654419-129 :(.) THE PREFACE. TH 'HAT all kinds of Tradesmen, however knowing and experienced, are frequently at a Lofs, and want information in regard to many things in the courfe of their business, I believe is a Truth that every one will readily confefs. An Endeavour therefore to collect together a number of fuch particulars as every man of business has frequently occafion to enquire after, and to digeft them in fuch a manner as that they may be found with Eafe and Expedition, is certainly a very ufeful Attempt. The great Difficulty of executing fuck a Work with Accuracy and Correctness will appear to any one who shall take the trouble of looking into the various and numberless Articles which compofe this Book: But the general Usefulness of it made the Proprietors very defirous of furmounting all Difficulties, and willing to go into any Expence that might conduce to bring it to Perfection. For this purpose all the feveral Inns of the Cities of London, Weftminster, and Southwark have been confulted for a correct Account of the Carriers and Coaches; the Courfe of our Trade, our Exports and Imports, are extracted from the best and most authentic Writers; particular Care bath been taken to acquaint the Trader with the Products and Manufactures of all the Counties and trading PREFAC E. trading Towns in England and Wales; as alfo of the Plantations, and of all other Countries with whom we have any Trade or Commerce: Many ufeful Tables are inferted of various kinds, and corrected by different Hands, in order to bring them to the greateft poffible Accuracy, viz. Tables of Intereft at feveral Rates. Tables fhewing the Value of any Number or Quantity of Goods at any Price: Of the Value of Annuities and Reverfions: Of Expences or Wages and Salaries, by the Day, Week, Month, and Year; with Several others too tedious to mention. In short, nothing hath been omitted that it was thought would contribute to render fuch a Work as compleat and perfect as the Nature of the Thing would admit. All that remains is to befpeak the Candour of our Readers for any Errors or Miftakes, which, thro' the Multiplicity and Variety of the Articles here treated of, may probably be found. Thefe, however, we hope, will not be very numerous; and any Corrections of them, if fent to the Bookfellers, whofe Names are in the Title Page, will be thankfully received, and inferted in the future Editions. THE Tradefman's Dictionary. A ACC BASHEE, a piece of coin in Perfia, valued at 16 d. fterling. ABERGAVENNY, Monmouthshire, 120 miles from London; market on Tuesday. Fairs, May 3, Trinity Tuesday, and September 4. It has a confiderable Trade in flannels. Carrier goes from the Bell in Friday-street on Saturday. ABINGDON, Berks. Fifty-five miles from London; markets on Mondays and Fridays. Fairs, on the firft Monday in Lent; April 25; June 9; July 25; September 2; Monday before Michaelmas, and November 30. Carrier goes from the White Horfe, Friday-ftreet, on Friday; the Oxford Arms, WarwickLane, on Saturday. ABYDOS, E. long. 27. 30. lat. 40. A town and castle of the Leffer Afia, fituated on the fouth entrance of the Hellefpont, now the fouthern caftle of the Dardanels. Here the Streight which divides Afia from Europe is two miles over. ACADIE, of New Scotland, one of the British colonies in North America, fituated between 63 and 70 degrees of weft longitude, and between 43 and 51 degrees of north latitude, bounded by the river of St. Lawrence on the north, by the bay of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic ocean on the east; by the bay of Fundi, the feas of Acadie on the fouth, and by Canada and New England on the west. The chief town Annapolis. ACAPULCO, weft long. 102. lat. 17. 30. A port town of North America, fituated in the province of Mexico, on a fine bay of the South Sea, from whence a rich fhip fails annually to Manilla in the Philippine islands, near the coaft of China in Afia, and another returns annually from thence to Acapulco, laden with all the treasures of the East Indies. It was one of thefe fhips laden with filver, and bound from Acapulco to Manilla, that Mr. Anfon took near the Philippine islands. ACCEPTANCE. Vide BILLS OF EXCHANGE. ACCESSORIES. Acceffories are of two forts, viz. before the offence or after the offence. An Acceffory before the offence, is one that commandeth, counfelleth, or procureth another to commit felony, and is not present himself when it is done; for if he be prefent, he is a principal. Acceffory after the offence, is one that knowingly receives, aids, affifts, or comforts one that hath committed murder or felony. But a woman is not deemed B an an Acceffory for receiving or aiding her husband who has com mitted felony; though the husband may be accessory in receiving his wife, and a fervant in affifting his mafter. Those who fhew a liking or affent to another's felonious defign, are held fo to abet and encourage him, as to be Acceffories. before the fact. If one rescue a perfon arrefted for felony, he is a principal felon, and not Acceffory. 1 Hen. 7. cap. 6. If a perfon robbed, take money or other reward of the robber to favour him, or not to give evidence against such robber, he becometh Acceffory to the felony of his own goods; but this is by others held to be theft-boot, and punishable only by fine and imprisonment. If one arreft a thief who hath ftolen another man's goods, and take the goods from the felon, and then let him go, this makes him Acceffory to the felony, if not a principal felon. Acceffories before the fact to petty treafon, robbery, or the wilful burning any dwelling houfe, or any part thereof, or any barn with corn or grain in it, are excluded the benefit of clergy. Acceffories before the fact, to a robbery, or to the felonious taking of goods out of a dwelling houfe, the owner or other perfon being therein and put in fear; or the robbing any dwelling house in the day-time, any perfon being therein, or the breaking any dwelling houfe, fhop, or warehouse thereunto belonging, or therewith used in the day time, and taking away the value of five fhillings or upwards, though no perfon be within the fame, are excluded the benefit of clergy. Perfons buying or receiving ftolen goods, knowing the same to be ftolen, fhall be deemed Acceffories to the felony, after the felony committed and punished as fuch. " It fhall be lawful to profecute perfons, buying and receiving ftolen goods, knowing the fame to be ftolen, as for a mifdemeanor, and punish them by fine and imprisonment, though the principal felon be not before convicted, which fhall exempt fuch Acceffory from being punished again, if the principal be afterwards convicted. If any person shall receive or buy any goods, knowing them to be ftolen, or fhall receive, harbour, or conceal any burglars, felons or thieves, knowing them to be fo, they fhall be deemed Acceffory to the felony, and shall fuffer and incur the pains of death as a felon convict. Stat. 5 A. cap. 31. And if fuch principal felon cannot be taken, yet it fhall be lawful. to. profecute and punish any perfons, knowingly buying goods ftolen by fuch principal felon for a misdemeanor, to be punished by fine and imprisonment, or other corporal punishment, as the court fhall direct, which fhall exempt fuch offender from being punished as Acceffory, if the principal felon be afterwards taken and convicted.. Where any person takes money or reward, directly or indirectly, under pretence, or upon account of helping any perfon to |