Level | Item |
Creator Name | Bank of England |
Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | 18A14/1 |
Extent | 1 item |
Title | AN ACCOUNT OF THE LAND-BANK: SHEWING THE DESIGN AND MANNER OF THE SETTLEMENT |
Date | 1695 |
Admin History | The purpose of the Land Bank was to lend money on land or houses at a rate of interest of £3 10s per cent per annum. The Land Bank pamphlet was published by T. Milbourn of Jewen Street, London. |
Description | A printed two page pamphlet describing the nature and opportunities that would be presented through establishing a Land Bank. The full title of the document is: 'An Account of the Land-bank, shewing the design and manner of the settlement, the profits to the subscribers, the advantage to the borrowers, the conveniency to the lenders, that it will be the support of the nobility and gentry of England, and a publick good to the whole nation' |
Original Reference | D0706 |
Keyword | Landbank; National Land Bank; William Paterson |