Selected quad for the lemma: money_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
money_n	account_n	creditor_n	debtor_n	1,494	5	12.7915	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74684	The scales of commerce and trade: ballancing betwixt the buyer and seller, artificer and manufacture, debitor and creditor, the most general questions, artificiall rules, and usefull conclusions incident to traffique: comprehended in two books. The first states the ponderates to equity and custome, all usuall rules, legall bargains and contracts, in wholesale ot [sic] retaile, with factorage, returnes, and exchanges of forraign coyn, of interest-money, both simple and compounded, with solutions from naturall and artificiall arithmetick. The second book treats of geometricall problems and arithmeticall solutions, in dimensions of lines, superficies and bodies, both solid and concave, viz. land, wainscot, hangings, board, timber, stone, gaging of casks, military propositions, merchants accounts by debitor and creditor; architectonice, or the art of building. / By Thomas Willsford Gent.	Willsford, Thomas.	1660 (1660)	Wing W2876; Thomason E1748_1; Thomason E1748_2; ESTC R209647	103,352	283

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edward_n price_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 100_o l._n deliver_v he_o at_o interest_n 100_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅚_n dito_n edward_n debtor_n to_o interest_n reckon_v or_o profit_n and_o loss_n 1_o l_o 10_o s_o for_o 3_o month_n allowance_n for_o a_o 100_o l_o at_o 6_o per_fw-la cent_n per_fw-la ann_n 1_o 10_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr housekeep_n charge_v enter_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 1_o profit_n and_o loss_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 50_o l_o pay_v my_o servant_n for_o 3_o month_n provision_n for_o housekeep_v to_o end_v 25_o march_n next_o 50_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr febr._n 2._o 1658._o money_n pay_v that_o be_v due_a the_o time_n of_o payment_n be_v com●_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4_o 1_o jane_n de_fw-fr clare_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 60_o l._n pay_v he_o in_o full_a of_o all_o account_n 60_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o 1_o jam._n wilson_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 36_o l_o 4_o s_o 11_o d._n pay_v in_o full_a for_o his_o sugar_n as_o by_o his_o acquittance_n appear_v 36_o 4_o 11_o  _fw-fr febr._n 9_o 1658._o money_n receive_v that_o be_v due_a time_n of_o payment_n b●ing_v come_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ¼_n cash_n debtor_n to_o john_n t●urrowgood_n 39_o l_o 10_o s._n receive_v in_o full_a of_o all_o demand_n to_o this_o day_n 39_o 10_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr money_n receive_v for_o good_n sell_v at_o time_n before_o due_a upon_o rebate_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ¼_n cash_n debtor_n to_o john_n benning_n 24_o l._n receive_v in_o full_a 24_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 4_o profit_n and_o loss_n debtor_n to_o dito_n john_n 1_o l_o 17_o s_o 6_o d_o for_o payment_n before_o due_a 1_o 17_o 6_o anno_fw-la 1658._o 12_o febr._n in_o london_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr l_o s_o d_o  _fw-fr money_n gain_v by_o exchange_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅙_n cash_n debtor_n to_o profit_n and_o loss_n 58_o s_o 4_o d_o for_o advance_v of_o 100_o dollar_n exchange_v for_o english_a money_n at_o 4_o s_z 7_o d_o per_fw-mi piece_n which_o cost_v i_o but_o 4_o s._n the_o difference_n at_o 7_o d_o per_fw-la piece_n be_v 2_o 18_o −_o 4_o  _fw-fr to_o discharge_v a_o debt_n by_o assignment_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 4_o 3_o thomas_n spilman_n debtor_n to_o william_n lane_n for_o my_o assignment_n poid_a h●m_n in_o full_a of_o his_o debt_n 36_o 11_o −_o 4_o  _fw-fr debt_n sell_v to_o another_o from_o who_o it_o be_v not_o due_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅓_n cash_n debtor_n to_o thomas_n goodman_n 50_o l_o receive_v of_o william_n short_a for_o dito_n thomas_n his_o bill_n of_o 82_o l_o 3_o s_o 4_o d._n which_o i_o have_v sell_v for_o 50_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 3_o profit_n and_o loss_n debtor_n to_o dito_n thomas_n 32_o l_o 3_o s_z 4_o d_o lose_v by_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o bill_n 32_o −_o 3_o −_o 4_o  _fw-fr febr._n 19_o 1659._o part_v of_o a_o debt_n lose_v by_o a_o bankrupt_a and_o the_o rest_n receive_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅓_n cash_n debtor_n to_o abraham_n bland_n 259_o l_o 7_o s_z 4_o d_o be_v but_o ⅔_n receive_v in_o full_a of_o a_o debt_n of_o 387_o l_o 11_o s_o ⅔_n 258_o −_o 7_o −_o 8_o 6_o 3_o profit_n and_o loss_n 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16_o s_o for_o charge_n upon_o the_o fustian_n and_o tobaco_n for_o freight_v custom_n and_o excise_n etc._n etc._n 9_o 16_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr good_n insure_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 