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... charge , would have a large interest in acquiring the reputation of fidelity to it . Thus Delphi appears to have become the great bank of Greece , perhaps before Homer , in whose time its riches seem to have been already proverbial ...
... charge , would have a large interest in acquiring the reputation of fidelity to it . Thus Delphi appears to have become the great bank of Greece , perhaps before Homer , in whose time its riches seem to have been already proverbial ...
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... charge more than once , they would lose the confidence of the public , on which depends their success in the business in which they are engaged . " By employing the money deposited in their hands , and lending it at a greater interest ...
... charge more than once , they would lose the confidence of the public , on which depends their success in the business in which they are engaged . " By employing the money deposited in their hands , and lending it at a greater interest ...
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... charge and command that no goldsmith nor other person whatsoever , other than the said Earl of Holland , do presume to change , & c . " * As this measure occasioned some dissatisfaction , the king authorized , in the following year ...
... charge and command that no goldsmith nor other person whatsoever , other than the said Earl of Holland , do presume to change , & c . " * As this measure occasioned some dissatisfaction , the king authorized , in the following year ...
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... charged on foreign bills was six per cent . , which was the highest legal interest . Aug. 30 .. The bank discounted foreign bills at four and a half per cent .; and Oct. 24 , the discount on inland bills was six per cent . 1695. Jan. 16 ...
... charged on foreign bills was six per cent . , which was the highest legal interest . Aug. 30 .. The bank discounted foreign bills at four and a half per cent .; and Oct. 24 , the discount on inland bills was six per cent . 1695. Jan. 16 ...
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... charged discount at the rate of four per cent . , but if not pay- able at the bank they were charged five per cent . 1707. The subscription of 1,001,1717 . 10s . , raised in the year 1697 , was restored . This reduced the bank capital ...
... charged discount at the rate of four per cent . , but if not pay- able at the bank they were charged five per cent . 1707. The subscription of 1,001,1717 . 10s . , raised in the year 1697 , was restored . This reduced the bank capital ...
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accepter accommodation bills advances amount of notes balance bank notes Bank of England Bank of Ireland Bank of Scotland banking company banking department banks of issue bill or note bills of exchange branch bank branches brokers bullion called capital cash credit cent charter cheque clerks commercial committee country bankers currency customers debit debt demand deposit accounts deposits directors dividends drawn duties employed England notes establishment exchequer bills favour foreign funds give Government securities governor and company hands hence holder increase indorsed invested issue department issue notes issue of notes joint-stock banks keep liabilities loans London bankers manager ment merchants months notice occasion operations paid party payable payment person principle private banks produce profit promissory notes public companies rate of interest received seasons of pressure shareholders speculation stamp Steady & Co trade transactions usually