TRACTS, political and legal, etc..- 1. " An argument vppon the question of Imposicions, devided into sundrie chapters, by Sr John Davies, knight," etc. (See above, No. 297, art. l.) f. 2. 2. Argument against Impositions, by James Whitelocke, preceded by the Remonstrance from the House of Commo...
" A DISCOURSE of the late Earle of Anglesey's [Arthur Annesley, lst Earl, 1661, ob. 1686], upon two conferences had between the two howses, touching impositions on merchandizes, &c., setting forth the jurisdiction of the Lords and the power of the Commons, and granting of subsidies, &c.,...
" OBSERVATIONS vpon [my Lord Hollis's, erased] a Booke intitled 'The Case stated of ye Jurisdiction of the House of Lords in the point of Impossitions.'" Stated to be in the hand of Sir Richard Temple, 7th Bart. (ob. 1786). The book [by Denzil Holles, Lord Holles] was published anonymously in 16...
POLITICAL and other tracts, viz.:- 1. Treatise on a war with Spain in the Low Countries, urging the disadvantages of it; beg. "The tyme of the daie is to be considered." f. 2. 2. " The number of Fleetes, 'besides the shippes mayneteyned in the Narrow Seas, that her Majestie set forth from th...
POLITICAL and other tracts and collections, viz. 1. " Mr. Peter Wentworth's speech in Parliament, anno 1576, for which he was sent to the Tower." f. 1. 2. " A reconciliation made betweene the kinge and his subiects touchinge the demaunde of his right in old debts and lands quietly inioyed ti...
TRANSCRIPTS of tracts and papers relating to Trade, Parliamentary and Legal Procedure and State affairs; temp . Charles II. 1. " A particular Journal of the proceedings in the House of Peers in a cause between T[homas] Skinner, a private merchant trading to the E. Indies, and the E. India Comp...
MISCELLANEOUS political papers from the collection of Sir Richard Temple, K.B., 3rd Bart., of Stowe, M.P. for Buckingham 1658-1697; consisting of short notes and extracts relating to the political events of that period, including the questions of the dispensing power, judicature of parliament, m...
COLLECTION of transcripts of political tracts and poems, satires, lampoons, epigrams, ballads, etc., illustrating the history of the reigns of Charles II.-Anne, and more particularly the period of the Revolution, with a few pieces dating earlier in the 17th cent. Among the tracts are:- I. 1. P...
MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS and papers, viz. :- 1. Copy of the Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth to the city of Winchester; 1571. f 1. 2. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Commons referring to questions of' privilege of Members of that House with reference to the jurisdiction of the House ...
TRACTS and papers, political and miscellaneous; circ. 1680-1807. 1. " Of the King's power of pardoning Impeachments, by Heneage [Finch], late Earl of Nottingham (ob. 1682), late Lord Chancellor of England, on account of the late Earl of Danby's pardon." copy, circ. 1700. Printed in 1791, f. 1....