An Act to enable His Majesty effectually to prohibit commerce (for the space of one year) with any country that is or shall be infected by the Plague. [see image for full title]

Published by London printed by John Baskett, 1722

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Seller: McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA, Largs, United KingdomMcLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA

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small folio [27x17cm]. disbound. 5 pages + covering title. good clean condition [shipping charges will be reduced when this order is processed. Please see our storefront page for shipping information] an original 1722 Black Letter printed Act of Parliament forbidding the entry of ships from plague infected countries into British and Irish ports. The penalties for assisting the entry of any such ships were rather more severe than those of our more recent quarantine laws, with any person so convicted being sentenced to death.

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Title
An Act to enable His Majesty effectually to prohibit commerce (for the space of one year) with any country that is or shall be infected by the Plague. [see image for full title]
Author
Plague
Publisher
London printed by John Baskett
Publication year
1722

McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA

Largs, United Kingdom

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AbeBooks seller since August 10, 1999

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Established in 1976, McLaren Books is situated just off the sea-front over- looking the Firth of Clyde. We carry the largest stock of rare and out-of-print nautical books in Scotland as well as a small general stock. We no longer have shop premises (40+ years of running a shop isn't a bad record) but a good selection of our stock can be found on our website www.mclarenbooks.com We are associate members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Great Britain (ABA) and Honorary Life Members of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA)…

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Scottish, maritime, naval, all aspects of ships and the sea, yachting

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McLaren Books Ltd.

Scottcourt House, West Princes Street
Helensburgh, United Kingdom G84 8BP