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BroadsideEnglish Civil War

1650réf. 1053401650. PARLIAMENT. BroadsideEnglish Civil War. Westminster: Edward Husband and John Field 27 September 1650. Broadside trimmed 10-1/4 by 9 inches mounted on a larger sheet of paper. $2500.Dramatic printed broadside from the English Civil War ordering the burning of an ""impious and blasphemous book.""This broadside calls for the arrest imprisonment and then exile of author Laurence Clarkson and the seizure of his book The Single Eye which earned the censure of the government. The document reads in part: ""Upon report from the Committee for suppressing licentious and impious practices under pretence of Religion Liberty &c. The Confession of Laurence Clarkson touching the making and publishing of the impious and blasphemous book called The Single Eye the said Laurence Clarkson is to be forthwith sent to the House of Correction there to be kept to labor for one Moneth and from that time to be Banished out of this Commonwealth and the Territories thereof and not to return upon pain of Death the book called The Single Eye and all printed copies thereof are to be forthwith seized and burnt by the hand of the Common Hangman in the New-Palace at Westminster and upon the Exchange; and that the Lord Major and Sheriffs of London and Middlesex be required to cause the same to be done accordingly."" Those in possession of the book are also ""required and enjoined forthwith to deliver the same to the next Justice of the Peace who are hereby required to cause the same to be publiquely burned."" Another man named in this broadside Mr. Rainborow is stripped of his duties as a Justice of the Peace in Middlesex County and forbidden from returning to that position anywhere in England or Wales. Wing E2432. Goldsmiths 1188. Upper margin trimmed a little closely affecting the printed seal at the head of the document. Near-fine condition. unknown

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BroadsideEnglish Civil War

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1749. Report From The Committee Appointed To Inquire into the State and Condition of the Countries Adjoining to Hudson's Bay And Of The Trade Carried On There

réf. elala2079London: c1780. Later issue of one of the most important reports on the Hudson's Bay Company. The parliamentary investigation into the activities of the Hudson's Bay Company was undertaken as a result of a petition made to the Lords in Council in 1749 aimed at depriving the Company of its charter. The petitioners argued that the charter of 1670 granting sole rights of trade and commerce in the entire area beyond the entrance of the Hudson Straits was either invalid or forfeited and requested an incorporation giving them similar rights over the adjacent region. Arthur Dobbs had provided the initial stimulus and basic grounding for the petition; his was the most sustained and vociferous attack on the meanness rapacity secrecy and jealousy of the Hudson's Bay Company alleging that their policies and attitudes had thrown the fur trade into the hands of the French in Canada and were stifling the exploration of the Canadian North-West. Among the travelers traders and merchants summoned as witnesses to give testimony before the committee were Joseph Robson Matthew Serjeant Arthur Dobbs and William Moore. Appended is the Hudson's Bay Company Charter as well as the valuable narrative of French Canadian fur trader Joseph La France describing the state of the French fortresses in Montreal and Quebec and their lucrative trade with the Indians. The Papers Presented to the Committee contain information regarding voyages undertaken in search of the north-west passage sales made by the Hudson's Bay Company Henry Kelsey's journals of his attempt to open commerce with the Naywatamee Indians in 1691-92 &c. Although the impeachment failed and the monopoly was to continue for another hundred years it did alarm the Company into initiating serious and concerted exploration of the unknown western reaches of the Charter. TPL 213. Lande 1203. Vlach 353. Gagnon I 1712. Dionne II 470. Peel 10 not seen. cfJCB I 906. cfSabin 33548. cfStreeter VI 3644. Winsor VIII Chapt. 1. folio. pp. 1 p.l. 215-286. text in double columns. A fine copy in modern quarter calf [London: c1780] unknown

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An Act for rendering more effectual an Act made in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign of His Majesty for promoting the Discovery of a Method for finding the Longitude at Sea so far as relates to the Encouragement and Reward of Persons making lesser Discoveries for finding the same or making other useful Discoveries and Improvements in Navigation; and to the making of Experiments relating thereto.

