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Charles II relied to a very large extent for his financial needs on loans from the London bankers. He ran heavily into debt and in 1672 suspended Exchequer payments and so the repayment of bankers' advances. The King's credit was ruined by this for several decades. To substitute for these sources of income, William III and his government founded with a Scottish financier William Patterson the 'Governor and Company of the Bank of England'. Its establishment was a small matter in the many clauses of the Tunnage Act of 1694. The Bank was founded with a capital of £1,200,000, immediately lent to the Government. In return the Bank could issue notes to the same amount.<ref name="Smith_banking_England" />
Charles II relied to a very large extent for his financial needs on loans from the London bankers. He ran heavily into debt and in 1672 suspended Exchequer payments and so the repayment of bankers' advances. The King's credit was ruined by this for several decades. To substitute for these sources of income, William III and his government founded with a Scottish financier William Patterson the 'Governor and Company of the Bank of England'. Its establishment was a small matter in the many clauses of the Tunnage Act of 1694. The Bank was founded with a capital of £1,200,000, immediately lent to the Government. In return the Bank could issue notes to the same amount.<ref name="Smith_banking_England" />


The Bank of England went bankrupt after two years of operation, in 1696, and survived because of government help. The English Crown, remained its main customer and granted additional privileges, such as suspension of payments, and legal protection against the competition of other banks.<ref name="Hulsmann_Bank_of_England">Jörg Guido Hülsmann. [http://www.mises.org/books/moneyproduction.pdf "The Ethics of Money Production"], online version, Chapter 15. Fiat Monetary Systems in the Realm of the Nation-State p.199-203, referenced 2009-07-30.</ref>
The Bank of England went bankrupt after two years of operation, in 1696, and survived because of government granted  suspension of payments. The English Crown remained its main customer and granted additional privileges, such as legal protection against the competition of other banks.<ref name="Hulsmann_Bank_of_England">Jörg Guido Hülsmann. [http://www.mises.org/books/moneyproduction.pdf "The Ethics of Money Production"], online version, Chapter 15. Fiat Monetary Systems in the Realm of the Nation-State p.199-203, referenced 2009-07-30.</ref>


===Milestones in the Development of the Bank of England===
Further milestones in the development of the Bank of England:<ref name="Hulsmann_Bank_of_England" />


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* Monopoly on joint stock banking with more than six partners
| Loan to the government
| Loan to the government
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|1713
|Renewal of charter
|Loan to the government
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|1742
|Renewal of charter
|Loan to the government(without interest)
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|1751
|Monopoly administrator of the public debt
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|1764
|Renewal of charter
|Fee paid to the government
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|1781
|Renewal of charter
|Loan to the government
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|1793
|Legalization of short-term loans to government beyond statutory limitations
|Loan to the government
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|1795
|Authorization of £5 notes
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|1797
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* Authorization of £1 and £2 notes
* Suspension of payments
|Loan to the government
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|1800
|Renewal of charter
|Loan to the government
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|1812–19
|BoE notes are legal tender
|Loans to the government
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|1833
|BoE notes become legal tender for sums above £5
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|1844
|Monopoly of note issue in Great Britain
|Loan to the government
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|1914–25
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* BoE notes are legal tender
* Suspension of payments
|Loans to the government
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1742 • Renewal of charter Loan to the government
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1751 • Monopoly administrator
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:25, 2 August 2009

The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom.

History

Banking in the modern sense originated in about the middle of the seventeenth century, when merchants took to depositing their balances of coin and bullion with the goldsmiths. The goldsmiths began to offer interest on deposits, since they could re-lend them at higher rates, and the receipts they gave in acknowledgment of the deposits began to circulate as money. And so arose a number of small private firms, all having equal rights, and carrying on the issue of notes unrestricted and free from Government control.[1]

Charles II relied to a very large extent for his financial needs on loans from the London bankers. He ran heavily into debt and in 1672 suspended Exchequer payments and so the repayment of bankers' advances. The King's credit was ruined by this for several decades. To substitute for these sources of income, William III and his government founded with a Scottish financier William Patterson the 'Governor and Company of the Bank of England'. Its establishment was a small matter in the many clauses of the Tunnage Act of 1694. The Bank was founded with a capital of £1,200,000, immediately lent to the Government. In return the Bank could issue notes to the same amount.[1]

The Bank of England went bankrupt after two years of operation, in 1696, and survived because of government granted suspension of payments. The English Crown remained its main customer and granted additional privileges, such as legal protection against the competition of other banks.[2]

Further milestones in the development of the Bank of England:[2]

Year Government action Bank's action in return
1694 First charter Loan to the government
1696 Suspension of payments Maintenance of government credit
1697
  • Renewal of charter
  • Limited liability
  • Extension of note issue
  • Monopoly cashier of payments to the government
 Loan to the government
1709
  • Renewal of charter
  • Monopoly on joint stock banking with more than six partners
 Loan to the government
1713 Renewal of charter Loan to the government
1742 Renewal of charter Loan to the government(without interest)
1751 Monopoly administrator of the public debt
1764 Renewal of charter Fee paid to the government
1781 Renewal of charter Loan to the government
1793 Legalization of short-term loans to government beyond statutory limitations Loan to the government
1795 Authorization of £5 notes
1797
  • Authorization of £1 and £2 notes
  • Suspension of payments
 Loan to the government
1800 Renewal of charter Loan to the government
1812–19 BoE notes are legal tender Loans to the government
1833 BoE notes become legal tender for sums above £5
1844 Monopoly of note issue in Great Britain Loan to the government
1914–25
  • BoE notes are legal tender
  • Suspension of payments
 Loans to the government

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Smith, Vera C. "The Rationale of Central Banking and the Free Banking Alternative", Chapter II - The Development of Central Banking in England, online version, referenced 2009-07-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jörg Guido Hülsmann. "The Ethics of Money Production", online version, Chapter 15. Fiat Monetary Systems in the Realm of the Nation-State p.199-203, referenced 2009-07-30.

External links

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