@article{614957,
      recid = {614957},
      author = {Markham, William.},
      title = {A general introduction to trade and business. Or, The  young merchant's and tradesman's magazine. Being an  assistant to youths, on their leaving school, and entring  on apprenticeship; design'd to prevent their losing the  learning they have acquired, and calculated for a general  instruction, progressively through the various branches of  trade and merchandise. Under the following heads: I. The  principles of grammar explain'd; whereby the reading and  writing true English are render'd very easy II. The use of  the pen made easy; or the best instructions to attain a  masterly manner of writing; with complete examples of the  several hands now in use, and the forms of notes, receipts,  &c. curiously engrav'd by Mr. G. Bickham, Sen. III.  Arithmetick in all its parts, vulgar and decimal; with  examples in all the rules (in the most concise manner)  apply'd to business. IV. The usual contractions of words  and titles; with proper directions how to address persons  of quality, and those in publick employ. V. Examples of  bills of parcels, and exchange; instructions for  remittances, orders for goods, letters of credit and  correspondence, invoices, receipts, &c. Adapted to  trade in general. VI. Forms of law precedents, both  relating to trade and conveyancing; as bills, bonds,  leases, articles, &c. VII. Waterside business; with the  constitution of keys, w[b]arfs, porters, &c. And  observations on freight, average, primage, &c. VIII.  Directions for entring goods at the custom-house, inward,  outward, and by certificate; with an account of goods  prohibited exportation and importation, and an account of  foreign coins, weights and measures. IX. Merchants  accompts, with a collection of arithmetical questions, to  divert youth. X. Tables of interest from 1 to 100 l.  calculated in the most exact manner, to the thousandth part  of a farthing. The second edition, with additions and  improvements. By William Markham. Author of the  introduction to spelling and reading English. [electronic  resource] :},
      publisher = {Printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch at the Red Lion in  Paternoster-Row, and J. Hodges at the Looking-Glass on  London-Bridge,},
      address = {London :},
      pages = {[6],378p.,plate ;},
      year = {1739},
      note = {Reproduction of original from British Library.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/614957},
}