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This document is a printed copy of a British Act of Parliament from 1795, specifically the annual Mutiny Act for that year. The full title translates from the Latin header as "In the Thirty-fifth Year of the Reign of George III, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland".
Framed measurement 14 x 17 inches
Document Details
Monarch: King George III
Year of Reign: 35 Geo. III (35th year of his reign), which corresponds to the year 1795.
Session: The act was passed during the fifth session of the seventeenth Parliament of Great Britain, which began in November 1790 and continued to December 1794.
Printers: Printed in London by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, who were the Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty at that time.
Content: The text on the left is an extract from the act, likely Cap. 64, which outlines provisions for quartering soldiers and marines, including the daily rates to be paid to innkeepers for hay, straw, diet, and small beer for the troops (e.g., ten-pence halfpenny per day for each horse).
Historical Context
Annual Mutiny Acts were necessary because, under English law, the monarch could not maintain a standing army in peacetime without Parliament's consent. These acts provided the legal basis for military discipline and logistics, and had to be renewed annually by Parliament. The text mentions updates to the "recited Act" regarding the billeting of non-commissioned officers and recruits on the march.
