A pocket book: for all persons. Containing 1. A discription of England and of the four parts of the world. 2. The present state of London. 3. Accounts cast up of great use to all traders. 4. Directions to write letters to chapmen and others. 5. Of the sun's rising and setting. 6. To keep account-book. 7. To make a will, and settle an estate with Christian prudence. 8. An account of all the market-towns in England, the counties they are in, distance of miles from London, and days fairs and markets are kept on. 9. The price of bricklayers, glaziers ... 10. Instructions for masters of ships. 11. Rates of carmen, coachmen, and waggoners, ... 12. A perpetual almanack. 13. To make ink. 14. Of holidays. 15. To take out a statute of bankrupt. 16. the best way to recover and compound debts. ... 21. Days of electing city officers, and divers other matters

People / Organizations

• George Conyers ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for G. Conyers, at the Ring in Little-Britain, [1709?

Added name

Conyers, George, -1739 or 1740, bookseller.

Publication year

1709

ESTC No.

N70685

Grub Street ID

51166

Description

12, 24, 12, 12, 32, 24 p. : tables ; 12°.

Note

George Conyers was at this and other addresses in London from 1686-1712. Cf. Plomer

Internal evidence suggests conjectural date of 1709

Below imprint: 1s. 6d.