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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807966403321

Autore

Richards R. D (Richard David)

Titolo

The early history of banking in England / / R. D. Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012, c1958

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-29742-1

1-280-77773-7

9786613688125

1-136-29743-X

0-203-11606-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Banking & Finance ; ; v. 30

Disciplina

332.10942

332.1094209

Soggetti

Banks and banking - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1958 by Frank Cass and Co. Ltd.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE EARLY HISTORY OF BANKING IN ENGLAND; Copyright; THE EARLY HISTORY OF BANKING IN ENGLAND; Original Copyright; PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ITHE PIONEERS; CHAPTER II THE GOLDSMITH BANKERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH PAPER MONEY; CHAPTER III THE GOLDSMITH BANKERS AND THEIR TRANSACTIONS WITH THE EXCHEQUER; CHAPTER IV TUDOR AND STUART BANKING SCHEMES; CHAPTER V THE FOUNDATION OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND; CHAPTER VI THE EARLY TRANSACTIONS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND; CHAPTER VII THE EARLY TRANSACTIONS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

CHAPTER VIII THE SALIENT FEATURES OF ENGLISH BANKING HISTORY IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURIESCHAPTER IX CONCLUSION; (i) The Economic Background; (ii) The Political Background; (iii) The Religious Background; (iv) The Evolution of Banking Theory and Practice; APPENDICES; APPENDIX 1. The Earliest Examples of Goldsmiths' Receipt Notes; APPENDIX 2. The Private Accounts of Samuel Pepys and Narcissus Luttrell. From the earliest of Messrs. Hoare's Ledgers; APPENDIX 3. Other Examples of Private



Accounts from the Ledgers of Goldsmith Bankers

APPENDIX 4. Items selected from an Exchange Account in one of the Ledgers of Alderman Edward Backwell, Goldsmith BankerAPPENDIX 5. Entries, dated 13th November 1656 to 2nd July 1657, from a Cromwellian Exchequer Book recording the Receipt of ""Moneyes Payable"" by Sir Thomas Vyner and Edward Backwell, Goldsmith Bankers, "" upon their Contract for the Spanish Plate and Money""; APPENDIX 6. A Treasury Warrant, dated 15th July 1664, authorising the drawing of an Order for Payment of £357 4s. 9d. due to Edward Backwell for recoining the Cross and Harp Money

APPENDIX 7. A Treasury Warrant, dated 25th October 1664, for the payment of £8,000 and £1,500 to Edward Backwell, the former sum as a Free Gift for Loans to Charles II, and the latter as an Allowance for receiving the Dunkirk MoneyAPPENDIX 8. A List of Tallies struck on the Hearth Duty held by Sir Robert Vyner, Goldsmith Banker; APPENDIX 9. A Privy Seal, dated 25th August 1669, authorising payment to Edward Backwell of £4,650 16s. 8d. as Interest, Allowance and Gratuity on several Loans to Charles II, and an attached ""General Accompt of Interest""

APPENDIX 10. The Interest Account of John Portman, Goldsmith Banker, attached to a Privy Seal, dated 31st March 1671, authorising payment of £497 17s. 6. as Interest and ""Charges"" on a Loan of £9,608 16s. id. advanced by this BankerAPPENDIX 11. A Privy Seal, dated 21st May 1671, to Sir Robert Vyner for the Payment of £9,063 15s. 7d. and £22,865 85. 8d. for Gold Chains, Medals, Plate and Jewels supplied to Charles II

APPENDIX 12. Copies, entered in an Exchequer Order Book, of the original Payment Orders authorising ""Reward and Compensation"" to Edward Backwell for Loans amounting to £14,169

Sommario/riassunto

This is widely acknowledged as a scholarly and well-documented study of early banking in England. It bridges gaps in the early history of English banking and deals with the operations of the pre-Bank of England bankers, the evolution of English paper money and the remarkable transactions of the early directors of the Bank of England. Although the main body of the book concentrates on the 16th and 17th centuries, the volume includes a brief survey of English banking in the 18th and early 19th centuries.