Phil Jones
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Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
Phil Jones has posted two annotations/comments since 14 November 2023.
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About Thursday 28 February 1660/61
Phil Jones • Link
SDS, Deptford and Rotherhithe are south of the river but 'the Queen’s Highway to Essex' would have been north of the river. Different Halfway House..?
About Tuesday 13 November 1660
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Chris Squire: Imprest. OED has the adjectival form (eg, imprest money) as obsolete but the noun form certainly isn't:
a.
1568–
An advance (of money) made to one who is charged with some business by the state, to enable him to proceed with the discharge of the same. †Formerly, also, advance-pay of soldiers or sailors.
The term was still in constant use in HM Customs & Excise when I retired. I had an imprest for decades to cover travel and other expenses. Reimbursement of expenses was claimed monthly but staff weren't expected to fund such expenses out of their own pocket. An imprest of about one and half times the annual claim was awarded and reviewed regularly.