The laws of Jamaica : comprehending all the acts in force, passed between the thirty-second year of the reign of King Charles the Second, and the thirty-third year of the reign of King George the Third [1681-1792] To which is prefixed, a table of the titles of the public and private acts passed during that time / Carefully revised and corrected from the original records; and published under the direction of the commissioners appointed for that purpose by 30 Geo. III, cap XX, and 32 Geo. III, cap. XXIX.
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The laws of Jamaica : comprehending all the acts in force, passed between the thirty-second year of the reign of King Charles the Second, and the thirty-third year of the reign of King George the Third [1681-1792] To which is prefixed, a table of the titles of the public and private acts passed during that time / Carefully revised and corrected from the original records; and published under the direction of the commissioners appointed for that purpose by 30 Geo. III, cap XX, and 32 Geo. III, cap. XXIX.
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St. Jago de la Vega, Jamaica : Printed by A. Aikman, printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1802.
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KGT9.2 1792
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2 volumes ; 29 cm (4to)
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(OCoLC)9865365
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"The two prefaces of Mr. Hanson and Mr. Wood are extremely scarce, and the dissertations by Mr. Edwards and Governor Lyttleton are now for the first time given to the public."--Pref., volume 1.
Volume 1 includes the following historical documents: Proclamation of Charles II. in 1661, for the encouraging of planters in Jamaica; Mr. Francis Hanson's account of the island and government of Jamaica written in 1682; Mr. William Wood's preface to the octavo edition of The laws of Jamaica published in London in 1716; A vindication of the conduct of the English government towards Spain in 1655, by Bryan Edwards; An historical account of the constitution of Jamaica, drawn up in 1764, by W. H. Lyttleton, with an appendix of documents.
Volume 1 includes the following historical documents: Proclamation of Charles II. in 1661, for the encouraging of planters in Jamaica; Mr. Francis Hanson's account of the island and government of Jamaica written in 1682; Mr. William Wood's preface to the octavo edition of The laws of Jamaica published in London in 1716; A vindication of the conduct of the English government towards Spain in 1655, by Bryan Edwards; An historical account of the constitution of Jamaica, drawn up in 1764, by W. H. Lyttleton, with an appendix of documents.
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