Lot 81
Commonwealth Acts:
Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 29 August 2012 at 12:00 BST
Description
1) The humble petition and advice presented unto his Highness the Lord Protector. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
2) An act for taking away the court of wards and liveries. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
3) An act for an assessment upon England. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
4) An act and declaration touching several Acts and Ordinances. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
5) An act for preventing the multiplicity of buildings in and about the suburbs of London. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
6) An act for an assessment... for a temporary supply towards the maintenance of armies and navies. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
7) Instructions agreed upon in Parliament, for commissionsers for surveying the forest of Sherwood. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
8) An act for raising of fifteen thousand pounds sterling in Scotland. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657.
9) An act for the settling of the postage of England, Scotland and Ireland. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
10) An act for the exportation of several commodities. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
11) An act for limiting and setling the prices for wines. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
12) An act for the assuring, confirming and setling of lands and estates in Ireland. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
13) An act for continuing and establishing the subsidie of tunnage and poundage. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
14) An additional act for the better improvement and advancing the receipts of the excise. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
15) A book of values of merchandize imported. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
16) An act giving licence for transporting fish. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
17) An act for indemnifying of such persons as have acted for the service of the publique. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
18) An act for the attainder of the rebels in Ireland. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
19) An act for discovering, convicting, and repressing of Popish recusants. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
20) An act for punishing of such persons as live at high rates. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
21) An act for the better observation of the Lords Day. London: H. Hills & J. Field, 1657
22) An act for the taking away of purveyance. London: H. Hills and J. Field, 1657,
bound in one volume, contemporary calf, rebacked, corners repaired, a few leaves stained, a few small tears or holes
Footnote
Provenance: Viscount Strathallan, Stobhall, Perthshire