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A collection of ELEVEN BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY ACTS relating to pirates and piracy. London: 1700, 1715, 1718, 1720, 1722, 1745, 1799, 1806, 1825, 1850, and 1850. All first editions. Royal coats of arms and decorative initials. Neatly extracted from bound volumes. The laws prescribed that charges of piracy, felony and robberies were to be heard and tried in any place at sea or upon land, in any islands, plantations and colonies (including those in America), dominions, forts or factories, rather than requiring trials to be held in England. Piracy was considered a capital crime, and the penalty for conviction was execution. The collection includes: (Item 1) An Act for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy. 11 & 12 William III, Chapter 7. London: Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1700. Folio (11.5 inches). General title leaf + pages 211-224. (Item 2) An Act to Prevent Disturbances by Seamen … and for Reviving and Continuing an Act for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy. 1 George I, Chapter 25. London: John Baskett and the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1715. Folio (12.25 inches). General title leaf + pages 445-452. Slightly toned. (Item 3) An Act for the further Preventing Robbery, Burglary, and other Felonies, and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons, and Unlawful Exporters of Wooll; and for Declaring the Law upon some Points relating to Pirates. 4 George I, Chapter 11. London: John Baskett and the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1718. Folio (11 inches). General title leaf + pages 183-188. (Item 4) An Act for making Perpetual … an Act of the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of the Reign of King William the Third, for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy… 6 George I, Chapter 19. London: John Baskett and the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1720. Folio (12 inches). General title leaf + pages 387-388. (Item 5) An Act for the more effectual Suppressing of Piracy… 8 George I, Chapter 24. London: John Baskett and the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, deceas'd, 1722. Folio (12.25 inches). General title leaf + pages 371-375. Slightly toned. (Item 6) An Act to amend an Act made in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of King William the Third, intituled, An Act for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy… 18 George I, Chapter 30. London: Thomas Baskett and the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1745. Folio (12.25 inches). General title leaf + pages 659-662. (Item 7) An Act for remedying certain Defects in the Law respecting Offences committed upon the High Seas. 39 George III, Chapter 37. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1799. Folio (12.25 inches). Caption title, pages 393-394. (Item 8) An Act for the more speedy Trial of Offences committed in distant Parts upon the Sea. 46 George III, Chapter 54. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1806. Folio (11.75 inches). Caption title, pages 385-386. (Item 9) An Act for encouraging the Capture or Destruction of piratical Ships and Vessels. 6 George IV, Chapter 49. London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1825. Folio (12.25 inches). Caption title, pages 453-455. (Item 10) An Act to repeal an Act of the Sixth Year of King George the Fourth, for encouraging the Capture or Destruction of Piratical Ships and Vessels; and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof. 13 & 14 Victoria, Chapter 26. London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1850. Folio (11.25 inches). Caption title, pages 257-260. (Item 11) An Act to provide for the Commencement of an Act of the present Session, intituled An Act to repeal an Act of the Sixth Year of King George the Fourth, for encouraging the Capture or Destruction of Piratical Ships and Vessels, and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof. 13 & 14 Victoria, Chapter 27. London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1850. Folio (11.25 inches). Caption title, pages 261-263. Seller Inventory # 226
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