An ordinance of His Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury captain general and governour in chief of the provinces of New-York, New-Jersey ... in Council this fourteenth day of April, 1705.
Subtitle: Whereas the Court of Admiralty in the province of New-York has been found to be a great discouragement to privateers (which prevents the security of our coasts, and prejudices our trade) and likewise to be very burthensom and grievous to all merchants and owners of vessels ..
Contributors: Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1661-1723.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 1227.
Publisher: Printed by William Bradford
Published: 1705
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: New York (State). -- Court of Admiralty.
Notes: Regulating the conduct of the New York Court of Admiralty.

Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text.

"Given under the hand and seal at arms of His Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury ... at Fort Anne in New-York, this 14th day of April, anno Dom. 1705. ... By order of His Excellency in Council, Geo. Clarke. Cornbury."--p. 4.

Ascribed to the press of William Bradford by Evans.

Evans 1227.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 1227)