(English Laws and Statutes). ANNO REGNI. Annae Reginae Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae... Primo - Quarto & Quinto. London: by Charles Bill... 1702-05. 4 vols in one, Folio, (2), 275-636, (4 table); (2), 75-332, (4 table); (2), 79-288, (4 table); 4, (129)-292, (4 table)pp, woodcut initials throughout. Cont. calf, borders stamped in blind, gilt label, rubbed, corners worn, spine partially detached, faint marginal dampstain throughout, heavy at first and last few leaves, occasional light foxing, otherwise a good, internally clean and crisp copy. ¶ First Editions of 84 Public Acts of Parliament, each with separate title page, from the first 4 years of Queen Anne’s reign. Ascending the throne on the eve of England’s declaration of war against France, Anne delivered a bellicose speech in her first appearance before Parliament as well as reminding the assembly of her support for a union between England and Scotland. Naturally, the present volume includes numerous acts imposing duties, granting subsidies and otherwise furthering the prosecution of the war against France and Spain such as An Act for Encouraging the Importation of Naval-Stores from Her Majesties Plantations in America. Others, like An Act for the Effectual Securing the Kingdom of England, from the Apparent Dangers that may arise from several Acts lately Passed in the Parliament of Scotland, address domestic tensions. One of the more picturesque statutes allows “Her Majesty to Dispose the Effects of William Kidd, a Notorius Pirate, to the Use of Greenwich Hospital.” Each volume includes a paginated table of the Public Acts, followed by a listing of Private Acts. Lacking text for one act in each volume. Price: USD 1,000.00 other currencies   order no. 2813    inquire

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