Britannia libera, or, A defence of the free state of man in England : against the claim of any man there as a slave : inscribed and submited to the jurisconsulti and the free people of England / [by William Bollan].

An act more effectually to provide for the support and to extend certain regulations for the protection of slaves; to promote and encourage their increase, and generally to meliorate their condition. Published by authority

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Britannia libera, or, A defence of the free state of man in England : against the claim of any man there as a slave : inscribed and submited to the jurisconsulti and the free people of England / [by William Bollan].

An act more effectually to provide for the support and to extend certain regulations for the protection of slaves; to promote and encourage their increase, and generally to meliorate their condition. Published by authority