Great Britain. Parliament, An Act to amend so much of an Act made in the first year of the reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act for the better execution of the intent and meaning of former statutes made against shooting in guns , 1762
- Title(s):
An Act to amend so much of an Act made in the first year of the reign of King James the First, intituled, An Act for the better execution of the intent and meaning of former statutes made against shooting in guns : and for the preservation of the game of pheasants and partridges, and against the destroying of hares with hare pipes, and tracing hares in the snow; as relates to the preservation of house doves and pidgeons, by making the manner of convicting such person or persons as shall offend therein, more easy and expeditious.
- Additional Title(s):
Public General Acts. 1761-1762. 2 Geo.III.c.29
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed by Mark Baskett ... and by the assigns of Robert Baskett, 1762.
- Physical Description:
- [2], 855-858 p. ; 31 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsSK505 .G74 1707+Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9878563
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, secundo. At the Parliament begun ... the nineteenth day of May, anno Dom. 1761. ... And from thence continued by several prorogations to the third day of November following; being the first session of the twelfth Parliament.
Imprint from general titlepage.
At head of drop-head title: Anno secundo Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XXIX.
Last word of first line of text: "in"; first word of line below initial: "Hares"; last word of last full line of text: "Pe-."
Signed on first leaf of text: 10G2; press fig. 4 on p. 855.
Text in black letter.
English short title catalogue, N56743
BAC: British Art Center copy is no. [8] of 16 parliamentary acts on game laws, bound together. In a later binding. - Subject Terms:
- Game and game-birds -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Game laws -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.Game protection -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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