyhead 24 210 Derby Road from London Tosseter 50 50 Northampton 6 56 Harborough 12 68 Leicester 12 80 Loughborough 8 80 Darby 2 100 Western Road from London Stanes 16 16 Hartford-Bridge 6 32 Basingstoke 9 41 Andover 18 59 Salisbury 16 75 Shaftsbury 19 99 Sherborn 16 110 Crookhorn 13 123 Huniton 19 142 Exeter 15 157 Ashburton 20 177 Plymouth 24 201 Portsmouth Road from London   M. To. Stanes 16 16 Hartford-Bridge 16 32 Petersfield 10 44 Portsmouth 24 66 Yarmouth Road from London Brentwood 16 16 Witham 34 18 Colchester 46 12 Ipswich 62 16 Saxmundum 16 78 Beckles 16 94 Yarmouth 10 104 Bristol Road from London Hountslow 10 10 Maidenhead 16 26 Reading 12 38 Newberry 16 54 Marleborough 15 69 Chippenham 15 84 Bristol 20 104 Glocester Road from London Maidenhead 26 26 Abbington 16 42 Farrington 15 57 Cirencester 15 72 Glocester 18 90 Kentish Road from London Dartford 14 14 Rochester 14 28 Sittingburn 12 40 Canterbury 15 55 Deal or Dover 15 70 Days of sending Post-Letters to divers parts ON Mondays to Italy Spain Germany Flanders Sweedland Denmark Kent and the Downs On Tuesdays to Holland Germany Sweedland Denmark Ireland Scotland and all parts of England and Wales On Wednesdays to all parts of Kent and the Downs On Thursdays to Spain Italy and all parts of England and Scotland On Fridays to Flanders Germany Italy Sweedland Denmark Holland Kent and the Downs On Saturdays to all parts of Wales Scotland and Ireland and Letters are returned certainly every Monday Wednesday and Friday from all parts of England and Scotland from Wales every Monday and Friday and from Kent and the Downs every day but from parts beyond the Sea more uncertain by reason the Winds often hinder them The Carriage of every single Letter not exceeding one Sheet to or from any place not exceeding 80 miles is 2 d. double 4 d. not exceeding two sheets The like Carriage of every Pacquet of Letters proportionable to these Rates The like Carriage of Writs Deeds and other things for every Ounce 8 d. and for every Letter above 80 miles 3 d. and the like Carriage of every double Letter 6 d. and after these Rates for all Pacquets of Letters and the like Carriage of every other Pacquet for every Ounce 12 d. A single Letter is conveyed to Dublin in Ireland for 6 d. double 1 s. and an Ounce of Letters 12 d. A single Letter to Berwick upon Tweed is 3 d. a double 6 d. and an Ounce 1 s. 6 d. And this for the greater advantage of speed as the business may require it is done in so short a time by Riding day and night that Floods or violent Rains hinder not The Post in 24 hours goes 120 miles and an Answer in 5 days may be had if there be no delay in 5 days As for Riding Post 3 d. a mile for every English mile is the due and 4 d. a Stage for the Posts guiding or conducting As for Forreign Letters the Merchants generally know the Prizes and few others being troubled with them we for brevity omit the Prizes An Alphabetical Catalogue of all the Cities and Burrough Towns in England and Wales with the Counties in which each of them are scituated and how many Burgesses they send to the Parliament Burroughs Counties N. B. Abingdon Berks 01 Admonsham Bucks 02 St. Albans Hartford 02 Alborough Suffolk 02 Alborough York 02 Alesbury Bucks 02 Andover Hants 02 Appleby Westmer 02 Arrundel Sussex 02 Ashburton Devon 02 Banbury Oxford 01 Barnestable Devon 02 Barwick Tweed Northum 02 Bathe City Somers 02 Bedford Bedford 02 Berealston Devon 02 Bewdlye Worc. 01 Beverlye Yorksh 01 Bewmoris Anglesey 01 Bishopps Castle Salops 02 Blechinley Surrey 02 Bodmin Cornwall 02 Bodwin Wilts 02 Boffiney Cornwall 02 Boston Lincoln 02 Brackley Northamp 02 Branber Sussex 02 Brecknock Brecon 02 Brideport Dorcets 02 Bridgenorth Salops 02 Bridgewater Somers 02 Bristol City Somers 02 Buckingham Bucks 02 Burrough bridg Yorks 02 Calne Wilts 02 Cambridge Cambr. 