COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in Forreign Bottoms, London, "Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector," 1657, bifolium.

COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND, ACT OF PARLIAMENT - An Act giving Licence for Transporting Fish in Forreign Bottoms. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th Day of September, Anno Domini 1656. London: "Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness the Lord Protector [i.e. Oliver Cromwell]," 1657. Bifolium (275 x 160mm). Woodcut coat-of-arms of the Commonwealth of England and foliate initial, black letter (lightly browned, short tear without loss, a few chips to edges without loss). The penultimate paragraph of the Act reads: "Provided always, and it is further enacted, that it shall, and may be lawfull for any persons whatsoever, to buy and transport out of Newfound-land, or New-England, or any of the Ports thereof, any sorts of fish whatsoever, without paying any Custom, or other duty for the same." Wing E1138.