Antigua, acts, 1697-1714 : Acts and Legislation 1697-1714.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Settler colonialism--West Indies.

Settler colonialism.

Antigua.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2021.

Summary:

Includes: An Act for the better regulating of Small Vessels and preventing Escape of Debtors from this Island; An Act laying a Duty on Rum cordial waters and other strong waters sold by retail and applying the same; An Act for paying an additional Subsistence to all of and under the Rank of Lieutenants in the second Battalion of his Majesty's Sixtieth Regiment now posted in this Island, and appropriating a Fund for the same, and for the Encouragement and support of disabled Soldiers; An Act for Vesting divers Slaves late of Robert Pearne of Isleworth in the County of Middlesex in the Kingdom of Great Britain Esquire now deceased in Trustees to be Sold and for laying out the Money Arising by such Sale in the purchase of other Slaves to be settled upon the Trusts and to the uses of the Will of the said Robert Pearne; An Act for reviving and continuing an Act intitled an Act Supplementary to an Act Intitled An Act for encouraging the Importation of White Servants to this Island...; An Act to revive and continue an Act intitled An Act to regulate the Gauge of Madeira Wine and Wines of the growth of the Western Islands; An Act to revive and continue an act intitled an Act to prevent Sailors from deserting their Ships and making extravagant demands for the Voyage or Run as it is commonly called and for the better Government of Sailors on Shore and to oblige the Commanders of Merchant Vessels to provide for such Sailors.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.