04 Canterbury C. Kent 02 Cardigan Cardig 01 Cardiff Glamor 01 Caermarthen Caermer 01 Caernervon Caerner 01 Carlisle City Cumbl 02 Castlerising Norfolk 02 Chichester City Sussex 02 Chipenham Wilts 02 Chipenwicomb Bucks 02 Chester City Cheshire 02 Christs Church Hants 02 Cirencester Glouc. 02 Clifton Devon 02 Clitherow Lancast 02 Cockermouth Cumbl 02 Colchester City Essex 02 Comelford Cornwall 02 Corfe Castle Dorcet 02 Coventry City Warwick 02 Cricklade Wilts 02 Denbigh Denbigh 01 Derby Derbysh 02 Devizes Wilts 02 Dorchester Dorcet 02 Downton Wilts 02 Droitwich Worc. 02 Dunhivid Cornwall 02 Dunwich Suffolk 02 Durham City Durham 02 East Grinstead Sussex 02 East Lowe Cornwall 02 East Retford Notting 02 St. Edmundsbury Suffolk 02 Evesham Worc. 02 Exeter City Devon 02 Flint Flints 01 Fowey Cornwall 02 Gatton Surry 02 Gloucester C. Glouc. 02 Grantham Lincol. 02 Grampound Cornwall 02 Grimsby Lincol. 02 Guilford Surry 02 Haslemere Surry 02 Harwich Essex 02 Haverford West Pembrooke 01 Heitsbury Wilts 02 Helston Cornwall 02 Hereford City Herefordsh 02 Hertford Hertfordsh 02 Heydon Yorksh 02 Higham Ferries Northamp 01 Hindon Wilts 02 Honyton Devon 02 Horesham Sussex 02 Hull Yorksh 02 Huntington Hunt 02 St. Jermins Cornwall 02 St Ives Cornwall 02 Ilchester Somers 02 Ipiwich Suffolk 02 Kellington Cornwall 02 Kings
of Account in Reckoning and Bargaining was formerly used in all Cities Towns and Counties of England as the current way of Buying and Selling and is so still in most Country Fairs and Marts wherefore that none may be at a loss to know how Nobles and Marks are reducible to Pounds it is plainly demonstrated in this Table As for Example If you would know how many Poun 10 Nobles make look in 1 Col. for 10 and in the second Collume against it you will find 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. and going to the next Coll. you find 10 Marks make 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. and so of the rest A Table of Discompt and Rebate Moneys at 6 per Cent. Simple Interest for 3 6 12 Mon.   3 Months 6 Months 12 Months   l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. s 5 0 4 11 11 0 4 10 25 0 4 8 60 10 0 9 10 23 0 9 8 51 0 9 5 21 15 0 14 9 34 0 14 6 76 0 14 1 81 l. 1 0 19 8 45 0 19 5 01 0 18 10 42 2 1 19 4 91 1 18 10 02 1 17 8 83 3 2 19 1 36 2 18 3 03 2 16 7 25 4 3 18 9 81 3 17 8 04 3 15 5 66 5 4 18 6 27 4 17 1 05 4 14 4 08 6 5 18 2 72 5 16 6 06 5 13 2 49 7 6 17 11 17 6 15 11 07 6 12 0 91 8 7 17 7 63 7 15 4 08 7 10 11 32 9 8 17 4 08 8 14 9 09 8 9 9 74 10 9 17 0 53 9 14 2 10 9 8 8 15 20 19 14 1 06 19 8 4 19 18 17 4 30 30 29 11 1 60 29 2 6 29 28 6 0 45 40 39     50 49 5 2 66 38 16 8 39 37 14 8 60 60 59 2 3 19 48 10 10 48 47 3 4 75 70 68 19 3 72 58 5 0 58 46 12 0 91 80 78 16 4 26 67 19 2 68 66 0 9 06 90 88 3 4 79 77 13 4 78 75 9 5 21 100 98 10 5 32 87 76 8 7 84 18 1 36 200 197 0 10 64 97 1 8 97 94 6 9 51     194 3 5 94 188 13 7 01 This Table refers properly to Buying and Selling for if a Merchant or Dealer vends his Commodity to be payed as they usually do at the times mentioned and after the Bargain is made for such Credit the Debtor is willing to pay ready Money if the other accept it he must abate so much of the interest as it would come to in the time as if so much Money was put out to Interest at the usual Interest of 6 l. per Cent. and then you will find under each proportion of time the same answered as to the Rebate Coachmen