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1744954F60Edinburgh: Richard Watkins 1744 . Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The scarce 1744 edition of this informative and fascinating collection of statutes relating to the election of MPs in Scotland. The scarce 1744 edition of this work concluding at the 1743 session of the Scottish parliament.This historical legal reference work compiles all the acts of Parliament specifically related to the election of MPs in Scotland and was designed to consolidate the various laws governing parliamentary elections into a single source.The work outlines the roles and responsibilities of officials involved in managing elections like sheriffs and returning officers.ESTC T179848Ink inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Lacking a front blank.An informative legal reference work including statutes addressing who is eligible to vote or stand for election how constituencies are defined how elections are to be conducted and what constitutes electoral offences such as bribery. In a full calf binding. Minor loss of calf to back strip head otherwise externally excellent. Ink inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Lacking a front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with light spotting. Worming to tail of front pastedown to tail of page 20 with two minor worm holes to fore edge of pages 21 to 172. Further small areas of worming to tail of fore edge of rear free endpaper and pastedown. Good Richard Watkins hardcover
178420795London: J. Debrett 1784. 37 1 advt pp. Disbound a couple of spots else Very Good. <br /> <br /> First and only edition. "Considers the question whether the system of a strong responsible parliamentary administration should be restored" NUC. In England ministers are "responsible to parliament for their conduct and looking up to parliament for support; and not as in despotic governments the mere instruments of the will of an arbitrary master." This is "the great palladium of the Constitution." <br /> The author attacks "Lord B." Bute and the King for subverting this system during the events leading to the American Revolution and giving the executive arm of government over to "men ever unfriendly to liberty." <br /> FIRST EDITION. J. Debrett unknown
178836636London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols. 1788. Folio. Pages 831-839 1 blank. "Numb. 96." at upper left corner at head of title. Disbound light margin spotting else Very Good. <br /> <br /> The Commons addresses requests to assist planters from East Florida who have suffered from its cession to Spain. Several petitions are presented from "Persons who have suffered in their Rights and Properties during the late unhappy Dissentions in America in Consequence of their Loyalty to His Majesty and Attachment to the British Government. Printed and Sold by John Nichols... unknown
17951402166London 1795. One admittance ticket for the "Seventieth Day" of impeachment trial of Warren Hastings. Ticket appears to be missing a section along the right edge and has split into thirds and is currently laid down on paper. Signed 'Pelham' with original wax seal intact in lower right corner. Shows age toning and a few fingerprints along the edge but in Good condition otherwise. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Warren Hastings 1732-1818 the former Governor-General of Bengal was charged by the House of Commons in 1787 with high crimes and misdemeanors related to his administration of the East India Company's territories in India. These included allegations of corruption and abuses of power. The trial which was spearheaded by Edmund Burke became one of the most famous legal and political spectacles of the 18th century. Running from 1788 to 1795 it consumed seven years of parliamentary life. The "Seventieth Day" fell in 1795 near the trial's conclusion. Hastings was ultimately acquitted in April of that year. 1402166. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
179039482Paris 1790. A PRISTINE COPY of this rare example of French revolutionary Judaica a satire against Mirabeau. 1 37 pp. Printed with large margins on extremely fine laid paper. 8vo. Sewn into plain blue wraps as issued ENTIRELY UNCUT. A bit of faint old staining else FINE AND BRIGHT. Barbier II 334. Rare and important. <br/><br/> paperback
