Fp.4.04(08)
[Public General Acts. 1677-1678. 29 & 30 Car.II.c.9]
An Act for taking away the writ De Hæretico comburendo.
Portion of title: Anno XXIX Caroli II. regis.
Parallel title: An Act for taking away the writ De Haeretico comburendo.
[London, : Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the King's most excellent majesty., 1687.].
237-238 p. ; 29 cm (Fol.).
Signatures: 3O1.
Title from caption title (p. 237).
Imprint from title page of previous act, which reads: Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, vicesimo nono. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, anno Dom. 1661. ... And from thence continued by several prorogations to the 15th of February 1676/7.
An Act for taking away the writ De Hæretico comburendo.
Text in black letter.
On leaf 3O1r, last word first line of text: "Kings"; first word of line below initial: "Assembled"; last word of last full line of text: "heretofore". This setting differs from the two described on ESTC.
Possibly issued separately and also as part of a set comprised of original and reprinted copies of the Public General Acts from 27 Charles II to 1 James II, the first act of which reads: Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, vicesimo septimo, at the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, anno Dom. 1661. ... And there continued by several prorogations, to the thirteenth day of October 1675.
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on verso of t.p of first item in volume.
17th century mid brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet border, with second line an inch from spine and foliage roll; gold tooled lozenge roll on board edges; blind tooled triple fillet compartments on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; shelf mark label on spine; red sprinkled edges.
Eighth of twenty-nine items in volume.
Previous shelfmark: Di.4.11.
Price given on front flyleaf: P: 15. 0:.
Statutes Great Britain Digests Early works to 1800.
Law reports, digests, etc. Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Great Britain Kings and rulers Laws and legislation Early works to 1800.
Bill, Charles printer.
Hills, Henry, ? - -1689? printer.
Newcomb, Thomas, ? - d. 1691 printer.
England and Wales Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)
England London
B45451