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Title The most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament : with reasons humbly offer'd for a bill to free the subjects from taxes for their maintenance, by making every creditor maintain his own debtor.
Alternative Title King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696
Uniform title Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners.
Related title King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland.
Publication Info [London : printed by Fr. Wilkins, near Fleet-street, 1700]



Descript [4] p.
Note Caption title.
Imprint from colophon on page [3].
The bottom half of page [1] and all of page [2] contain "Reasons and arguments in law, humbly offered for a bill for the relief and maintenance of poor prisoners".
Page [3] is headed: 'King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696'.
A bifolium, for which there are three entries in Wing (2nd ed.), because the two leaves may be separated; the first leaf (M2898), the second leaf (S1247D) and M2899 for both leaves.
Above the imprint on p. [3] is an advertisement for: "Elixir febrifugium martis".
Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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Series Early English books online.
Subject Debtor and creditor -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Debt, Imprisonment for -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Scotland. Acts. 1696-10-09.
Alternative Title King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696
Uniform title Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners.
Related title King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland.
Descript [4] p.
Note Caption title.
Imprint from colophon on page [3].
The bottom half of page [1] and all of page [2] contain "Reasons and arguments in law, humbly offered for a bill for the relief and maintenance of poor prisoners".
Page [3] is headed: 'King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696'.
A bifolium, for which there are three entries in Wing (2nd ed.), because the two leaves may be separated; the first leaf (M2898), the second leaf (S1247D) and M2899 for both leaves.
Above the imprint on p. [3] is an advertisement for: "Elixir febrifugium martis".
Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Debtor and creditor -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Debt, Imprisonment for -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Scotland. Acts. 1696-10-09.
Alternative Title King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696
Uniform title Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners.
Related title King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland.

Subject Debtor and creditor -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Debt, Imprisonment for -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800.
Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [4] p.
Note Caption title.
Imprint from colophon on page [3].
The bottom half of page [1] and all of page [2] contain "Reasons and arguments in law, humbly offered for a bill for the relief and maintenance of poor prisoners".
Page [3] is headed: 'King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696'.
A bifolium, for which there are three entries in Wing (2nd ed.), because the two leaves may be separated; the first leaf (M2898), the second leaf (S1247D) and M2899 for both leaves.
Above the imprint on p. [3] is an advertisement for: "Elixir febrifugium martis".
Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
Alt author Scotland. Acts. 1696-10-09.

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