usance

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Usance from London to Seville, is two months; as likewise between London and Lisbon, and Oporto, to or from.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel

Usance from London to Rouen or Paris, is one month; but they generally draw at a certain number of days, usually twenty-one days' sight.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel

Usance between Antwerp and Genoa, Naples or Messina, is two months, whether to or from.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel

Usance between London and Hamburgh is two months, Venice is three months; and double usance, or two usance, is double that time.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel

Usance payable at Florence or Leghorn, is two months; but from thence payable at London, usance is three months.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel