1. Add MS 72412
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 72412
- Title:
- Remonstrance of the House of Commons to King James I against Impositions, 1610, and the Treatise of James Whitelocke against Impositions, 1610
- Scope & Content:
- Trumbull Papers. In 1610 the House of Commons was very concerned with the issue of impositions - that is, new customs duties imposed by the Crown without parliamentary sanction - as an arbitrary exaction against the property rights of the subject and the authority of Parliament. This manuscript...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, Old, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1610-1642
- Extent:
- 1 volume
