An act for the better suppressing of theft upon the borders of England and Scotland, and for discovery of highway men and other felons. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656.

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An act for the better suppressing of theft upon the borders of England and Scotland, and for discovery of highway men and other felons. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656.
Author
England and Wales. Parliament.
Publication
Edinburgh,: Re-printed by Christopher Higgins ...,
1657.
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Brigands and robbers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Criminal law -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
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"An act for the better suppressing of theft upon the borders of England and Scotland, and for discovery of highway men and other felons. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B02949.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.

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