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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...
DOCQUET-Book of the Privy Seal, containing docquets of all documents passing the Privy Seal between May, 1661, and August, 1669 ; with separate record of docquets of " immediate " warrants between the same dates. The counter-signatures of the clerks of the Privy Seal are given occasionally, that of Samuel Pepys occurring between August, 1661, and August, 1662, as deputy for the Earl ; of Sandwich; but they are not autograph. Two volumes. Paper; ff. 268, 160. Late xviith cent. Folio.
" SELECTA Quæedam ex Rotulis Patentibus ":a collection of transcripts from the Patent Rolls, 3 John-22 Edw. IV. They are in chronological order and comprise proclamations, treaties, pardons, and all the most important Royal Acts. Fifteen volumes. Each volume contains at the beginning a detailed list of contents. At the end of vols. iv.-vi., viii.-x. are a few extracts from the Crown Pleas and other kindred MSS. bequeathed by Sir Matthew Hale to Lincoln's Inn. Paper. xviiith cent. Bound in R...
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Records, Public: Selecta quædam ex rotulis patentibus, tempp. John-Edw. IV. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Arms: 18th cent.
" EXTRACTS out Of the Charter, Patent and Claus. Rolls " and other Records, from 1 John to 57 Hen. III., with a few additions to 5 Edw. IV. With occasional marginal notes, some of which are possibly in the hand of William Prynne (see below, Nos. 527-531). Nine volumes, the last of which is a later addition. At the end of vol. ix. seven separate documents of a character similar to the contents of the volumes have been inserted. Paper. Middle of xviith cent. and (vol.- ix.) xviiith cent. Belon...
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Records, Public: Extracts from the Charter, Patent and Close Rolls, etc., tempp. John-Edw. IV. William Prynne: Marginal notes perhaps written by: 17th cent. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Arms: 18th cent.
" MISCELLANEA," consisting of voluminous extracts and copies of deeds from ancient records, viz. Domesday Book, Patent and Close Rolls, Exchequer Proceedings, Assize Rolls, Chartularies, Registers of' Religions Houses, and many other records preserved in public repositories and private collections. Five volumes. Paper. Middle of xviith cent. Folio. Belonged to Tho. Astle, whose arms are on the back of each volume. Inside the cover of vol. i. is inscribed, in the hand of Thomas Astle, " Colle...
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Records, Public: Collectanea A. Agard: 17th cent. Exchequer: Extr. from Exchequer proceedings: 17th cent. Domesday Book: Extracts from: 17th cent. Arthur Agard: Collectanea: 17th cent. William Prynne: Marginal notes perhaps written by: 17th cent. Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Arms: 18th cent.
MISCELLANE0US EXTRACTS from Records in the Tally Court. In two volumes. Amongst them are:-Vol. I. " Valores omnium castrorum, dominiorum, maneriorum, terrarum et tenementorum prenobilis viri Johannis Tuchett, militis, Domini de Audelay . . . ut patet per compota ministrorum de anno xxiiiito Regis Henrici octavi" [1542-3]. f. 7;-"Particule Compotorum Ballivorum villarum et Coronatorum Northwallie, Ao. xv. Edw. II." [1321-2]. f. 11;-Vol. 11. List of Crown fees, temp. Hen. VIII. f. I b. Paper; ...
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Records, Public: Extracts from Records in the Tally Court: late 16th cent.