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A methodical treatise concerning bills of exchange wherein Is an Account of the Rise and Progress of Exchange; the Nature and Kinds of it explained; the prevailing Custom of Merchants, illustrated and confirm'd from Civil Law; the Authority of Lawyers and Writers Ancient and Modern; foreign Statutes and Sentences of Courts; Scottish and English Acts of Parliament; and Decisions of the Lords of Session; and all curious and useful Cases, Questions and Controversies, touching Bills fairly stated and discussed, according to the Analogy of the Law of Scotland: With indent comparative Views of the Laws and Customs of England, and other Countries. For the Benefit of the English, our Law Terms are explain'd by these equipollent in their Law. By William Forbes Advocate, Professor of Law in the University of Glasgow.

Title
A methodical treatise concerning bills of exchange [electronic resource] : wherein Is an Account of the Rise and Progress of Exchange; the Nature and Kinds of it explained; the prevailing Custom of Merchants, illustrated and confirm'd from Civil Law; the Authority of Lawyers and Writers Ancient and Modern; foreign Statutes and Sentences of Courts; Scottish and English Acts of Parliament; and Decisions of the Lords of Session; and all curious and useful Cases, Questions and Controversies, touching Bills fairly stated and discussed, according to the Analogy of the Law of Scotland: With indent comparative Views of the Laws and Customs of England, and other Countries. For the Benefit of the English, our Law Terms are explain'd by these equipollent in their Law. By William Forbes Advocate, Professor of Law in the University of Glasgow.
Author
Forbes, William.
Publication
Edinburgh : printed by John Mosman, William Brown and Mr. James Mceuen, for John Russell Writer in Edinburgh, and to be sold at the shops of William Brown Bookseller in Edinburgh, and Alexander Mathie Bookseller in Glasgow, M.DCC.XVIII [1718]

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Description
[4],xi,[1],227,[17]p.; 8⁰.
Subject
Bills of exchange > Great Britain
Note
  • With an index and three pages of advertisements.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • Goldsmiths'
  • Hanson
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642447772
  • ECCO1-T147016
Author
Forbes, William.
Title
A methodical treatise concerning bills of exchange [electronic resource] : wherein Is an Account of the Rise and Progress of Exchange; the Nature and Kinds of it explained; the prevailing Custom of Merchants, illustrated and confirm'd from Civil Law; the Authority of Lawyers and Writers Ancient and Modern; foreign Statutes and Sentences of Courts; Scottish and English Acts of Parliament; and Decisions of the Lords of Session; and all curious and useful Cases, Questions and Controversies, touching Bills fairly stated and discussed, according to the Analogy of the Law of Scotland: With indent comparative Views of the Laws and Customs of England, and other Countries. For the Benefit of the English, our Law Terms are explain'd by these equipollent in their Law. By William Forbes Advocate, Professor of Law in the University of Glasgow.
Imprint
Edinburgh : printed by John Mosman, William Brown and Mr. James Mceuen, for John Russell Writer in Edinburgh, and to be sold at the shops of William Brown Bookseller in Edinburgh, and Alexander Mathie Bookseller in Glasgow, M.DCC.XVIII [1718]
Edition
The second edition corrected and improved, with large additions.
Indexed In:
Goldsmiths', 5455
Hanson, 318n
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T147016.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain Scotland Edinburgh.
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