02255nam 2200469Ia 450 99639439990331620200824121834.0(CKB)4940000000123812(EEBO)2240875945(UnM)99899609e(UnM)99899609(EXLCZ)99494000000012381219960607d1700 uy |engurbn||||a|bb|The most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament[electronic resource] with reasons humbly offer'd for a bill to free the subjects from taxes for their maintenance, by making every creditor maintain his own debtor[London printed by Fr. Wilkins, near Fleet-street1700][4] pCaption title.Imprint from colophon on page [3].The bottom half of page [1] and all of page [2] contain "Reasons and arguments in law, humbly offered for a bill for the relief and maintenance of poor prisoners".Page [3] is headed: 'King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696'.A bifolium, for which there are three entries in Wing (2nd ed.), because the two leaves may be separated; the first leaf (M2898), the second leaf (S1247D) and M2899 for both leaves.Above the imprint on p. [3] is an advertisement for: "Elixir febrifugium martis".Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.eebo-0055Debtor and creditorLegal status, laws, etcScotlandEarly works to 1800Debt, Imprisonment forScotlandEarly works to 1800PrisonersGreat BritainEarly works to 1800Great BritainSocial conditions17th centuryEarly works to 1800Debtor and creditorLegal status, laws, etc.Debt, Imprisonment forPrisonersScotland.Uk-ESUk-ESCu-RivESWaOLNBOOK996394399903316The most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament2305147UNISA