Vade mecum, or The necessary companion. Containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack, in copper plates, with many useful tables proper thereto. 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, nobles and marks; with Sir Samuel Morland's New table for guinneys. 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, with the times for sending or receiving them; also the post-stages, shewing the length of each stage, and the distance of each post-town from London. 7. The rates or fares of coach-men, carr-men, and water men.

All titles

• Vade mecum, or The necessary companion. Containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack, in copper plates, with many useful tables proper thereto. 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, nobles and marks; with Sir Samuel Morland's New table for guinneys. 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, with the times for sending or receiving them; also the post-stages, shewing the length of each stage, and the distance of each post-town from London. 7. The rates or fares of coach-men, carr-men, and water men.
• Necessary companion

People / Organizations

• John Playford (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by A[nne]. G[odbid]. and J[ohn]. P[layford]. and are to be sold by R. Northcot, bookseller, either next St. Peter's Alley in Cornhill, or at the Anchor and Mariner on Fish-Street-Hill; by John Playford, printer, near the Blew-Anchor Inn in Little-Britain; and by Charles Blount, bookseller, at the Black-Raven in the Strand, near the Savoy, 1679.

Publication year

1679-1679

ESTC No.

R8992

Grub Street ID

129115

Description

[10], 200 p.. [1] leaf of plates : port., tables ; 8⁰

Note

Anonymous. By John Playford.

Printers' names from Wing CD.

With an added dedication leaf, bound between A1 (title page) and A2 (first page of Preface).

With an engraved portrait of Sir Samuel Morland bound between A4 and A5.

Uncontrolled note

Port. and dedication leaf from CSmH copy. Do other copies contain these added leaves?