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The court of honour : or, the laws, rules, and ordinances, establish'd for the suppression of duels in France. Extracted out of the Royal Edicts, Regulation of the Marshals, and Records of Parliament. Translated from the French original. Publish'd on occasion of the bill now depending in Parliament relating to duels. With some observations thereon, by Sir Richard Steele. To which is added, a letter to a Member of Parliament, to prevent shedding of much Blood by Duels, by allowing every Man to Fight.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Standardized Title:
- Account of the abolishing of duels in France.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dueling--France--History--Early works to 1800.
- Dueling.
- History.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 16 unnumbered pages,100 pages ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, T. Jauncy at the Angel without Temple-Bar, W. Graves in St. James's Street, and J. Stagg in Westminster-Hall, 1720.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- A new edition of 'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' (London, 1713) with a new preface and added matter.
- 'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
- With a half-title.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T64281.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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