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165726937London: Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to His Highness 1657. 1st edition Wing E-1046. Not in Gabler nor Goldsmith. Printed self-wrappers. VG split developing along fold. Now housed in archival mylar sleeve. 2 2 pp. Commonwealth seal to t.p. Folio: 2. 10-5/8" x 6-3/4" <br/><br/>Gabler though not listing this item does briefly discuss & list divers tracts & pamphlets written in the early 1640s voicing public outrage over a contract between Charles I and the Vintner's Company of London- under said contract the Vintners agreed to pay a 46 shilling tax on every ton of Spanish & French wine & also agreed to annually buy a certain amount from English importers. In return the vintners were permitted to sell cooked victuals a proviso not in their original charter & allowed to recoup the tax by charging a penny a quart more that the officially published price. The ultimate effect was to give the Vintners' Company a monopoly on the wine trade all the while enriching the coffers of Charles I. Needless to say wine drinkers were livid. Parliament eventually responded in the consumers' favor. Gabler pp. 2-3. This act of Cromwell's establishes limitations on prices for Spanish & French wines a proclamation issued perhaps in memory of the Vintner's Company earlier attempts at profiteering Printed by Henry Hills, and John Field, Printers to His Highness unknown books
16411409300024Printed at London : For M.S 1641-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 2 48 226 pages. Bound in early 20th century 3/4 leather. Gilt letterig on spine. 5 raised bands. Cloth boards. Page ends washed red. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Owners leather bookplate on inside board of Laurence Roberts Carton. Lacks the 4 portraits. Errata leaf present at end of text but well-worn showing only a quarter of original text. Clean unmarked pages with tanning. R13582. Wing P4018. <br><br> Like many Puritans abhorring decadent celebrations Prynne was strongly opposed to religious feast days including Christmas and revelry such as stage plays He included in his Histriomastix 1632 a denunciation of actresses which was widely felt to be an attack of Queen Henrietta Maria. This book led to the most famous incidents in his life but the timing was accidental. <br> About 1624 Prynne had begun a book against stage-plays; on 31 May 1630 he obtained a license to print it and about November 1632 it was published. Histriomastix is a volume of over a thousand pages showing that plays were unlawful incentives to immorality and condemned by the scriptures Church Fathers modern Christian writers and pagan philosophers. By chance the queen and her ladies in January 1633 took part in the performance of Walter Montagu's The Shepherd's Paradise: this was an innovation at court. A passage reflecting on the character of female actors in general was construed as an aspersion on the queen; passages which attacked the spectators of plays and magistrates who failed to suppress them pointed by references to Nero and other tyrants were taken as attacks on the king Charles I. <br>William Noy as attorney-general instituted proceedings against Prynne in the Star-chamber. After a year's imprisonment in the Tower of London he was sentenced 17 February 1634 to be imprisoned during life to be fined to be expelled from Lincoln's Inn to be deprived of his degree by the university of Oxford and to lose both his ears in the pillory. Prynne was pilloried on 7 May and 10 May. On 11 June he addressed to Archbishop Laud whom he regarded as his chief persecutor a letter charging him with illegality and injustice. Laud handed the letter to the attorney-general as material for a new prosecution but when Prynne was required to own his handwriting he contrived to get hold of the letter and tore it to pieces. In the Tower Prynne wrote and published anonymous tracts against episcopacy and against the Book of Sports. In one he introduced Noy's recent death as a warning. Elsewhere he attacked prelates in general 1635. An anonymous attack on Matthew Wren bishop of Norwich brought him again before the Star-chamber. <br> On 14 June 1637 Prynne was sentenced once more to a fine to imprisonment for life and to lose the rest of his ears. At the