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An Act for the further Preventing Robbery, Burglary, and other Felonies, and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons.
London: John Baskett, 1720. Small folio, 8 pages, including armorial title. Disbound from a collection, and in need of stitiching; else very good. This is the first significant amendment of the Transportation Act of 1718. Transportation at this time was principally to the colonies in America. Scarce.
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![[Hops.] An Act for Laying a Duty upon Hops.](https://images.vialibri.net/production/21/12898---200.jpg?v=1578946876)
[Hops.] An Act for Laying a Duty upon Hops.
London: Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, 1711. General title and [16] pages. Folio. Disbound from a collection, with evidence of that to the spine; else a very good copy.
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![[Witchcraft.] An Act to repeal the Statute made in the First Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked Spirits, except so much thereof as repeals an Act of the Fifth Year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Against Conjurations, Inchantments, and Witchcrafts, and to repeal an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland in the Ninth Parliament of Queen Mary, intituled, Anentis Witchcrafts, and for punishing such Persons as pretend to exercise or use any kind of Witchcraft, Sorcery, Inchantment, Conjuration.](https://images.vialibri.net/production/21/12899---200.jpg?v=1578946877)
[Witchcraft.] An Act to repeal the Statute made in the First Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked Spirits, except so much thereof as repeals an Act of the Fifth Year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Against Conjurations, Inchantments, and Witchcrafts, and to repeal an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland in the Ninth Parliament of Queen Mary, intituled, Anentis Witchcrafts, and for punishing such Persons as pretend to exercise or use any kind of Witchcraft, Sorcery, Inchantment, Conjuration.
London: John Baskett, 1736. General title and [2] pages. Folio. Disbound from a collection, with evidence of that to the spine; else a very good copy. An important act that provided security for persons accused of witchcraft or sorcery, but that punished people who under the guise of witchcraft, sorcery of fortune-telling sought to cheat and defraud gullible persons.
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![[Hops.] An Act for Laying a Duty upon Hops.](https://images.vialibri.net/production/21/12898---800.jpg?v=1578946876)
![[Witchcraft.] An Act to repeal the Statute made in the First Year of the Reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and dealing with evil and wicked Spirits, except so much thereof as repeals an Act of the Fifth Year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Against Conjurations, Inchantments, and Witchcrafts, and to repeal an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland in the Ninth Parliament of Queen Mary, intituled, Anentis Witchcrafts, and for punishing such Persons as pretend to exercise or use any kind of Witchcraft, Sorcery, Inchantment, Conjuration.](https://images.vialibri.net/production/21/12899---800.jpg?v=1578946877)