The most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament
Subtitle: 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
Contributors: Scotland.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2409:17
Publisher: printed by Fr. Wilkins, near Fleet-street
Published: 1700
Place of publication: [London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Debtor and creditor -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800; Debt, Imprisonment for -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800; Prisoners -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland. Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners, October the 9th. 1696; Act anent the aliment of poor prisoners; King William's first Parliament. Sess. 6. in Scotland
Notes: Caption 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

Hanson 618

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) M2898

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) M2899

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) S1247D

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1997. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2409:17).