Great Britain. Parliament. The report of the Committee of the House of Commons, to whom the petition of the Royal Lustring-Company of England, was referred : together with the papers, letters and writings relating to the smuggling-trade ...

Folger bibliographic ID: 264194
ESTC number: R32941
Wing number: E2705
Folger call number: 175- 060f
Folger holdings ID: 349812
Accession Number: 175060

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Letters in French with English translation in double columns, p. 67-114 Title continues: "Whereby it does appear that a constant correspondence and intelligence has been held with the enemy during the war; that French passports have been obtained for the passing and repassing of ships between England and France, wherein great quantities of goods and commodities of the growth, product and manufacture of France have been imported and great quantities of our wooll exported to the great discouragements of the English manufactures and the defrauding His Majesty of his customs; that divers criminals have been conveyed from justice out of this kingdom, particularly Cardell Goodman; and that a treaty of commerce for sending the English manufactures into Piedmont was prevented. Also the articles of impeachment exhibited by the knights, citizens and burgesses in Parliament assembled, against John Goudet, David Barrau, Peter Longueville, Stephen Seignoret, René Baudouin, Nicholas Santiny, and Peter Dihearce, merchants; and John Pierse, gent.; for high crimes and misdemeanors, with their answers to the same, and the replication of the House of Commons to the said answers. And also the articles of impeachment exhibited against John Du Maitre and John Auriol, with the names of such other persons as the House of Commons have ordered to be prosecuted in Westminster-Hall for the said smuggling trade and corresponding with the enemy during the war." Signatures: [A]² B-H² K-2G²; text continuous despite interruption in pagination and register With an initial order-to-print leaf

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Imperfect: wanting gathering R (p. 61-64). Untrimmed; disbound. Purchased from P.M. Hill on 4 Dec 1959

Extended title: The report of the Committee of the House of Commons, to whom the petition of the Royal Lustring-Company of England, was referred : together with the papers, letters and writings relating to the smuggling-trade ...

Royal Lustring Company (London, England) Smuggling Treason Spies

author: Great Britain. Parliament
subject: Royal Lustring Company (London, England)
bookseller: Whitlock, Elizabeth