Observations upon the XVIII Act of Parliament XXXIII K James VI...
Mackenzie's Review of Bankruptcy Reform Mackenzie, Sir George [1636-1691]. Observations upon the XVIII. Act of Parliament XXXIII. K. James VI. Against Dispositions Made in Defraud of Creditors &c. Edinburgh: Printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson for Mr. Andrew Symson, 1699. [iv], 62 pp. Folio (11-1/4" x 7"). Recent textured boards, black-stamped title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light soiling to boards, spine ends bumped. Moderate toning to interior, light soiling and foxing in a few places, occasional faint dampstaining to last several leaves, trimming to head of first two leaves just touching top rules without loss to text, crack in text block before final leaf, several corrections in an early hand, some affected slightly by trimming. $500. * Second, corrected edition. This title discusses a 1621 act intended to curtail bankruptcy fraud on behalf of creditors and its consequences and implementation. Mackenzie, Lord Advocate during the reigns of Charles II and James II, was an important jurist, scholar and author. The first edition appeared in 1698. OCLC locates 3 copies of this title in North American law libraries (Harvard, Yale, Library of Congress). The ESTC adds a copy at Columbia Law School. English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) R41033.
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