The Act of Tonnage and Poundage, and rates of merchandize, with the further subsidy; ... and all other duties relating to His Majesty’s Customs, payable upon any Sort of Merchandize Imported or Exported. Digested into an easie method, Whereby in one View may be found the several Duties upon each particular Commodity ... As also The Rules Annext to the Book of Rates; And the Table of Officers Fees. And a collection of such statutes and part of Statutes, relating to His Majesty’s Customs, as passed since the Act of tonnage and poundage [etc]

Great Britain; Charles Carkesse

London : printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King’s most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Henry Hills deceas’d, MDCCXXVI, 1726

[British customs and duties regulations from 1660-1736; spanning the reigns of Charles II - George II.  Includes the Molasses Act of 1733. Copious references to British trade with America and mercantilist policies.]  Folio.  Bound in contemporary calf, rebacked with renewed spine.  Also includes "A Supplement to the Act of Tonnage and Poundage," printed in 1737, bound at the end.  [36], cxxxvi, 944, [48] p. + [12], 156, [12] pp.   Marginal outer edge stain to first few pages.  Occasional minor staining, wrinkling.  Mostly printed in black letter. Early signature of George Mills.    Armorial book plate of Heathcote of Hursley, baronet.  William Heathcote, 1st Baronet of Hursley (1693-1751), was a British merchant and MP (1722-1741) representing Buckingham.   Refs: ESTC T112993; Goldsmiths, 6454; Kress 3627.