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The Humble petition of the prisoners in the fleet: : as it was presented to his Highness the Lord Protector, and his Honourable councell. The 18th. day of May, 1655. Remonstrating the illegality of outlaries, arrests, and imprisonments, in civill, and personall actions. With an expedient for the satisfaction of all debts for ever, without arrests or imprisonment.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Smith, William, active 1655.
Series:
Early English books online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc--Early works to 1800.
Prisoners.
Poor--Law and legislation--England--Early works to 1800.
Poor.
Poor laws.
Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.
England.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (8 pages)
Place of Publication:
[London] : Printed by T. Forcet., 1655.
System Details:
text file
Notes:
Signed at end by 36 prisoners, the first being: William Smith.
Place of publication from Wing.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "June. 18".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 128:E843[3]) s1999 miun s
Cited in:
Wing (2nd edition) S4263.
Thomason E.843[3].
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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