An Act for raising money by a poll, and otherwise, to enable His Majesty to enter into an actual war against the French king, and for prohibiting several French commodities.
England and Wales.
CharlesII,King of England,1630-1685
[London : printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty,
1677/8]
Signatures: A-M².
This Act is among the second of three separate series of Acts passed during 1677-1678. 29 & 30 Car.II.
Title from caption title (p. 3).
Imprint from title page, which reads: Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, vicesimo nono & tricesimo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth of May, anno Dom. 1661. ... continued to the 28th day of January ... And there continued to the 20th day of March in the 30th year of His Majesties reign, on which day the following Act passed the royal assent.
At head of p. 3: Anno XXIX & XXX Caroli II. Regis
Text in black letter.
On leaf A2r, last word first line of text: most; first word of line below initial: War; last word of last full line of text: manner.
Possibly issued separately and also as part of a set comprised of original and reprinted copies of the Public General Acts from 27 Charles II to 1 James II, the first act of which reads: Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, vicesimo septimo, at the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, anno Dom. 1661. ... And there continued by several prorogations, to the thirteenth day of October 1675.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996),
ESTC
England London.