An Act of Parliament, dated 1739.
This Act of Parliament, dated 1739, has to do with the Will of Daniel Wiseman, deceased, and the disposition of his estate. The item consists of a “standard” cover sheet identifying the parliamentary session that approved the Act, followed by eight pages of text (designated pages 227 to 234) containing the full text of the Act. The cover sheet also shows the name of the printer and year of printing.
The Act is written in its whole on the following pages, and is titled “An Act for applying a Sum of Money, given by the Will of Daniel Wiseman Esquire, deceased, for finishing the new Church at Woolwich in the County of Kent; and for raising an Annuity by an Assessment on the Parish of Woolwich, during the Lives of Mary Wiseman and Elizabeth Crouch, and the Life of the Survivor of them, pursuant to the said “Will”.
The document, which is approximately 7 ½ x 12 inches, was “Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty” in 1739 in London. The disbound pages are tanned with chipping along the edges. Several pages are semi-detached. The text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is fair.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the cover sheet, the first page of the Act, and one additional page of the act.
This Act of Parliament, dated 1739, has to do with the Will of Daniel Wiseman, deceased, and the disposition of his estate. The item consists of a “standard” cover sheet identifying the parliamentary session that approved the Act, followed by eight pages of text (designated pages 227 to 234) containing the full text of the Act. The cover sheet also shows the name of the printer and year of printing.
The Act is written in its whole on the following pages, and is titled “An Act for applying a Sum of Money, given by the Will of Daniel Wiseman Esquire, deceased, for finishing the new Church at Woolwich in the County of Kent; and for raising an Annuity by an Assessment on the Parish of Woolwich, during the Lives of Mary Wiseman and Elizabeth Crouch, and the Life of the Survivor of them, pursuant to the said “Will”.
The document, which is approximately 7 ½ x 12 inches, was “Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty” in 1739 in London. The disbound pages are tanned with chipping along the edges. Several pages are semi-detached. The text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is fair.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the cover sheet, the first page of the Act, and one additional page of the act.
This Act of Parliament, dated 1739, has to do with the Will of Daniel Wiseman, deceased, and the disposition of his estate. The item consists of a “standard” cover sheet identifying the parliamentary session that approved the Act, followed by eight pages of text (designated pages 227 to 234) containing the full text of the Act. The cover sheet also shows the name of the printer and year of printing.
The Act is written in its whole on the following pages, and is titled “An Act for applying a Sum of Money, given by the Will of Daniel Wiseman Esquire, deceased, for finishing the new Church at Woolwich in the County of Kent; and for raising an Annuity by an Assessment on the Parish of Woolwich, during the Lives of Mary Wiseman and Elizabeth Crouch, and the Life of the Survivor of them, pursuant to the said “Will”.
The document, which is approximately 7 ½ x 12 inches, was “Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty” in 1739 in London. The disbound pages are tanned with chipping along the edges. Several pages are semi-detached. The text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is fair.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the cover sheet, the first page of the Act, and one additional page of the act.