their Fares in and about London BY an Act of Parliament made in the Fourteenth Year of Our Soveraign Lord King CHARLES the Second it is appointed That no Hackney Coach-man shall presume to take for his Hire in or about the Cities of London and Westminster above Ten Shillings for a Day reckoning 12 Hours to the Day and by the Hour not above 18 Pence for the first Hour and 12 Pence for every Hour after Nor for his Hire from any of the Inns of Court or thereabouts to any part of St. James's or Westminster except beyond Tuttle-Street above 12 Pence and the like from the same places to the Inns of Court or places thereabouts nor from the Inns of Court or thereabouts to the Royal Exchange more than 12 Pence but if to the Tower Bishopsgate-Street Aldgate or places thereabouts 18 Pence and so from the same places to the said Inns of Court as aforesaid That the like Rates be observed from or to any place at the like distance with the places before-named That if any Coach-man shall refuse to go at or exact more for his Hire than these Rates he shall for every Offence forfeit 10 Shillings The Rates or Fares of Water-men plying on the River of Thames   Oars Skuller   s. d. s. d. FRom London to Lime-house Newcrane Shadwel-dock Bell-wharfe Ratcliff-cross 0 1 0 6 To Wapping-dock Wapping new and Wapping old stairs the Hermitage Rotherhith Church Stairs and Rotherhith Stairs 0 6 0 3 From Billinsgate and St. Olaves to St. Saviour's Mill 0 6 0 3 All the Stairs btween London-bridge and Westminster 0 6 0 3 From either side above London-bridge to Lambeth and Fox-hall 1 0 0 6 From Whitehall to Lambeth and Fox-hall 0 6 0 3 From Temple Dorset Black-friers Stairs and Pauls-wharf to Lambeth 0 8 0 4 Over the water directly in the next Sculler between London-bridge and Lime-house or the Bridge and Fox-Hall 0 0 0 2 OARS     Whole Fare Company     s. d. s. d. From London to Gravesend 4 6 0 9 Gralse or Greenhith 4 0 0 8 Purfleet or Eriff 3 0 0 6 Woolwich 2 6 0 4 Blackwall 2 0 0 4 Greenwich or Deptford 1 6 0 3 Chelsey Battersey Wansworth 1 6 0 3 Putney Fulham Barnelms 2 0 0 4 Hammersmith Chiswich Mortlack 2 6 0 6 Brentford Isleworth Richmond 3 6 0 6 Twickenham 4 0 0 6 Kingston 5 0 0 9 Hampton-court 6 0 1 0 Hampton Town Sunbury Walton 7 0 1 0 Weybridge and Chertsey 10 0 1 0 Stanes 12 0 1 0 Windsor 14 0 2 0 Rates of Goods carryed in the Tilt-Boat between Gravesend and London   s. d. A half Firkin 0 1 A whole Firkin 0 2 A Hogshead 2 0 A hundred weight of Cheese Iron or any heavy Goods 0 4 A sack of Salt or Corn. 0 6 An ordinary Chest or Trunk 00 6 An ordin Hamper 00 6 The Hire of the whole Tilt-boat 22 6 Every single Person in the ordinary passage 00 6 What Waterman takes and demands more than these Rates lies lyable to pay Forty Shillings and suffer half a Years Imprisonment And if he refuse to carry any Passenger or Goods at these Rates upon Complaint made to the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen he shall be suspended from his Employ for Twelve Months Of the Inferiour Courts in and about London the Days and Places where they are held and Attendance given c. I. THE Marshals Court is held on Frydays in the Marshalseas in Southwark and its Jurisdiction extends 12 Miles every way from White-Hall and no further II. The Court of Request commonly called The Court of Conscience is held at the Upper-end of Guild Hall London Wednesdays and Saturdays III. The Court of Hustings is held on the Hustings on Tuesdays at Guild-Hall IV. The Two Sheriffs Courts for the Two Counters are held in Guild-Hall for Woodstreet Counter Wednesdays and Fridays and for the Poultrey Thursdays and Saturdays V. The Mayors Court is held Mondays Tuesdays and every Day in the Week if the Lord Mayor pleases to Sit and this we have the rather noted because many mistaking the days of one Court for another have been Non-suited or otherways
