(LAW) Henry Care English Liberties; or The Free Born Subject

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(LAW.) Henry Care. English Liberties; or, The Free-Born Subject's Inheritance. viii, 350, [6] pages. 4to, later tooled calf, moderate wear; front free endpaper worn, moderate foxing and light wear; inked library deaccession stamp on title page. Providence, RI: John Carter, 1774

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Second American edition, after the 1721 Boston edition. A pre-Revolution printing of the Magna Carta and other statutes, accompanied by related essays. A note on page viii explains that this edition was "principally designed for America"; it was likely intended to remind the colonists of their rights. The subscriber list includes numerous Rhode Islanders who played important roles in the Revolution, including both war-era governors. Alden, Rhode Island 532; Evans 13185; Sabin 10819.