proposal of Chief-justice John Finch he was also to be branded on the cheeks with the letters S. L. signifying 'seditious libeller'. Prynne was pilloried on 30 June in company with Henry Burton and John Bastwick and Prynne was handled barbarously by the executioner. He made as he returned to his prison a couple of Latin verses explaining the 'S. L.' with which he was branded to mean 'stigmata laudis' sign of praise. He was released by the Long Parliament in 1640. The House of Commons declared the two sentences against him illegal restored him to his degree and to his membership of Lincoln's Inn and voted him pecuniary reparation as late as October 1648 he was still trying to collect it. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War particularly in the press and in many pamphlets while still pursuing the bishops. Printed at London : For M.S hardcover
1606481971606 PARIS, Abel L'Angelier, Pierre Ramier, 1606/1607 - 3 Parties reliées en 1 Fort in-4 - Reliure 1/2 basane - Dos à nerfs - Reliure très fatiguée, Mors fragilisés - Page de titre et 23 premières pages restaurées avec manques- Lettrines - Annotations manuscrites d'époque - Important recueil composé de plusieurs ouvrages publiés séparément par du Tillet - T. I): Recueil des Roys de France. Leurs Couronne et Maison. Ensemble, le rang des grands de France. illustrée de très nombreuses vignettes à mi-page, les portraits en pied de chaque roi dans un médaillon, avec les insignes de la royauté, et souvent les armes (on remarquera que certains médaillons sont demeurés vides, d'après la collation de l'édition de 1580, 42 portrait dans des médaillons et 16 médaillons vides). En fin de texte, 23 blasons.- 456 pp. A la suite : Recueil des rangs des grands de France. (1606). 130 pp. T. II) : Contenant les guerres et taictez de paix, trefves et alliances d'entre les rois de France & d'Angleterre. pp. 131 à 423 (in-fine : Briefve recollection des principales querelles des roys d'Angleterre & deffenfe de ceux de France (3 pp.) - T. III) : Chronique abbrege des rois de France - Suite de la chronique abrégée 272 pp. A la suite : Mémoires et advis de Maistre Du Tillet ... fur les libertez de l'Eglise Gallicane. (Estat de l'Eglise gallicane durant le schisme, extraict des regiftres & actes publiques) pp. 273- 389 + + Table non paginée 64 pages - Envoi rapide et soigné
16820053101682 Paris, Charles de Sercy, 1682. Deux tomes reliés en un fort volume in-folio (270 X 394 mm) veau brun, dos six nerfs ornés d'une roulette dorée, caissons ornés de fers dorés, pièce de titre maroquin grenat, tranches mouchetées en rouge (Reliure de l'époque). Tome I : (26) ff. de titre, épître, préface, table des chapitres et privilège, 467 pages, (25) ff. de table des matières et errata - Tome II : (26) ff. de titre, table des chapitres et privilège, 479 pages, (22) ff. de table des matières et errata. Mouillures marginales sur une grande partie de l'ouvrage n'ayant pas affecté la solidité du papier, début de fente en tête du mors supérieur, petits manques à la coiffe inférieure, coins émoussés, manque de cuir à une coupe. Ex-libris manuscrit en tête du premier feuillet blanc : « La Cavalié de Serre ».
16471102041647 A Paris, de l'Imprimerie de Michel Blageart, au bout du Pont-Neuf, au coin de la Rue Dauphiné - M. DC. XXXXVII. 1647 - In-Folio, demi basane, 5 nerfs - 507 + 212 pages (en un volume - Une gravure sur la page de grand titre - Nombreux bandeaux et lettrines
168927134London Glasgow: No publisher/printer 1689. Small 4to 19 cm; 7.5". 7 1 blank pp. <br><br>A petition for redress and significant changes in the king's relations with Scotland. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Wing rev. ed. A561; McAlpin IV 341; ESTC R11006. Removed from a nonce volume. Clean. No publisher/printer] unknown books
16973184Printed for Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1697. Sm. folio 10pp BLACK-LETTER sewed as issued but disbound fine woodblock royal arms of William III on front cover uncut a remarkably crisp clean copy ideal for framing and display. 8 & 9 Gulielmi III. Printed for Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, unknown
