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This Book of Expences is likewiſe a kind of Caſh-book, and is onely for charges, which generally are poſted once a month in one ſum into the Journal: partly for brevity, to poſt many petties into one ſum; partly becauſe in great mens houſes it's the proper office of ſome one man to adminiſtrate thoſe petty Expences, rendring an account of each particular, as well for Muſtard and Matches to kindle the fire, as of things of greater importance, unto which end there is kept a Particular book.

1684, “Introduction. The First Place.”, in Richard Dafforne, compiler, The Merchant’s Mirrour: Or, Directions for the Perfect Ordering and Keeping of His Accounts. […], London: […] Miles Flesher, for Robert Horne, […], →OCLC, page 5

The usual charges accruing in the purchase and shipment of merchandise are as follows: Cases and packing; marine insurance; fire insurance; petties (including telegrams, postage, etc.); commissions; shipping; warehouse charges; coolie hire; freight; consular fee.

1920, Julean Arnold et al., “United States Customs Requirements. By Commissioner of United States Treasury Department, Shanghai.”, in Commercial Handbook of China (Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce, Miscellaneous Series; no. 84), volume 2, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 68

All administrative and general expenses of every nature including traveling expenses of his employees and including telephones, telegrams, cables, postage, and petties, provided, however, that such expenses as telephones, telegraphs, cables, postage, and petties as may be properly and necessarily incurred at foreign and dependency ports by subagents and/or branch houses acting in the capacity of subagents and/or general agents, shall be excepted and shall be assumed by the owner, including radiograms sent by masters of the vessels.

1924, “Third Addendum to Agency Agreement for Managing and Operating Vessels, ‘Operating Agreement, 1924’”, in Merchant Marine Investigation: Appendix to Hearings before the Committee on Merchant Marine, Radio, and Fisheries, House of Representatives, Seventy-second Congress, First Session, on General Inquiry into the American Merchant Marine and United States Shipping Board and Merchant Fleet Corporation Affairs, including Sales, Operations, Construction Loans and Mail Contracts, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, published 1932, →OCLC, page 771

Anyway swingsisters, now that I have a seriously reformed downstairs neigbour who actually likes a track off Bilingual [ Single - because apparently it works well as an article of faith , lyrically speaking , for practising Budds - I don't get it either but who is arguing ?] , I have a new problem that requires YOUR Petties-inspired help.

1999 May 30, Baskin89, “Malayan PSB fan In League With Morrissey”, in alt.music.pet-shop-boys (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

I know this is an oldie, but I was wondering if anyone knows EMI's SACD release schedule regarding the Petties. They - EMI- were originally listed in Sony's "we've signed people up to release SACDs" press release (along with Universal, ZTT, etc.) and it looks like they're putting out Peter Gabriel and Pink Floyd, so where are the Petties?

2003 March 7, dr. mabuse, “SACD question”, in alt.music.pet-shop-boys (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026