1777réf. 599Anno Regni GEORGII III REGIS Magnae Britaniiae Franciae & Hiberniae DECIMO SEPTIMO. At the Parliament Begun and holden at Westminster the Twenty-ninth Day of November Anno Domini 1774 in the Fifteenth Year of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith. FIRST EDITION 4 1039-1042 woodcut coat of arms on title woodcut floriated initial text in black letter unbound folio 320 x 200mm London Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1777 This important act emphasised the Government's dedication to improving general science and navigation by offering rewards to those who could find an accurate method for determining longitude at sea. The first Longitude Act of 1714 was Parliament's response to the loss of 2000 lives in 1707 when four British navy ships ran aground after miscalculating the longitude. The Act offered prize money of £10000 reduced from £20000 for a reliable and accurate method of determining longitude at sea. Research and related experimentation were also encouraged and award money was made available for lesser discoveries and specific improvements. The competitions attracted the skill and imagination of the greatest scientific minds and mariners of the time. The most prominent and successful competitor was John Harrison 1693-1776 who received disbursements of £22000 over a period of 35 years for his brilliant discoveries and invention of the marine chronometer. This was however not without a struggle for recognition. The marine chronometer was quicker but the preferred avenue of institutionalisation was the Lunar Distance Method. The Lunar Distance method was a method to determine longitude using certain astrological measurements and specific corrections marked in yearly almanacks. The Act of 1765 put caveats and conditions on the original act of 1714 and included stipulations that applied specifically to Harrison. It even named him in the opening language and described the current status of his contrariety with the board. Only with the relentless championing from his son and the personal intervention of King George III Harrison was awarded the monetary prize he was due. The Longitude Act 1777 reiterated specific goals of the program as revised by the 1774 Longitude Act and approved an additional £5000 for continued research work and experimentation and for awards to recognize lesser contributory discoveries as approved by the Commissioners of the Board of Longitude. The Longitude at Sea program was successful in multiple ways and facilitated important advances in mathematics astronomy horology navigation and Arctic exploration. Over the life of the program a total of £53000 in prize money was awarded to more than sixty participants. Charles Eyre and William Strahan

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North West Passage An Act for giving a publick Reward to such Person or Persons His Majesty’s Subject or Subjects as shall discover a North West Passage through Hudson’s Streights to the Western and Southern Ocean of America

1745réf. 583Anno Regni GEORGII II REGIS Magnae Britaniiae Franciae & Hiberniae DECIMO OCTAVO. At the Parliament Begun and holden at Westminster the First Day of December Anno Domini 1741 in the Fifteenth Year of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith. FIRST EDITION 2 483-486 woodcut coat of arms on title woodcut floriated initial text in black letter folio 320 x 200mm London Thomas Baskett 1745 The third Act to be published on the Northwest Passage the act of 1745 offered the enormous sum of £20000 for the discovery of a north-west passage providing that they were a British subject. The preamble to the Act stated the expected economic benefits of the discovery of the passage and that it would be "a great encouragement to adventurers" to offer a prize. The allocated sum was £20000 to be paid to the owners of the first ships to successfully make such a passage. The Board of Longitude existed from 1714 until 1828 after the original Act of Parliament was passed in 1714. First added to in 1741 the act was subsequently amended or repealed and replaced on numerous occasions until the Board was dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1828. This Act established a group of commissioners to determine the validity of any claims and restricted the scope of the Act to only apply to British subjects. It further required all British subjects to provide help and assistance to the explorers when necessary. In setting a hefty monetary reward and promoting the potential benefits to society this act of Parliament likely intensified the Northwest Passage fervour and motivated explorers to venture deep into the Arctic. When the Act was extended in 1775 and the reward reiterated Cook took up the mantle leading to his third voyage. Thomas Baskett

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