An exact abridgment of publick acts and ordinances of Parliament, made from the year 1640. to the year 1656
Subtitle: As also of diverse ordinances and publick orders, made by his Highness the Lord Protector with the advice of this Councill. Fitted for the use and benefit of the people of this common wealth
By: By William Hughes of Grays Inne Esq; With an exact table, in which may be found the principall matters therein contained
Publisher: printed by T.R. for H. Twyford, T. Dring, and J. Place, and are to be sold at their shops in Vine Court middle Temple, the George in Fleetstreet neer Cliffords Inne, and at Furnivalls Inne gate in Holborne
Published: 1657
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 620
Subjects: Law; Sources; Early works to 1800; History; Politics and government
Other titles: Exact abridgement of all the acts and ordinances from the yeare 1640 to this present time
Work titles: Public General Acts. 1640-1656
Notes: Includes index.

Also issued as vol. 2 of: Nomotomia.

Signatures: 1 leaf unsigned, B-Z⁴, Aa-Zz⁴, aaa*-eee⁴*, Aaa-Rrr⁴, Sss⁸, Ttt-Zzz⁴, Aaaa-Hhhh⁴, Iii³, Gggg⁴.

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), E915

Thomason, E.504[1]

ESTC (RLIN), R202482

From the bequest of Thomas Carlyle.

With the bookplate of Augustus Frederick, duke of Sussex, on front pastedown.

Bound infull dark brown calf over boards; covers tooled in black; black morocco title label on spine.