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[Highwaymen].
An Act for the better Supressing of Theft Upon the Borders of England and Scotland, and for Discovery of High-way Men and other Felons. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September, An. Dom. 1656.
Publisher: Printed by Hen: Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector, London;
Date of Publication: 1657
Stock Code: 15394
First edition. Folio, pp., [2], 9, [1]. Variant title-page with border of ornaments; woodcut coat of arms of the Commonwealth to title-page. Pamphlet mounted to black boards with oilskin back; titled to typewritten label on upper board. A few scuffs to boards. Toning, light creases, and minor nicks to pamphlet; closed tear between A and B gathering. A well-preserved copy. An act attempting to unify the border authorities in England and Scotland in a crackdown on highwaymen. The act establishes new means of tracking, unmasking, apprehending, jailing, and transporting thieves operating in the Commonwealth’s borderlands. £150.00