164617558London: Printed by T.W. Thomas Warren for Ed. Edward Husband 1646. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece woodcut headpieces. Contemporary calf worn especially at spine joints somewhat tender; first blank appears to be torn out leaf with frontispiece repaired some browning and soiling mostly on edges. Overall a good copy from the library of the Earls of Macclesfield with their dated 1860 bookplate motto “Sapere aude†on the paste-down and blind embossed stamp of armorial on first three leaves. First edition. In 1640 King Charles I established the Long Parliament in order to acquire funds for the Bishop’s War against the Scots. However as soon as the Long Parliament took control they began dismantling the monarchy’s authority by removing the king’s advisors and sympathizers. The orders and ordinances collected in this copy begin at this crucial moment and cover the duration of the English Civil War from 1642 to 1646. It is therefore an excellent reference source for laws and statutes during the English Civil War. It also contains several matters of Colonial interest including An Order for advancement of the Plantations in New England; An Order to make the Earl of Warwick Governor of the Plantations in America; An Ordinance against Importation of Whale-oyl; and An additional Committee for ordering Foreign Plantations among others.<br /> <br /> Wing provides the name of the printer for this copy and lists several other volumes containing records of orders over a range of years. Printed by T.W. [Thomas Warren] for Ed. [Edward] Husband unknown
1683V75230Edinburgh: Printed by David Lindsay 1683. Hardcover. Good. Title in decorative acorn frame with Scottish lion fleur de lys & thistle coat of arms at head of p579 crowned Thistle & Rose emblems. . 12mo 135x75mm leather-spined old uncovered boards rubbed/marked 130pp inc 1st title/blank verso 2pp blank 2nd title LAWS AND ACTS .CHARLES THE SECOND 133-371pp 1p blank 12pp signed 373-640pp. First title with two ink names cropped at lower edge with stamp of Trustees for Manufactures &c. in Scotland to blank verso and small marginal repair. A few headlines sl.cropped p549 misnumbered 546 but verso correctly p550. Referenced by WING S1168C ESTC R183958 and Aldis H.G. Scotland 2364. Companion volumes 2 published by David Lindsay 1683 are available our ref. V75229 covering the Edinburgh "Acts of Parliament" of earlier Kings of Scotland from Jamesd I to James VI. Printed by David Lindsay hardcover
1683117894Edinburgh: Printed by David Lindsay; Printed by John Reid 1683; 1685. Leatherbound. Good. 2 books in one binding: pp. 133-640 2 292 p.15 cm. Leather. Boards rubbed spine ends chipped and corners worn. Gilt worn off spine as leather cracked. Scuff on front pastedown where label removed ink stamp on first title page. <br/><br/>First title page continues: "By the Grace of God King of Scotland England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c. Holden at Edinburgh the first of January 1661. By a Noble Lord John Earl of Middletown Lord Cleremont and Fettercairn His Majesties High Commissioner for holding of this Parliament by vertue of a Commission under his Majesties great Seal of this Kingdom. With the special advice and consent of the Estates of Parliament." Second section deals with topics such as ale and beir bankrupts drunkenness football and golf idiotrie leper-folk pestlence common women etc. Printed by David Lindsay; Printed by John Reid hardcover
169828977Saintes: De L'Imprimerie de Marie Bichon 1698. 2 pages. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. 4to. Disbound. Minor marginal discoloration tear in right margin of first page not affecting text else excellent. 2 pages. Ornamental headpiece. 1 vols. 4to. The law against "Filles & des Femmes qui celent leur grossesse & leurs accouchemens faisant perir leurs enfans durant leur grossesse par des avortemens ou aprés leur accouchement par le fer ou autrement & en l'un & l'autre de ces cas; Il a été imposé des peines trés severes par les Lois divines & humaines soit que l'engrant dont la Femme se fait aborter fût formé ou vivant & animé parce que l'action par laquelle une Femme empêche un Homme d'Ietre formé & animé est un homicide." The decree issued by Dalon Avocat General du Roy this being the an issuance from Saintes. De L'Imprimerie de Marie Bichon unknown
