Anno regni Willielmi et Mariæ, regis & reginæ Angliæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, primo : on the twenty third day of February, anno Dom. 1688. in the first year of their Majesties reign, this Act passed the Royal Assent.
Publisher: London : printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the King and Queen's most excellent Majesties, MDCLXXXVIII [1688 i.e. 1689]Description: 499, [7]p.Uniform titles: Laws, etc. Subject(s): England and Wales. Parliament
| Law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800 | Statutes -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Victoria Tower, Floor 9 | VIC_TOWER (COPY C) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 27874-1001 | ||
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Victoria Tower, Floor 9 | VIC_TOWER (COPY B) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 27874-2001 | ||
| Reference material | House of Lords Library - Palace Victoria Tower, Floor 9 | VIC_TOWER (COPY A) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Not for loan | 27874-3001 |
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The public general Acts passed in the first year of the reign of William the Third and Mary the Second, with a table.
Includes chapters 1-34.
The table indexes the public Acts and lists the private Acts, chapters I-XXII.
Individual Acts were also published separately.
Each Act has its own titlepage with the first three Acts dated 1688 and the balance dated 1689.
Title derived from chapter 1 titlepage.
Pagination and register continuous.
Without colophon.
Library has three copies.
Copy A lacks pp. 3-4; 173-179.
Copy B is bound with other items, with bookplate of Sir John Rushout, Bart. (1684-1775), and with speech of William III (16 March 1688/89) inserted between pp.8-9.
Copy C is bound with later sets of Acts from the reign of William the Third and Mary the Second.
Binders' title: (Copy A) Black letter acts 1685-1689.
Copy B is without binders' title.
Binders' title: (Copy C) Acts of Will & Mary 1688 1689 1690.