1_o dito_n voyage_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 7_o l_o 16_o s_o for_o insurance_n of_o dito_n fustian_n and_o tobacco_n pay_v john_n mazoone_o at_o 30_o s_o per_fw-la cent_n be_v 7_o 16_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr feb._n 22._o 1658._o money_o receive_v for_o freight_n of_o a_o ship_n part_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅓_n cash_n debtor_n to_o ship_n the_o samson_n of_o london_n for_o freight_v receive_v of_o john_n wright_n master_n thereof_o for_o my_o ½_n share_v 35_o 3_o 8_o  _fw-fr money_n or_o good_n give_v away_o to_o any_o person_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 2_o profit_n and_o loss_n debtor_n to_o fustian_n 1_o l_o 2_o s_z 8_o d_o for_o one_o piece_n give_v to_o a.b._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o 1_o profit_n and_o loss_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 12_o l_o give_v towards_o the_o relief_n of_o a_o fire_n at_o enfield_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n 1_o 2_o 8_o  _fw-fr gratuity_n receive_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅙_n cash_n debtor_n to_o profit_n and_o loss_n for_o 200_o l_o receive_v for_o a_o legacy_n give_v m●_n by_o a._n m._n 12_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr febr._n 28._o 1658._o commodity_n former_o ship_v to_o another_o country_n and_o advice_n of_o the_o sale_n thereof_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 7_o hans_n butterbox_n at_o amsterdam_n my_o account_n currant_n debtor_n to_o voyage_n to_o amsterdam_n 613_o l_o 15_o s_o 4_o d._n as_o appear●_n by_o his_o account_n send_v i_o and_o date_v at_o amsterdam_n novemb_n 25._o instant_a be_v the_o neat_a proceed_v of_o my_o good_n sol●_n there_o 613_o 15_o 4_o anno_fw-la 1658._o 28_o febr._n in_o london_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr l_o s_o d_o  _fw-fr commodity_n receive_v to_o sell_v for_o another_o man_n account_n in_o commission_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 1_o hans_n butterbox_n at_o amsterdam_n his_o account_n of_o wheat_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 18_o l_o 5_o s_o for_o several_a charge_n pay_v at_o the_o receipt_n of_o 100_o quarter_n receive_v out_o of_o the_o elephant_n of_o amsterdam_n as_o follow_v  _fw-fr l_o s_o d_o for_a freight_v at_o 1_o s_o per_fw-la qu._n 05_o 00_o 00_o for_o custom_n at_o 1_o s_z 6_o d_o per_fw-la q._n 07_o 10_o 00_o for_o excise_n at_o 6_o d_o per_fw-la qu._n 02_o 10_o 00_o for_o porterage_n literage_n and_o cartage_n at_o 6_o d_o per_fw-la qu._n 02_o 10_o 00_o for_o meater_n allowance_n 00_o 15_o 00_o  _fw-fr 18_o 05_o 00_o 18_o 5_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr commission_n good_n sell_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o 7_o cash_n debtor_n to_o hans_n butterbox_n his_o account_n of_o wheat_n for_o 100_o quarter_n so●d_v to_o john_n sutton_n junior_n at_o 58_o s_o per_fw-la qu._n be_v 290_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr provision_n for_o commodity_n sell_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 7_o 6_o hans_n butterbox_n his_o account_n of_o wheat_n debtor_n to_o profit_n and_o loss_n for_o my_o provision_n for_o the_o say_a wheat_n at_o 12_o d_o per_fw-la l._n 14_o 10_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr march_n 3._o 1658._o the_o proceed_v of_o commodity_n pay_v by_o bill_n of_o exchange_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o ●_o hans_fw-ge butterbox_n his_o account_n currant_n debtor_n to_o cash_n 257_o l_o 5_o s._n remit_v he_o for_o his_o account_n in_o bill_n of_o stephen_n swabber_n payable_a at_o sight_n to_o dito_fw-la hans_n by_o simon_n newman_n of_o amsterdam_n be_v the_o neat_a proceed_v of_o his_o wheat_n all_o charge_n deduct_v 257_o 5_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la 1658._o 24._o march_v in_o london_n

 _fw-fr  _fw-fr l_o s_o d_o  _fw-fr commodity_n buy_v for_o company_n account_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o 8_o tobacco_n in_o company_n between_o john_n mazoon_o and_o myself_o debtor_n 210_o l_o for_n 30_o hh_n of_o vi●ginia_n each_o ½_n the_o whole_a a●_n 7_o l_o per_fw-la hh_n be_v 210_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅛_n cash_n debtor_n to_o john_n mazoon_o his_o account_n by_o i_o in_o company_n for_o his_o ½_n part_v receive_v 105_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr commodity_n sell_v for_o company_n account_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ⅛_n cash_n debtor_n to_o tobacco_n in_o company_n between_o john_n mazoon_o and_o my_o sel●_n each_o ½_n for_o 30_o hh_n sell_v to_o henry_n beak_n at_o ●0_n l_o per_fw-mi hh_n 300_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o ●_o tobacco_n in_o company_n debtor_n to_o john_n mazoon_o his_o account_n by_o i_o in_o company_n 45_o l_o for_o ½_n advance_v 45_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 8_o ●_o tobacco_n in_o company_n debtor_n to_o profit_n and_o loss_n 45_o l_o for_o my_o ½_n of_o advance_v gain_n by_o the_o 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