1664002881S.l. Grenoble : s. n. 1664. Very good. First edition thus OCLC lists one copy at Yale with the same title but different text and date - 1638; this edition not in OCLC; 8 3/4 x 6 1/4; single leaf removed text to recto only; illustrated with a woodcut border above the title; a small manuscript note to top margin; minor spotting to left margin; in very good condition. Reaffirming a royal edict first issued in 1556 the document dealt with prostitutes or women who had conceived in a dishonest way and concealed their pregnancy and after giving birth killed their infants and burried them or threw them away. The women were to be punished by death the manner of which was to be determined depending on the gruesomeness of the particular case. The paper contained an extract of the original 1556 edict as well which also required all unmarried women to officially declare their pregnancy and ordered the death penalty for any such mother whose infant died before receiving proper baptism regardless if an infanticide had actually occured. In early modern Europe pregnant unmarried women could face punishment for fornication and if they had a miscarriage or the newborn died they could be accused of infanticide but the courts rarely saw such cases as the magistrates were aware of the physicians' limitations in diagnosing and distinguishing a stillbirth a natural-cause death and a murder. It all chaged throughout most of Europe in the 16th century arguably beginning with the above-mentioned 1556 edict in France which was followed by similar ones in England and Germany in the 1600s and the early-1700s. s. n. unknown books
1694276241 placart au format 47 x37 cm, Bordeaux, 1694, collationné et signé par Roger, greffier.. Rappel du titre complet : Arrest de la Cour du Parlement de Bordeaux du vingt-septième Aoust 1694 [ Affiche : Lutte contre la spéculation sur le blé et les grains au lendemain du "grand hyver" de 1693-1694 ] "Sur ce qui a été représenté par le Procureur General du Roy, que bien que la Recolte des Bleds ait été assez considerable la presente année dans tout le Ressort de la Cour, & qu'il soit même informé de plusieurs endroits que selon les apparances, celles des menus Grains que nous appelons Bled d'Espagne, Millets, & autres, la sera encore davantage à proportion ; Néanmoins, le prix desdits Bleds se trouve aussi excessif après la Récolte qu'auparavant, ce qui est causé par l'avarice de plusieurs Particuliers, lesquels touchez par les profits immenses qu'ils ont faits sur la vente de ces sortes de Denrées les années précédentes, enlevent à quelque prix que ce soit tous les Bleds qui se portent aux Marchez des lieux, soit par eux ou par personnes interposées, les vont même achepter dans les maisons des Particuliers, à un prix beaucoup plus haut que ceux qui se vendent ausdits Marchez, pour en faire des amas secrets, contre la disposition des Arrests que la Cour à cy-devant donnez pour prevenir ces inconveniens" ... "La Cour faisant droit de la Requisition du Procureur General du Roy, a fait inhibitions & défenses, comme autrefois, à toute sort de personnes de quelque qualité & condition qu'elles soient, de faire amas de Bleds & autres Grains au delà de leur provision, à la reserve des Marchands publics, lesquels seront obligez d'exposer lesdits Grains en vente, & les envoyer aux Marchez des lieux voisins ; En telle sorte que lesdits Marchez soient suffisamment pourvus".
16263200Rouen Chez Robert Valentin, dans la Cour du Palais. 1626 In-8, (1) page de titre, (6) feuillets adresse au Roy. Et autres, (1) blanc, (3) table des sommaires, 555 feuillets (numérotés sur la page de droite, (13) table des matières, (1) blanc, (1) page de titre Les controverses et suasoires de M. Annaeus, Seneca Rheteur., (1) A la mémoire de, Des controverses, 326 pages.Velin contemporain, 24cm x17cm, Sénèque écrit à la plume à la coiffe. La traduction par M. Chalvet, président aux enquêtes au parlement de Toulouse, mais aussi juge de la poésie française et mainteneur des jeux floraux fut dédié à Henri IV, en l’an 1603. Se faisant discret lors des guerres civiles, Chalvet se retire en sa demeure en Auvergne et y consacre son temps à l’étude de Sénèque, « pour se consoler des misères publiques, et pour employer utilement son loisir ».
1652601841 vol. in-8 cartonnage postérieur, brochure reliée sous couv. postérieure (1835), De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve I. Guillemot, Paris, 1652, 15 pp.
