Auction No 363, Tag: English Civil War
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Cromwell's Parliament "An Act for an Assessment upon England, At the Rate of Sixty thousand Pounds"
Cromwell's Parliament "An Act for an Assessment upon England, At the Rate of Sixty thousand Pounds"
Lot 56
Lot: 56
- Auction Date: Wed 2nd Nov 2016 12:00 GMT (Ended)
- Est: £50 - £80
SOLD £30
MORE DETAILSCromwell's Parliament An Act for an Assessment upon England, At the Rate of Sixty thousand Pounds by the Moneth, for Three Moneths; From the Twenty fifth day of March, 1657, to the Twenty fourth day of lune then next ensuing. London, 1657, folio, untrimmed; title page with coat of arms of the Commonwealth, some grime and small repair, ink notation to lower left border; 73pp of blackletter text, very good. Disbound with remains of leather backstrip preserved, original stitch holes evident. This tax was raised to maintain Britain's war effort against the Spanish.