An essay to ascertain the value of leases and annuities for years and lives, and to estimate the chances of the duration of lives. Wherein are many observations on bills of mortality, etc / [Anon].

  • Weyman Lee
Date:
1737
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An essay to ascertain the value of leases and annuities for years and lives, and to estimate the chances of the duration of lives. Wherein are many observations on bills of mortality, etc / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    • • The true State of the Comparifon between the Pur- chafors of one Eft ate and the other, is, What is the natural (Produce of each, and how it will arife Page 28* If the Land-Tax, Repairs, and incidental Charges, are to come out of the Lefee’s Efate • thcOwner, though the Interef oj his Money referred comes in Aid, will have only 3 1. 10 s. per Cent, for his Money 31 Mr. Richards, in his Treatife on this Sub]eft, ad¬ mits a Tenant is to he confider d for the two laf Articles ; but not for the Land-Tax, for a Rea- fon very particular ib. The Author contends that he ought to be confider d on all the Articles 32. This Affection proved, from the Cafe given by the Reverend Author, for that ctherwife fuch a Tar chafer will not have 3 1. per Cent, for his Money fo laid out ib. The fame proved from the Rea/bn and fu ft ice of the Thing 7 36. The Way to adjuft the Quantum of the Land-Tax for a Term fated at 101. per Cent, per An¬ num at a Medium 39. 1 he fame on R epairs • and fated at the fame Sum in common Cafes 40. On this Article, many Exceptions to be made out cf the general Rule 41. On Houfes in particular, 201. per Cent, might be little enough ib. The common Method, in Cafe of Houfes, viz. to compute the Money laid out at a higher Rate of hit ere ft, not a fife one and compared with the Author s :n an Infance 42. The Article for Chaiges and accidental Loffes, the Author divides into two', one for managing the Eft ate, the other for a faring it, and paying the Rent in all Events and fates each at 5 1. per Cent. 44. Theft a 2