16821099751682 A Amsterdam, Chez Abraham Wolfgang - 1682 - In-12 (9,5 x 15cm environ), reliure pleine peau brune, 5 nerfs, filts, fleurons et pièce de titre doré au dos, tranches rouges - 224 pages + Table des matières - Quelqus bandeaux, lettrines et cul-de-lampe
168256791682 Paris, Denys Thierry, 1682. Relié: 10.5 x 16x3 cm, (100pp.). Reliure en plein veau. dos à 5 nerfs et 6 compartiments à décors végétaux dorés, roulettes extérieures. Intérieur orné de papier marbré. Avec, en frontispice, une gravure de Jean Lepautre (1618-1682) écrit Le Pautre; en regard une explication des notes. L'ouvrage contient les tablettes de l'histoire ecclésiastique divisées en 17 siècles, chaque siècle contenant 4 pages; suivi d'un tableau récapitulatif de 27 schismes (3pp.), et d'une table des noms par ordre alphabétique (19pp.). Exemplaire en état acceptable, manque à la coiffe supérieure, 1 coin émoussé, papier marbré intérieur partiellement déchiré et décollé, quelques rousseurs intérieures, sinon reliure solide. Envoi de photographies sur demande.
1699R320124708Chez Pierre Aubouyn / Chez Charles Clouzier. 1699. In-12. Relié plein cuir. Etat d'usage, Coins frottés, Coiffe en tête abîmée, Mouillures. 481 pages - une planche dépliante en noir et blanc - coins frottés - titre, tomaison et caissons dorés sur le dos - dos à 5 nerfs - mouillures à l'intérieur de l'ouvrage sans conséquence sur la lecture.. . . . Classification Dewey : 340.54-Système de droit ancien (droit romain)
16976159Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1697. Sm. folio 51 leaves BLACK-LETTER with fine woodcut arms of William III on front cover woodcut head-piece neat contemporary signature on front cover front cover a little dusty and age-soiled; sewed as issued extracted from bound volume a remarkably bright crisp clean copy ideal for framing and display. 8 & 9 Gulielmi III. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, unknown
1679475551679 A PARIS,chez J. couterot, 1679 - In-8 - Reliure plein veau brun de l'époque, frottée, coiffes usées - Dos à nerfs, orné - Toutes tranches rouges - (31) Préface, Table des lettres (13) & 680 pages + 14 de Table des Matières - Ex-libris manuscrit de l'époque J.B. Louvel - petite déchirure en page de titre - Correct intérieurement - Réf.47555
1695565London: Printed for J. Wickins; and to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster 1695. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. COLLATION: A-B4 C-F8 G-Q4 COMPLETE. 2 19-176 pp. Attractive half calf antique marbled boards red morocco label gilt compartments gilt with small tools. ¶ FIRST EDITION of this important collection of Parliamentary debates providing original and valuable documentation of the constitutional crisis that ensued during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II of England a.k.a. James VII of Scotland while fleeing to France dropped the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames. In Parliament the question was discussed whether he had forfeited the throne or had abdicated. The present volume offers detailed arguments for the both but ultimately the latter designation was agreed upon and in a full assembly of the Lords and Commons it was resolved in spite of James's protest "that King James II having endeavored to subvert the constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original contract between king and people and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom has abdicated the government and that the throne is thereby vacant." The Scottish parliament pronounced a decree of forfeiture and deposition. ¶ In our copy the imprint reads "and to be sold" in another issue the imprint reads "and sold". ¶ References: Wing 2nd ed. E1288A. ESTC R14958. Provenance: the Sunderland copy sale of the Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana Puttick & Simpson 1882 Fourth Portion lot 9338 -- subsequently in the Theological Institute of Connecticut now known as the Hartford Seminary with blindstamps. NB: in 1976 a collection of more than 200000 books from the Hartford Seminary Library were sold to Emory University including this one --> deaccessioned from Pitts Theology Library. Printed for J. Wickins; and to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster hardcover books
