The gentleman's steward and tenants of manors instructed. Containing rational, easy, and familiar rules and tables for finding the value of estates of freehold, copyhold, or leasehold, as well on lives as for years absolute, &c. With an enquiry into the nature of the annual disbursements, precariousness of the tenure, and casualties, that estates are charged with, and how they are to be accounted for in the valuation. The tables being founded on Dr. Halley's hypothesis, and calculated by the method laid down by Abr. de Moivre / To which is added an appendix, containing the description and use of an instrument for discovering the number of feet contained in any timber-trees, by inspection only.

  • Richards, John, land surveyor.
Date:
1730
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The gentleman's steward and tenants of manors instructed. Containing rational, easy, and familiar rules and tables for finding the value of estates of freehold, copyhold, or leasehold, as well on lives as for years absolute, &c. With an enquiry into the nature of the annual disbursements, precariousness of the tenure, and casualties, that estates are charged with, and how they are to be accounted for in the valuation. The tables being founded on Dr. Halley's hypothesis, and calculated by the method laid down by Abr. de Moivre / To which is added an appendix, containing the description and use of an instrument for discovering the number of feet contained in any timber-trees, by inspection only. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ ^4 ] The Number 10.50, found in fah, i. under 4 per Cent, anfwers to 13.5)^ Years; this added to 7, the Years of the Reverfion, makes 10.^6; to which !> 128 Number of Years, in the fame Ta¬ ble, anfwers under ^ per Cent» 13.^6: This in Money is -- ---- The DiflFerence of thefe two Sums is the ? Value of the Sum paid out, ■ ■ ' ■* j This laft Sum fubftraded from the Sum before found, viz. the Value of the Rent, leaves the Value of the Rever- lionary Lcafe requir’d; --- C H A P. IX. Of Leafes far One^ or T'hree Lives. IT hath been obferv’d before, that the Va¬ lue of a Leafe for pp Years, determina¬ ble on the Death of one, two, or three Lives, is the fame with that of a Leafe on thole Lives abfolute; fo that I lhall make no dif¬ ference, but call them all Leafes for Life, or Lives. Example I. A Man of 37 Years of Age is pofleffed of an Eftate for his Life of dj/. per Ann. the yearly