OF THE TRADESMAN'S PUNCTUAL PAYING HIS BILLS AND PROMISSORY NOTES UNDER HIS HAND, AND THE CREDIT HE GAINS BY IT As I said that credit is maintained by just and honourable dealing, so that just dealing depends very much upon the tradesman's punctual payment of money in all the several demands that are upon him.

The ordinary demands of money upon a tradesman are-- I.Promises of money for goods bought at time.
II.

Bills drawn upon him; which, generally speaking, are from the country, that is to say, from some places remote from where he lives.
Or, III.

Promissory notes under his hand, which are passed oftentimes upon buying goods: bought also at time, as in the first head.
IV.

Bonds bearing interest, given chiefly for money borrowed at running interest.
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