An Act for providing a recompense to Sir Thomas Lombe, for discovering and introducing the arts of making and working the three capital Italian engines for making organzine silk, and for preserving the invention for the benefit of this kingdom.
Great Britain.
[London : printed by John Baskett,
1732]
At head of drop-head title: 'Anno quinto Georgii II. Regis.' - Text in black letter.
Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: 'Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis .. quinto. At the Parliament begun .. the twenty third day of January, anno Dom. 1727. .. And from thence continued .. to the thirteenth of January, 1731. being the fifth session of this present Parliament.' - Imprint from general titlepage.
Last word of first line of text: 'Strength,'; first word of line below initial: 'curing'; last word of last full line of text: 'Courts'.
Variants have title pages dated 1731.
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