[Rarebooks] FS An Act to Settle Trade to Africa 1698

[Mary Gilliam]

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An Act to Settle trade to Africa


Anno regni Gulielmi III. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, nono & decimo. : 
At the Parliament begun at Westminster the two and twentieth day of November, anno dom. 1695. In the seventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord William the Third ... : And from thence continued by several prorogations and adjournments to the third day of December, 1697. Being the third session of this present Parliament.
London. Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd.  MDCXCVIII.
[2] 503-519, [1] folio 
 Library Company Afro-Americana: 4256.
Some soiling with paper tape on spine. 

P> 514 makes reference to Colonies in America. Prior to this time trade was confined to the Royal African Company. This Act gave everyone the right to trade in Africa and the merchants trading in slaves increased. This Act opened up the trade to all English merchants and Britain became dominant in the slave trade.

This was printed by the widow of Thomas Newcomb hence the Executrix in collaboration with Charles Bill.  Women printers often ran the printing shop of their late husband until they remarried. 

$550  less trade discount




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