Proposals for promoting industry and advancing proper credit, advantageous to creditors in particular and the nation in general : in a letter to a member of Parliament.

An Act for relief of debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their persons : and to oblige debtors, who shall continue in execution in prison beyond a certain time, and for sums not exceeding what are mentioned in the Act, to make discovery of, and deliver upon oath, their estates for their creditors benefit.

Some thoughts relating to an extensive act of insolvency.
Published: (1729)

The Cries of the poor prisoners humbly offer'd to the serious consideration of the King and Parliament.

Reasons against confining persons in prison for debt : humbly offer'd to the consideration of the Parliament ... : to which is added The case of insolvent debtors now in prison.

The case of the unfortunate truly stated /
by: W. M.

A letter to a nobleman, concerning the bill to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests; with the substance of the said bill, and notes thereupon : As also, reasons published for and against the bill, and the argument of a learned council in the House of Commons against the same; and a reply thereto. With observations, and proposals for rendring the bill more effectual; by extending thro' the kingdom the custom of foreign attachments, and Courts of Conscience, for more easy recovery of small debts; and by restraining the ill practices of inferior courts, and also of undersheriffs and their officers in arrests and executions.
by: W. B.
Published: (1726)

The Case of the poor insolvent prisoners for debt in the several goals of this kingdom.
Published: (1716)

To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses of Great-Britain in Parliament assembled : some considerations humbly offered, relating to the relief of such unhappy gentleman who cou'd not receive any benefit from the last insolvent act.
Published: (1726)

To the honourable the Commons of Great-Britain in Parliament assembled, the humble petition of the prisoners of the King's-Bench Prison.
Published: (1724)

Abolition of arrest not just, as between debtor and creditor : a letter with various suggestions to benefit creditors by extending the process of the courts and to charge income : addressed to Sir John Campbell on the 20th February, 1837.
by: Morris, Evan
Published: (1837)

Reasons humbly offer'd for passing the bill for relief of insolvent officers and soldiers ...
Published: (1715)

A Brief dialogue between creditor & prisoner; : clearly setting forth how both of them have been shamefully abused for many years: with a short and easie way to free all prisoners for debt, with a just care of all creditors; and fully satisfactory to all such who have any religion or morall honesty.
Published: (1653)

The case of insolvent debtors considered : with proposals for the relief both of them and their creditors : also, reasons for the amendment of the law and the lawyers and for the restraining the power and extortion of goalers.

Remarks on the practice and effect of imprisonment for debt, and clauses proposed to be inserted in a bill for the security of creditors and the amendment of the law, touching the imprisonment of debtors who are insolvent, without their wilful default.
by: Civis
Published: (1791)

A letter to a nobleman concerning the bill to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests : with the substance of the said bill and notes thereupon : as also reasons publish'd for and against the bill ... with observations and proposals for rendring the bill more effectual by extending thro' the kingdom the custom of foreign attachments and courts of conscience for more easy recovery od small debts ...
by: W. B.

Reasons humbly offered for the bill to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests ...
Published: (1726)

Reasons humbly offered against passing the bill to prevent frivolous and vexatious arrests.
Published: (1724)

Saturday the 25 of February, 1653. By the judges appointed by act of Parliament for relief of creditors and poor prisoners, sitting at Salters Hall, London..
Published: (1653)

An extract of the act pass'd II Georg. I. intituled An Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors : with remarks thereon /
by: Asgill, John, 1659-1738

An act for the relief of creditors and poor prisoners. : Wednesday the 5th of October, 1653. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.
Published: (1653)

The rise and practice of imprisonment in personal actions examined : and a mode of proceeding offered, reconciling the ancient and modern practice, in aid both of debtor and creditor /
by: Delamayne, Thomas Hallie

Outline of a plan for improving the law of debtor and creditor, without abolishing imprisonment for debt.
by: Fane, C. (Cecil), 1796-1864
Published: (1844)

The case of creditors in relation to the bill for discharging prisoners for debt.
Published: (1694)

The Prisoner's advocate, or, A caveat against under sheriffs and their officers, jayl-keepers and their agents : shewing I. The great abuses all persons suffer, both before and after they are committed to prison, II. The notorious imposition and fraululent practices of spunging-houses detected, III. The orders of the court of King's-Bench for regulating all the jayls in England ..., IV. An exact table of the fees belonging to Fleet and King's Bench prisons, and the legal expense of removing any person from one to the other, by habeus corpus.
by: Philalethes

An occasional paper : offering some considerations to the Parliament, upon a bill, which the House of Lords order'd to be prepared against the beginning of this sessions, relating to the confinement of persons for debt.

Seasonable considerations relating to insolvent debtors : drawn from the practice of foreign states : addressed to the Right Honourable Arthur Onslow ...

The case of the creditors of the Office of Ordnance..
Published: (1721)

A petition to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, the Lords spirituall and temporall, and Commons of the Parliament now assembeld. VVherein is declared the mischiefes and inconueniences, arising to the King and Common-wealth, by the imprisoning of mens bodies for debt
Published: (1622)

The crie of bloud: : or, the humble answer in the behalf of the prisoners for debt in the Marshalsey of the Upper Bench, Fleet, &c. to the frivolous reasons of the filacers, attornies, &c, practicing at VVestminster for the maintenance of the Capias, and arrest of men's bodies for debt, or rather of their extortions, and unlawful gains made thereof upon the ruine as well of the plaintifs as defendants, and murthers of thousands, &c. Dedicated in their names, and behalf to his Excellence Oliver Cromwel, Lord General of the Parlament's armie. Whereunto is added two cases; 1. concerning justice, 2. concerning tithes. /
by: Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon
Published: (1651)

Abolition of arrest not detrimental to trade : a letter addressed to Sir John Campbell, M.P. /
by: Reynolds, H. R. (Henry Revell), approximately 1775-1854
Published: (1835)

The most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament; : with reasons humbly offer'd for a bill to free the subjects from taxes for their maintenance, by making every creditor maintain his own debtor.
Published: (1700)

The most indigent poor prisoners letter to a worthy member of Parliament : with reasons humbly offer'd for a bill to free the subjects from taxes for their maintenance, by making every creditor maintain his own debtor.
Published: (1700)

Michael Baker, Richard Philips, Nicolas Goodwin, Richard Mapletoft, Eliz. and Jeffery Goodchild, Wm. Smith, John Barnes, and Elizabeth Edwards, widow; creditors of His Grace George late Duke of Bucks, deceas'd; on behalf of themselves, and several other subsequent creditors of the said Duke. Appellants. Charles Austin, surviving executor of William Cherry, Esq; deceas'd, Robert Browne, executor of Elizabeth Browne, widow, deceas'd, and administrator de bonis non, of Thomas Browne, deceas'd, are, respond. The case of the late Duke of Buck's creditors.
by: Baker, Michael, active 1682-1711
Published: (1711)

The Case of the many thousand distressed prisoners for debt, confined in the several gaols of this kingdom : most humbly submitted to the honourable members of the House of Commons.
Published: (1765)

An Act for making effectual such agreement as shall be made between the charitable corporation for relief of industrious poor, by assisting them with small sums upon pledges, at legal interest, and their creditors.

A scene of corruption discover'd : with some particulars of a melancholy place : in a letter to the Right Honourable Philip Lord Hardwick, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain /
by: Gentleman in distress
Published: (1737)