Hargrave MS 98

A folio Volume, on paper: containing, 1. A Narrative Legall and Historicall touchinge the Customes: in the hand-writing of Lord C. J. Hale. fol. 1. On the first Leaf of the Volume is this Note in Mr. Hargrave's hand. I was not possessed of this MS. till the Treatise by Lord Hale on the same subject published by me in my first Volume of Law Tracts was wholly printed. F. H." 2. Mr. Prynne's First Lecture on the Petition of Right made in the Parliament held at Westm^r. the 17th Day of March A. D. 1627 et Caroli- Regis I^mi .3⁰ . Copied from Vol. xvi. of Mr. Petyt's Manuscripts in the Inner Temple Library. fol. 32.

3. Copy of Prynne's Argument as Counsel for the Stationer's Company against the Patents for sole printing of Bibles &c. and Law Books. From the Harl. MS. N^o. 5909. 17 Cha. I. fol. 58.

" The original is in the Inner Temple Library. F. H."

4. " Certain Select Observations on the several Offices and Officers in the Militia of England, with the Power of the Parliament to raise the same as they shall judge most expedient, &c. Collected and found among the Papers of the late Mr. John Pymm, a Member of the House of Commons. Writ in the year 1641." fol. 71.

5. Of Islands arising in the Sea, and Of the Salt Shore compared with the Fresh. fol. 85.

6. The Case of Perrin and Blake, with the Pleadings of Counsel, Arguments of the Judges, and Determination of the Court of King's Bench: also the Argument of Mr. Justice Blacket in the Exchequer Chamber. To which is added the Opinions of eminent Counsel on two other Cases, involving the same Question as that in Perrin and Blake: also, The Argument of Mr. Justice Clive upon the Doctrine of Common Recoveries in the Cause of Wynne and Wynne. fol. 97 b.

7. A Description of a curious Volume of MSS. in the Cotton Collection described by Dr. Smith in his Catalogue in the following manner, Vespasian. C. xiv. " A large Volume of curious Collections under several heads, as Admirals, Admiralty, Advocatio Ecclesiarum, &c. in which are contained several original Patents and Letters. lt may well be called a Common Place Book of State and Government." fol. 151.

8. An Enquiry into the Lawfulness of Pressing Seamen. With an Appendix, containing copies of Instruments and other public Documents relating to the same. fol. 161.

Sir Matthew Hale, judge: Narrative by, touching the Customes.

includes:

• 1 Clive, Mr. Justice: Argument of, upon the Doctrine of Common Recoveries.
• 2 Prynne, Mr: Lecture of, on the Petition of Right.
• 3 Prynne, Mr: Argument of, as Counsel for the Stationers' Company against the Patents for sole printing of Bibles, Law Books, &c.
• 4 John Pymm: Observations by, on the Militia of England, and on the Power of Parliament to raise the same.
• 5 Islands, Of: arisen in the Sea.
• 6 Perrin and Blake: Case of.
• 7 State and Government: Common Place Book of.
• 7 Cotton MSS: Vesp. C. xiv. Description of.
• 8 Pressing of Seamen: Enquiry into the Lawfulness of.