The gentleman accomptant: or, an essay to unfold the mystery of accompts. By way of debtor and creditor, commonly called merchants accompts, and Applying the Same to the Concerns of the Nobility and Gentry of England. Shewing, I. The great Advantage of Gentlemens keeping their own Accompts, with Directions to Persons of Quality and Fortune. II. The Ruin that attends Men of Estates, by neglect of Accompts. III. The Usefulness of the Knowledge of Accompts, to such as are any way employed in the Publick Affairs of the Nation. IV. Of Banks; those of Venice and the Turkey Company. V. Of Stocks, and Stock-Jobbing; the Frauds therein detected. VI. A short and easy Vocabulary of Certain Words, that in the Language of Accompting take a Particular Meaning. Done by a person of honour.

People / Organizations

• Edmund Curll ("printed for")
• Roger North (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for E. Curll, at the Dial and Bible against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1714.

Publication year

1714-1714

ESTC No.

T58765

Grub Street ID

284853

Description

[4],vi[i.e.iv],263,[35]p.table ; 8⁰

Note

With a preliminary leaf of advertisement.

With a vocabulary of terms at the end.

A person of honour = Roger North.

Title page may be a cancel.