| 单词 | goldsmith note |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgoldsmith note goldsmith note n. (also goldsmith's note) now historical a receipt or promissory note issued by a goldsmith, which in the 17th and 18th centuries had some of the functions of a banknote. ΚΠ 1682 Tryal Nathaniel Thompson, William Pain, & John Farwell 52 I had taken from me when I was Apprehended and brought to Prison, two Goldsmiths Notes, one of 400l. another of 100l. 1696 J. Briscoe Def. Dr. H. Chamberlen's Bank of Land-credit (single sheet) (verso) Where Credit is not imposed..but to be free as Goldsmith Notes and Bank-Bills. 1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 340 All our large Payments are made generally in Exchequer Bills, Bank or Goldsmith notes. 1839 W. H. Ainsworth Jack Sheppard II. xvii. 79 You must dispose of the goldsmith's note I gave you yesterday, as soon as you arrive at Rotterdam. 1978 Jrnl. Soc. Archivists 6 30 Unlike simple receipts for money on deposit, goldsmiths' notes were both interest-bearing and negotiable instruments. 2006 K. W. Bender Moneymakers i. 20 On demand they made out deposit certificates, ‘goldsmith notes’, for these deliveries. < as lemmas |
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