Lynn Norfolk 02 Knarseborough Yorksh 02 Lancaster Lanc. 02 Leicester Leic. 02 Lempster Herefordsh 02 Leskard Cornwall 02 Lewes Sussex 02 Lincoln City Lincol. 02 Litchfield City Staffordsh 02 Liverpoole Lanc. 02 London City Midds 04 Loswithall Cornwall 02 Ludlowe Salop. 02 Lugarsall Wilts 02 Lymington Hants 02 Lym Regis Dorcet 02 Maidston Kent 02 Maldon Essex 02 Malmsbury Wilts 02 Malton Yorksh 01 Marborough Wilts 02 Marlow Bucks 02 Mawes Cornwall 02 Melcome Regis Dorcet 02 Midhurst Sussex 02 Michaell Cornwall 01 Milborne Port Somers 02 Minehead Somers 02 Montgomery Montgom 01 Morpeth Northumb. 02 Munmouth Monmouth 01 Newcastle Tine Northumb. 02 Newcast un Lin. Stafford 02 Newport Cornwall 02 Newport Hants 02 New sarum Wilts 02 Newark Notting 02 New shoreham Sussex 02 Newton Lanc. 02 New Town Hants 02 New Windsor Berks. 02 New Woodstock Oxford 02 North Allerton Yorksh 02 Norwich City Norfolk 02 North-hampton Northamp 02 Nottingham Notting 02 Okehampton Devon 02 Old Sarum Wilts 02 Orford Suffolk 02 Oxford C. U. Oxford 04 Pembroke Pembrooke 01 Pemyn Cornwall 02 Peterborough Northamp 01 Peterfield Hants 02 Plymouth Devon 02 Plympton Devon 02 Pomfreit Yorksh 02 Poole Dorcet 02 Port Pigham Cornwall 02 Portsmouth Hants 02 Preston Lanc. 02 Queenborough Kent 02 Radnor Radnor 01 Reading Berks. 02 Richmond Yorksh 02 Rippon Yorksh 02 Rochester City Kent 02 Rygate Surry 02 Salop Salopps 02 Saltash Cornwall 02 Scarborough Yorksh 02 Shaston Dorcet 02 Southampton Hants 02 Southwark Surry 02 Stafford Staffordsh 02 Stockbridge Hants 02 Stamford Lincol. 02 Sudbury Suffolk 02 Steyning Sussex 02 Tamworth Stafford 02 Taunton Somers 02 Tavestock Devon 02 Tewkesbury Glouster 02 Thetford Norfolk 02 Thirske Yorksh 02 Tiverton Devon 02 Totnes Devon 02 Tregonye Cornwall 02 Truro Cornwall 02 Wallingford Berks. 02 Wareham Dorcet 02 Warwick Warwicksh 02 Wells City Somers 02 Wendover Bucks 02 Wenlock Salop. 02 Weoblye Hereford 02 Westbury Wilts 02 Westminster C. Midds 02 Weymouth Dorcet 02 Whit-Church Hants 02 Wigan Lanc. 02 Wilton Wilts 02 Winchester C. Hants 02 Wootonbasset Wilts 02 Worcester C. Worc. 02 Yarmouth Hants 02 Yarmouth Norfolk 02 York City Yorksh 02 These Eight Burroughs following are called Cinque ports Dover Kent 02 Hastings Sussex 02 Heythe   02 Rumnye Kent 02 Rye Sussex 02 Sandwich Kent 02 Seaford Suffex 02 Winchelsey Suffex 02 Note That the Citizens and Burgesses for the Cities and Burroughs before mentioned in the whole amount unto 417. over and above which number there are also for the 39 Shires in England 78 Knights of the Shires and 14 for the 13 Shires in Wales which added to the former Number do amount unto 509 being the compleat and full Number of the House of Commons in Parliament A Catalogue of the Markets and the days they are kept on in the several Counties and Shires in England and Wales In Middlesex AT Brainford T. London M. W. F. S. Vxbridge Th. Stanes F. Edgware Th. Westminster M. W. F. S. Enfield S. Hartfordshire Barkhamstead M. Barnet M. Buntingford M. Ware T. Hitching T. Watford T. Rickmansworth S. St. Albans S. Hertford S. Sabsworth W. Hemstead Th. Hatfield Th. Bishops-Stafford Th. Stevenedge S. Tring S. Stondon S. Hodsdon Th. Boldock T. Barkshire Reading S. Abbington M. and F. Wanting S. Wallingford T. and F. New-Windsor S. Faringdon T. Newbury Th. Orkingham T. East-Esledg W. Maidenhead W. Hungerford W. Bedfordshire