16967122Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1696. Sm. folio 3 leaves BLACK-LETTER throughout with fine woodblock arms of William III on front cover and woodblock illuminated capital on first page of text; disbound uncut a remarkably crisp clean copy. 8 Gulielmi III.The death of Queen Mary in 1695 isolated William as an object of Jacobite hatred; the motive for his assassination being the stronger since his death would no longer leave her in occupation of the throne. In February James II moved to Calais and the Jacobite conspirators moved to action. As William drove home to Kensington Palace from his weekly outing in Richmond Park he had to pass along a narrow and muddy lane near Turnham Green. Here he was to be surrounded and murdered. This was the most serious of the several plots against him but the plotters' security was lax and on 24 February William announced in parliament knowledge both of the plan and of the proposed invasion from France.This act arraigns Sir George Barclay and a number of lesser Jacobites including Johnson alias Harrison Durant alias Durance Michael Hare Major George Holmes Philip Hanford alias Browne Richard Richardson John Maxwell Bryerly Plowden and Hungate.Conspirators already languishing in Newgate are named as Counter Major John Bernardi Robert Cassells Robert Meldrum James Chambers and Robert Blackbourne. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd, Printers to the King's most Excellent Majesty, unknown
16973465Printed by Charles Bill and the Executirix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1697. 6 leaves folio BLACK-LETTER with fine woodblock arms of William III on upper cover; disbound sewed as issued a remarkably crisp clean copy ideal for framing and display. The Act deals in detail with the provisions to be made for 'such registered Mariners or Seamen Watermen Fishermen Lightermen Bargemen Keelmen or Sefaring Men'. Towards the end of the Act particular provision is made for the Cinque Ports 'Whereas in the whole Jurisdiction of the Cinque-Ports and their Towns and Members on the Coasts of Kent and Sussex there are not any Justices of the Peace nor Divisions.Such Certificate as aforesaid shall be sufficient where no Justice of the Peace shall be residing or inhabiting within Three Miles of such Port or Town'. The nature and condition of this Act makes it very suitable for framing and display. VERY SCARCE. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executirix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd, Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, unknown
1671020200UK: John Bill 1671. First Edition . Soft cover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1st Edition 1671. Two Joined Acts of Parliament Charles II 1671 1 An Act to Prevent the Malicious Burning of Houses Stacks of Corn and Hay and Killing or Maiming of Cattle- 5 pages 2 An Act for the Regulating of Making of Kidderminster Stuff - 11 pages Complete. Pages are in poor to average condition. Pages soiled age toned and marked in places. Light loss to last few pages. Edges rubbed and worn. Last few pages quite delicate. Taken from a book with stringing missing from spine. 280mm x 180mm More images can be taken upon request. Ref15516 <br/> <br/> John Bill paperback
1641707281641. London: Printed for William Cooke 1641. London: Printed for William Cooke 1641. The Long Parliament Establishes Fundamental English Liberties Great Britain. Parliament. Speeches and Passages of the Great and Happy Parliament From the Third of November 1640 To this Instant June 1641. Collected into One Volume And According to the Most Perfect Originalls Exactly Published. London: Printed for William Cooke 1641. 8 24 152 159-174 169-184 177-240 205-220 8 233-351 1 351-358 321-335 1 385-440 455-459 500-534 24 2 6 14; ii 46 pp. Pagination irregular text complete. Final two sections have their own dated title pages reading Mr. Speakers Speech With His Majesties Speech to Both Houses of Parliament At the Passage of the Bill for Tonnage and Poundage. and An Argument of Law Concerning the Bill of Attainder of High-Treason of Thomas Earle of Strafford. Quarto 7-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary calf with later rebacking diced spine with raised bands lettering piece and gilt ornaments endpapers renewed hinges reinforced. Some rubbing and light gatoring to boards heavier rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners hinges cracked front free endpaper and title page partially detached but secure. Moderate toning occasional faint dampspotting faint dampstaining to fore-edges of final 38 leaves chips to edges of a few leaves edgewear to endleaves small holes to leaf H2 pp. 53-54 due to paper flaw with minor loss to text legibility not affected light soiling and some edgewear and owner signature in tiny hand H.E. Cullen Jr. 1928 to title page. $500. Only edition. Opposed to King Charles I the Long Parliament sat from 1640 to 1660. Its duration lasted until the end Civil War and the close of the Interregnum. Speeches and Passages is a record of that Parliament's momentous first months. During that time it abolished the Star Chamber and High Commission and passed the Habeas Corpus and Triennial Acts which was intended to prevent kings from ruling without Parliament something Charles I did from 1629 and 1640. The final section An Argument of Law concerns a controversial decision. The Earl of Strafford was a leading supporter and advisor of King Charles I. Scapegoated by Parliament for his "treasonous" role in the Second Bishops' War one of the preliminary stages of the Civil War he was condemned to dea. unknown books
