Author: KING GEORGE II
Title: [Charitable Corporation Frauds Act 1731]. An Act to encourage and compel George Robinson Esquire, and John Thomson to appear, and produce the Books, and discover the Effects of the Charitable Corporation for Relief of industrious Poor, by assisting them with small Sums upon Pledges, at legal Interest; and to be examined thereupon at the Times and Places therein mentioned.
Description: Printed by John Baskett, E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling. Printers to the King, London 1734. London, 1734. First Edition, No Binding. Very Good Condition. Disbound. Very Good. 3 pages. Folio format (245mm x 390mm, 9.5 x 15 inches), separated from the Statutes at Large. Disbound from the larger volume, with no title page (as issued), and the caption title doesn't usually start at the head of the page, but some way down it. This is quite normal for Statutes. Chiefly printed in black letter. Overall condition is very good, with bright clean pages, and decent margins. There is some browning here and there to a few pages, but not many. The Charitable Corporation was established in 1707, with the intention of providing pawnbroking and loans at low interest to smaller tradesmen to relieve cash flow issues. In time the Corporation became a fraudulent enterprise, leading to legal action and parliamentary enquiries, ultimately resulting in the bankruptcy of the scheme promoters. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Parliamentary Acts::Statutes; Printed before 1800; Inventory No: 187435.

Keywords: BZDB395 Charitable Corporation. Pawnbroking. Fraud. Lotteries. Parliamentary Acts::Statutes; Printed before 1800; Charitable Corporation Frauds Act 1731 An Act to encourage and compel George Robinson Esquire and John Thomson to appear and produce the Book


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