The court of honour [electronic resource] : or, the laws, rules, and ordinances, establish'd for the suppression of duels in France. Extracted out of the Royal Edicts, Regulation of the Marshals, and Records of Parliament. Translated from the French original. Publish'd on occasion of the bill now depending in Parliament relating to duels. With some observations thereon, by Sir Richard Steele. To which is added, a letter to a Member of Parliament, to prevent shedding of much Blood by Duels, by allowing every Man to Fight.
1720
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The court of honour [electronic resource] : or, the laws, rules, and ordinances, establish'd for the suppression of duels in France. Extracted out of the Royal Edicts, Regulation of the Marshals, and Records of Parliament. Translated from the French original. Publish'd on occasion of the bill now depending in Parliament relating to duels. With some observations thereon, by Sir Richard Steele. To which is added, a letter to a Member of Parliament, to prevent shedding of much Blood by Duels, by allowing every Man to Fight.
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Account of the abolishing of duels in France.
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London : printed for J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane, T. Jauncy at the Angel without Temple-Bar, W. Graves in St. James's Street, and J. Stagg in Westminster-Hall, 1720.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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[16],100p. ; 8⁰.
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A new edition of 'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' (London, 1713) with a new preface and added matter.
'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
With a half-title.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
'An account of the abolishing of duels in France: .. ' is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
With a half-title.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T64281.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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