Tables for renewing and purchasing of the leases of cathedral-churches and colleges : according to several rates of interest; with their construction and use explain'd. Also tables for renewing and purchasing of lives. With tables for purchasing the leases of land or houses.
- Mabbut, George
- Date:
- 1735
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Tables for renewing and purchasing of the leases of cathedral-churches and colleges : according to several rates of interest; with their construction and use explain'd. Also tables for renewing and purchasing of lives. With tables for purchasing the leases of land or houses. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ 60] per Cent. or left, and in that Cafe they would have valued it at no lefs than 6 /. per Cent. All Eftates within a convenient Diftance from London, are already valued at upwards of 20 Years Pur- chafe ; and we may ekpedt they may be rated (till higher, when the Public Debts are farther leften- ed, and more Funds reduced ; of which we have (God be thanked) a very fair Profpeft. ’Tis probable, that the low Value of Money, the Dearnefs of all Things belonging to Houfe- keeping, and the more expenlive way of living among all Ranks and Degrees of Men, may a- waken Churchmen to look more carefully into their Eftates, and to go a little out of the old Track, which their Predeceffors for a long time have gone in, without due Thought or Conlide- ration, regarding only what had formerly been taken, and not confidering the prefent State of the World, or the low Value of Money : And if, upon weighing thefe Circumftances, they fhould be induced to take a Year and a half’s Value, for renewing of 7 Years in a Leafe of 21, they would Hill be very kind to their Tenants j for in fuch Cafe they would rate their Intereft in their Eftates as if Money was at 9 /. per Cent, which is probably double to what it will be in a little time, and would value that but at 9 Years Purchafe at rnoft, which their Tenants will not fell under 12 Years Purchafe, or more. The way of living amongft all Ranks of Men, ss much altered from what it was 30 or 40 Years ago ; and if you confider how dear all Things belonging to Houfekeeping have been for feveral Years, and are like fo to continue, it muft be own’d, that a Man could make as decent a Figure for 100/. per Ann, 30 Years ago, as he can now for 140/. And](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30779352_0058.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
