CITY OF NEW-YORK, &. ESQ; MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. TO THE SHERIFF, CONSTABLES, AND OTHER HER MAJESTYS OFFICERS WITHIN THE SAID CITY, GREETING. KNOW YE, THAT I HAVE LICENSED, AND BY THESE PRESENTS DO LISCENCE [sic] ----- OF THE CITY AFORESAID, TO SELL WINE, BEER, BRANDY, RUM, SYDER, OR ANY OTHER SORTS OF STRONG LIQUORS BY RETAIL, IN H-- HOUSE UNTIL THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH NEXT ENSUING THE DATE HEREOF, AND HAVE BOUND H-- BY RECOGNIZANCE, WITH SURETY, IN THE SUM OF TWENTY POUNDS, TO THE USE OF HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN, THAT H- SHALL KEEP AND MAINTAIN GOOD RULE AND ORDER, AND NOT USE OF SUFFER ANY UNLAWFUL GAMES OR MEETINGS IN H-- SAID HOUSE. . . IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SUBSCRIBED MY NAME, AND CAUSED THE COMMON SEAL OF THE

[New York City Tavern License]

Published by William Bradford, [New York, 1714

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Broadside, oblong 11-1/2" x 7-1/4." Printed blank form, variety of typefaces and styles. Light wear. Blanks not filled in. Very Good. The licensed tavern keeper promises to "maintain good Rule and Order, and not use or suffer any unlawful Games or Meetings in said house. . ." This early New York City printing occurred during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714), when William Bradford was New York's sole printer. We locate a few copies of this form at only a few institutions; it is unrecorded in the usual bibliographies. OCLC 783452540 [1- NYHS], 934498870 [1- Case Western], 191822974 [4- NYPL, LCP, Brown, MTSU] as of May 2024. AAS has only a "digitally reproduced copy." Not in Evans, Bristol, Shipton & Mooney, ESTC. Seller Inventory # 39526

Bibliographic Details

Title: CITY OF NEW-YORK, &. ESQ; MAYOR OF THE CITY ...

Publisher: William Bradford, [New York

Publication Date: 1714