An Act for the more effectual securing and encouraging the trade of His Majesty's British subjects to America
Subtitle: and for the encouragement of seamen to enter into His Majesty's service
Contributors: George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
Series: Slavery and anti-slavery: a transnational archive. Part 2: Slave trade in the Atlantic world; Slavery & anti-slavery
Publisher: printed by John Baskett
Published: 1740
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Early works to 1800; History; Politics and government; Kings and rulers; Law and legislation
Other titles: Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnæ, Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo tertio. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the fourteenth day of January, Anno. Dom. 1734. in the eighth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. And from thence continued by several prorogations to the fifteenth day of November, 1739. being the sixth session of this present Parliament 
Work titles: Public General Acts. 1739-1740. 13 Geo.II.c.4
Notes: At head of drop-head title: 'Anno decimo tertio Georgii II. Regis.' - Text in black letter.

Last word of first line of text: 'Maje-'; first word of line below initial: 'sticated,'; last word of last full line of text: 'notwith-'.

Issued separately with a general title-page, and as part of a collection, with a collection title-page, which reads: Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnæ, Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo tertio. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the fourteenth day of January, Anno. Dom. 1734. in the eighth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. And from thence continued by several prorogations to the fifteenth day of November, 1739. being the sixth session of this present Parliament.

Imprint from general title-page.

Reproduction of the original from the Boston Public Library.