A new act of an inferior parliament : or, probably, an act of arbitrary power. Lately made within the Isle of Man, in the center of the British dominions, to imprison all women under covert baron (natives of that isle only excepted) for debts contracted singly by their husbands. Exemplified in The Case of an English Gentlewoman, already Fifteen Months a Prisoner, under Two Decrees of Court against her as a Wife. Together with The Unparallel'd Proceedings thereon, as she neither contracted a Peny of the Debt, or has a Peny to pay, or was ever in that Island, till after the Whole was consumed by her Husband. Meriting highly the due and effectual Consideration of Superior Powers. Addressed to the Lord High-Chancellor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldwin, John, fl. 1748-1755.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debt, Imprisonment for--Isle of Man.

Debt, Imprisonment for.

Debt, Imprisonment for--Great Britain--Man, Isle of.

Citizenship as point of contact (Conflict of laws)--Isle of Man.

Citizenship as point of contact (Conflict of laws).

Citizenship as point of contact (Conflict of laws)--Man, Isle of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],38p. )

Other Title:

New act of an inferior parliament

Place of Publication:

London : printed for, and sold by W. Owen, near Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XLVIII. [1748]

Notes:

Signed at end: 'A lover of liberty and justice', i.e. John Baldwin.

On the case of Mary, wife of James Justinian Hingston.

A second part was promised, and eventually came out in 1751 as 'Liberty invaded'.

Price from imprint: price Six-Pence.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T111033.

OCLC:

642278159