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" AN ESSAY upon the ancient and modern government, conventions and parliaments of England. With abstracts of the most observable laws and the frequency of later parliaments, in which is treated principally of the Saxon and Norman constitution of government and the legislative (sic) and laws during the time of the Saxon and first six Norman kings. After which succeed several necessary observations on succeeding parliaments, their frequency and prorogations to the reign of Elizabeth." Four vol...
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England; Parliament: Essay on the government of England, to the reign of Hen. III.: 18th cent. England General Chronicles and History: Essay on the government and parliaments of England to the reign of Hen. III.: 18th cent.
ROLLS of Parliament, I Rich. II. [ 1377 ]-39 Hen. VI. [1460]: transcripts, apparently made for Sir Roger Twysden, with notes, and extracts from other records, in his hand. Eight volumes. In the extracts by Sir R. Twysden are also included:- Vol. ii. (a) " Petitions and acts moeued at ye Parleament held at York, 8 Edw. Ill. [1334]; copied from "the abbreuyation of 8o Edw. 3 by Mr. Bowyer, the Roll itself being now wanting." At the end (f. 3) is a note oil the abridgements of William Bowyer...
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Sir Roger Twysden, Antiquary (ob. 1672): Rolls of Parliament, transcribed for: 17th cent. England; Parliament: Rolls of Parliament, with notes, etc., 1377-1460: 17th cent.
HAMPDEN'S CASE of Ship-money: full reports of the arguments and judgments, 1637-1638. Two volumes, the first containing the arguments of St. John and Holborne, Hampden's counsel, and of Solicitor-General Lyttelton and Attorney-General Bankes for the Crow-n, the second containing the judgments. Paper; ff. 256, 193. Middle of xviith cent. With book-plate of Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, 1701. Folio.
MILITARY COLLECTIONS of the three brothers Jacob, John, and Michael Richards, sons of Jacob Richards; 1685-1714. For the military careers of all three brothers, see the Dictionary of National Biography. Thirty-four volumes. Paper. Folio, etc.
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Army; England: Military collections of Jacob, John and Michael Richards: 1685-1714.
REGISTERS Of the Privy Council, chiefly in the reign of Elizabeth; in four volumes. Copies, in various hands of the latter half of the xviith cent. Paper. Folio. Vol. I. (ff. 263) 16 April, 1581-26 June, 1582, and 19 Feb. 1585 [6]-11 June, 1587. Vol. II. (ff. 302) 15 May, 1589-6 April, 1590. At the end is a doggrel inscription beg. " John Diggons his booke," etc., 1666, and below is the entry " When you John Diggons have made an end of this booke, you are to receive a reward of the said Righ...