Tuddington S. Bedford T. and S. Patton S. Luton M. Shefford F. Leighton T. Bigleworth T. Dunstable W. Ampthil Th. Wobowrn F. Buckinghamshire Risborough S. Great Marlow S. Oulney M. Amersham T. Colebrook W. Chesham W. Newport S. Alesbury S. Winslow Th. Wendover Th. Beconsfield Th. Stonistratford F. Buckingham S. Juingo F. High-Wickham F. Cambridgeshire Ely S. New-Market T. Royston W. Caxton T. Linton Th. March F. Wisbich S. Cambridge S. Cornwal County Stratton T. Penzan●e Th. St. Columb Th. Falmouth Th. Market-Jew Th. St. Germans F. Camelford F. Foy S. Listithiel F. Grampound S. Padstow S. Tregonys S. Hilstone S. Launston S. Bodman S. Liskard S. Truro W. and S. St. Joes W. and F. Penrin W. F. and S. East Looe Saltash Cheshire Altrincham F. Maxfield M. Frodsham W. Malpas M. Northwich F. Sambich Th. Stopford F. Nantwich S. Middlewich S. Congleto S. Huntsford S. Westchester W. and S. Tarvin Cumberlanp Brampton T. Cockermouth M. Wigton T. Alleyholm S. Keswick S. Perith T. Bootle W. Widt-Haven Th. Ravenglass S. Egremont S. Longworth Th. Aston-Moor S. Carlisle S. Ireby Th. Kirswald Th. Longtown Th. Derbyshire Bakwell M. Alfreton M. Wirksworth T. Ashborn S. Tedeswal W. Dronfield Th. Darby F. Chesterfield S. Bolsover F. Drawfield Devonshire Tiverton T. Bedford T. Ottery T. Exeter W. and F. Axminster S. Plimpton S. Ho●iton S. Crediton S. Columpton S. Southmoston S. Great Torrington S. Holsworth S. Tevestock S. Morton S. Okehampton S. Chidley S. Ashburton S. Plymouth S. Totness S. Kingsbridge S. Barnstable F. Dartmouth F. Colliton Th. Hatburly F. Chumley-Bow Th. Dodbrook VV. Newton-Abbey VV. Medbury Th. Bishoprick of Durham Durham S. Darlington M. Bernard-Castle VV. Sunderland F. Bishops Aukland Th. Stainthorp Dorcetshire Cern-Abbas VV. Cranbrow VV. Crofts-Castle Th. Abbotsbury Th. Sturminster Th. Dorchester VV. Frompton Th. Wemborn-Minster F. Shaftsbury VV. Worham VV. Blanford VV. Pool M. and Th. Weymouth T. and F. Melcom-Regis T. and F. Sherbourn Th. and Essex Epping F. Cheping-Onger S. Harwich T. Maintree T. Waltham-Abby T. Billerikey T. Braintree VV. Brentwood Th. Rumford VV. Haulsteed F. Colchester F. Chelmsford F. Thackstead F. Cogshal S. Maldon S. Walden S. Hatfield S. Dunmore S. Raleigh S. Barkin S. Horden S. Glocestershire Wickware M. Deanmag M. Minchinhampton T. Priswick T. Horton T. Letchlad T. Marshfield T. Blackley W. Campden W. Tedbury W. Cheltenham Th. Dursley Th. Stow on the wold Th. Chiping-Sadbury Th. Newent F. Fairford Th. Newham F. Tukesbury W. and S. Stroud F. Wotton-Vnderedge F. Leonards-Standley S. Winch-comb S. Thornbury S. Cirenchester M. and F. Glocester S. Hantshire Basingstoke W. Kingsclere T. Alceston Th. Ringwood W. Newport in Wight Isle W. and S. Portsmouth Th. and S. Winchester W. and S. Southampton T. and F. Kent Dover W. and S. Sandwich W. and S. Eltham M. Wortham T. St. Mary Cray W. Lenham T. Wye Th. VVestram W. Lydd Th. Rumney Th. Bromly Th. Foxton Th. Maidstone Th. Rochester F. Tunbridge F. Smarden F. Tenderden F. Woolwich F. Malinge S. Milton S. Crainbrook S. Hyth S. Sevenock S. Dartford S. Gravesend W. and S. Feversham W. and S. Herefordshire Hereford W. F. S. Bromyard M. Lidbury T. Pembridge T. Kyneton W. VVebley Th. Ross Th. Lemster F. Huntingtonshire Toxley T. St. Ives M. St. Neots Th. Ramsey W. Huntingdon S. Kimbolton F. Lancashire Blackbourn M. Boulton M. Cartmill M. Pounton M. Hawkshead M. Hornby M. Rochdale T. Ormkirk T. Charley T. Prescot T. Holsington W. Coln W. VVarinton W. Bury Th. Gasting Th. Vlverstone Th. Lancaster S. Clithero S. Manchester S. Darlton S. Liverpool S. Preston W.F.S. VViggan M. and F. Leicestershire Ashby