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Clerke 1761

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1761

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A CATALOGUE OF THE GENUINE and ENTIRE LIBRARY OF Thomas Clerke, Esq; Barrister at Law, Late of Chancery Lane, deceaied; Comprehending a fine COLLECTION of Historical, Classical, and Philological BOOKS: In various Languages, And almost a compleat LAW STUDY, of the best Editions. Which will be fold by AUCTION, By SAMUEL PATERSON, At ESSEX House, in Essex-Street in the Strand, On Monday the 6th of April 1761, and the six following Evenings (Sunday excepted) To begin each Evening exactly at Six o’Clock. To be view’d on Friday the 3d Instant, and to the Time of SALE. CATALOGUES may be had at EssEx HOUSE aforesaid.

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Conditions of SALE. / I. THE highest Bidder is to be the Buyer; but if any Dispute shall arise between two or more Bidders, the Lot in Dispute is to be put up again. / II. No Person is to advance less than 3d, under Ten Shillings; above Ten Shillings, 6d. above One Pound, 1s. / III. Every Purchaser is to pay down Five Shillings in the Pound, in part of Payment, and to give in his Name and Place of Abode, if required. / IV. The Books are presumed perfect, unless otherwise expressed in the Catalogue; but if upon collating, at the Place of Sale, any shall prove imperfect, the Purchasers ihall be at Liberty to take or refuse them. / V. The Lots are to be removed, with all Faults, at the Expence of the Buyers, within three Days after the SALE is ended, and the Remainder of the Pur-chase Money to be then paid , in default of which, the Deposit is to become forfeited, the Lots resold, and the Deficiencies, if any, are to be made good by the first Purchasers.|FINIS[after N@1209]|The Terms of Sales by Auction, / By SAMUEL PATERSON / At ESSEX HOUSE, in Essex Street in the Strand, / LONDON, / ESTATES Freehold, Copyhold, and Leasehold; REVERSION PERPETUITIES, ADVOWSONS, ANNUITIES, COMPANY SHAR$ &c. worth from 100l. to 500l. at Five per Cent. From 500l to 1000l, at Four per Cent. From 1000l. upwards, at Two and a $$ per Cent. Printed Particulars, Advertisements, and all other Expences attaching the said Sales included. / STOCKS in TRADE, viz. Woollen, Linnen, Mercery, Haberdashen and Millenery Goods, Hard Wares, Bankrupts Effects, &c. Wine Rum, Sugar, Brandy, Tobacco, Drugs, Hemp, Flax, Raw Silk, Cotton, Indigo, Iron and Importations of all Kinds, Prize Goods, &c. worth from 100l. to 300l. at Seven and a half per Cent. From 300l. to 1000l. at Five per Cent, From 1000l. to 3000l. at Two and half per Cent. From 3000l. upwards, at One and a half per Cent. Printed Catalogues, Advertisements, and all other Expences attending the $$ Sales included. / STOCKS in HUSBANDRY, viz. Com, Hay, Hops, Cattle, Timber Utensils in Husbandry, Arts and Commerce, at ditto. HOUSHOLD FURNITURE and Moveables of all Kinds, worth from 100l. to 500l. (if in LONDON, or Ten Miles round) at Seven and a half per Cent. (if more remote in the Country) at Ten per Cent. From 500l. upwards (in LONDON) at Five per Cent, (in the Country) & Seven and a half per Cent. / PLATE and JEWELS, from 100l. to 500l. at Five per Cent. From 500l. to 1000l. at Four per Cent. From ioool. upwards, at Two and a half per Cent. / PICTURES, SCULPTURES, BRONZES, COINS and MEDALS, CHIN$ and CURIOSITIES of all Sorts, from 1ool. to 500l. at Seven and a half per Cent. from 500l. upwards, at Five per Cent. / NATURAL RARITIES, viz. Fossils, Shells, &c. at Ten per Cent. BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, &C. at ditto N. B. It is to be remembered, that in the Sales of the above Goods Advertisements, printed Catalogues, and all other Expences attendin the said Sales are included in the Commission, save in the Articles Books, Manuscripts and Prints, in which the extraordinary Time a Trouble in taking Catalogues, must be made a separate Charge; an wherever a double Portion of Time, and an unusual Length of Catalog$ are necessary, a reasonable Allowance must be made 5 as also the extra Charge of engraving Plans, Surveys of Lands, &c. where such a required. / CONSIGNMENTS from Abroad, and from any Part of Great British and Ireland, will be executed upon the above Terms, with the utm$ Integrity and Punctuality, by the Publick’s /M$st faithful Servant, / Samuel Paterson, Auctionee[after N@]

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