The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-10-13
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Tor printing by sUBSCF. pTIo on,
A COLLECTION of the Laws
L L relating 20 the NAVAL TR ABE OF tie
BRITISH COLONIES in AME &c -
In which will be included, all tie Acts CT he DFiTIsH
PARLIAmENr, and the Laws Of the ievcal C@cnes on
the Continent, relating to this SUBJECT.
z, 1ubeb grN he ed&e4,
ComPLETK IEDExEs, which may ferve as IN Aodg-
ment of the Laws ;--Lisrs Of UTiABLE SooDs, "i'h
the Duties payable for them ;--ENUmERATfD Goops,
&c. and ample Directions to Masters ofVEssFLs, tor
regularly entering and clearing at the CusToMliotsE.
This Book will be printed on good Paper, with neat
Type, and the Price of it in Boards h1l not exceed
THREE DoLLARs. 80.
SUBSCRIPTIONS are taken INDY Peter Timothy.
ChareAoSn, South Carolina William Davis, Printer
Ncvybern, North Carolina phn Dixon, Poh Mater, N
Williamsburg Catharine Green, and Son, Annapolis
William ana Thomas Bradford, John Sparhawk, and
Rober, Aiken, Philadelphia Noel and Hazard, James
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Printer, Hartford Timothy Green Printer, New-londonj
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Providence Solomon Southwick, Newport +; liaai
Thomas, and Edes and Gil, Bottom Samuel Hall, Printer,
Salem Daniel Fowle Printer, Por;fmouh, NJ HamPiife.
When it is condered how amazingly the Laws of Naval
Trade have been multiplied fnc- the fr Settlement OF
Byitb rciea, the Utility Of Collection Of them, II IS
rreiumed, caanot be dpued; Especially the Conduetofa
very great Body Of People is to &c regulated By Rem, and
lgn1r0Hes or zoe L>aTp rs no E*tADt JP tfn"JS' pyH.
The Duty of all Perfons engaged in, connected with
Maritime Affairs, will be found in this Coeec, as i viii
contain all the Laws relating that Branch of Bune,
in Force, which reipetf the Britih American Colonies
-110ebant;, Matters Of Vle, and Mariner are prrci-
psly Concerned but Others viii be fcnbe of its Utility
The Officers The CEeOms particularly ntereed, as the
Lines of their Duty marked herein with great
Exa6tneis :-Gerienen of tie LaVv viii find fueh Coli
lection uieful affordng them what without is
would colt them tedious References into voumnous Codes
To Courts of Lar it will be important, containing the
Rules by which their Deeihons to be formed -
Legaor may meet with ueful Peeedents in t ard even
Gevn0s obliged BY Its Contents TN hort, no Man
of Bunei ought be without it. The Compiler there
fore astes hmief with the Hope Of ueh Encouragement
wrender the Publication Cbje6tworthy ofAtenon.
NJ 3. On Account of the preient uniestled State Of
public Affairs, and fome Alteration may probably be
made in the Laws rpe6ng America eoniquencc of the
Meaes new purifying both Sides of the Atlantic, ths
Compiler proPoes dcfeing the Publication Of this Collection
until uch Alterations any can be added it, that may
be complete pofbl. He hopes, however, that this
Circumstance viii prevent thoie who Popoie to become
Subfcbess, from youfing him with thei Names, upon
the Encouragement received from them will depend its be-
'ng publiihed x all.