Research Catalog

Title

The laws of His Majesties colony of New-York : as they were enacted by the governour, Council and General Assembly (for the time being) in divers sessions, the first of which began April 9th, 1691.

Author

New York (Colony), enacting jurisdiction.

Publication

[New York] : Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty for the colony of New-York, 1719.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bradford, William, 1663-1752
• Container of (work): New York (Colony). Ordinance for regulating and establishing fees.
• New York (Colony). Governor (1710-1719 : Hunter)

Description

336 pages in various pagings : coats of arms; 30 cm (fol.)

Subjects

• Fees, Administrative > New York (State) > Early works to 1800
• Costs (Law) > New York (State) > Early works to 1800
• Law > New York (State) > Early works to 1800

Note

• Acts passed 1691-1719.
• Collation and contents vary among copies. Information in this record relates to the NYPL copy.
• Paging of NYPL copy: [1]-[12], 1-80, 18, 82-88, 155-158, 162, 160, 161, 158-163, [164, blank], 171-175, 178-179, 178, 181-196, 239-286, 285-287, 280, 207-250, 245, 252, 245, [246, blank], 246-261, 263-281, 276, 283-298, 293, 300-324, 1-20.
• Signatures (NYPL copy): pi² a² [b]² A² B1 C-K² [L]²(L1 missigned K) M-S² T1, (m)² (N)² ²O² (P)², 2M-2N² 2O²(2O2+1), T² U²(U2+1), ³A-B² C²(C2+1), ²2L-2U² 2W² 2X-2Y², ³2C-2K², ⁴A², 2M1 2N² 2O²(2O2+1), P-V² W² X-Z², ⁴2A-2D² chi-3chi² (2)-(3)² (4)1 ⁵A-E².
• Woodcut title page vignette (royal arms); also used as headpiece of some items. Small cut of New York arms on page 268 (leaf ⁴V1v).
• NYPL copy differs from Hasse's description: copy described by Hasse in entry 216 lacks "An ordinance for regulating & establishing fees" (20 pages at end; described separately in Hasse 176); title page of copy described by Hasse differs typographically: imprint of NYPL copy broken after Excellent rather than New-.
• The New-York Historical Society reports that "The various descriptions of this item seem to suggest the existence of no fewer than two states, and possibly four."
• "An ordinance for regulating & establishing fees. By His Excellency Robert Hunter, Esq. capt. general and governour in chief in and over the provinces of New-York, New Jersey, and of all the territories and tracts of land depending thereon in America, and vice-admiral of the same, &c. in council, this 19th day of October, in the ninth year of Her Majesty's reign, annoq[ue] Domini 1710": 20 pages at end. Signed at end: Geo. Clarke, Ro. Hunter. Not present in all copies and described separately in some bibliographies. According to Hasse, this (Hasse 176) is the 4th issue, with line breaks in the caption title after "An," "ordinance," "for," "fees," Excellency," "Governour," "New-," "land," "the," "the," "1710."

Indexed In (note)

• English short title catalogue
• Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time
• Evans, C. American bibliography
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Charlemagne Tower Collection of American colonial laws
• Hasse, A.R. Some materials for a bibliography of the official publications of the General Assembly of the Colony of New York, 1693-1775

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online (varying issues) via Early American Imprints Online (New-York Historical Society copy) and Sabin Americana (Huntington Library copy). Ordinance for regulating and establishing fees available online via Early American Imprints Online (Historical Society of Pennsylvania copy).

Provenance (note)

• William Menzies (inscriptions "1483," "67.50 at Menzies sale" on free front endpaper verso; see Catalogue of the books, manuscripts, and engravings belonging to William Menzies of New York, 1875, sold by G.A. Leavitt & Co., 1876, lot 1483); Henry Cruse Murphy (initialed "HCM" and numbered "1838" on free front endpaper verso; see Catalogue of the magnificent library of the late Hon. Henry C. Murphy, of Brooklyn, Long Island, sold by G.A. Leavitt & Co., 1884, lot 1838).

Binding (note)

• 19th-century brown speckled calf, blind-stamped and gilt; black leather spine labels. Binder's title: Laws of the Colony of New York, 1691-1719.

Call Number

*KRC+ 17-48

OCLC

988544113

Author

New York (Colony), enacting jurisdiction.

Title

The laws of His Majesties colony of New-York : as they were enacted by the governour, Council and General Assembly (for the time being) in divers sessions, the first of which began April 9th, 1691.

Publisher

[New York] : Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty for the colony of New-York, 1719.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

English short title catalogue, W16215, W16214

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, entry 53731

Evans, C. American bibliography, entries 2065, 1482

Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Charlemagne Tower Collection of American colonial laws, entry 608

Hasse, A.R. Some materials for a bibliography of the official publications of the General Assembly of the Colony of New York, 1693-1775, entries 216, 176

Additional Formats

Also available online (varying issues) via Early American Imprints Online (New-York Historical Society copy) and Sabin Americana (Huntington Library copy). Ordinance for regulating and establishing fees available online via Early American Imprints Online (Historical Society of Pennsylvania copy).

Binding

19th-century brown speckled calf, blind-stamped and gilt; black leather spine labels. Binder's title: Laws of the Colony of New York, 1691-1719. NN

Provenance

William Menzies (inscriptions "1483," "67.50 at Menzies sale" on free front endpaper verso; see Catalogue of the books, manuscripts, and engravings belonging to William Menzies of New York, 1875, sold by G.A. Leavitt & Co., 1876, lot 1483); Henry Cruse Murphy (initialed "HCM" and numbered "1838" on free front endpaper verso; see Catalogue of the magnificent library of the late Hon. Henry C. Murphy, of Brooklyn, Long Island, sold by G.A. Leavitt & Co., 1884, lot 1838). NN

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Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Bradford, William, 1663-1752, printer.

Container of (work): New York (Colony). Ordinance for regulating and establishing fees.

New York (Colony). Governor (1710-1719 : Hunter)

Menzies, William, 1809 or 1810-1896, former owner.

Murphy, Henry Cruse, 1810-1882, former owner.

Research Call Number

*KRC+ 17-48