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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82372	An act for continuing the High Court of Justice.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing E1023; Thomason 669.f.16[26]; ESTC R211379	230	1
A82424	An act for taking away the fee of damage cleere·	England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing E1084; Thomason 669.f.15[75]; ESTC R212086	257	1
A82365	An act for continuation of the act for removing all papists, and all officers and soldiers of fortune and divers other delinquents from London and Westminster, and confining them within five miles of their dwellings.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing E1015; Thomason 669.f.16[1]; ESTC R211255	503	1
A88347	A list of the names of the iudges of the High Court of Iustice for the tryall of James Earl of Cambridge, Henry Earl of Holland, George Lord Goring, Arthur Lord Capell, and Sir John Owen Knight. Appointed by an act of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled.	Robinson, Luke, 1610-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing L2470; Thomason 669.f.13[83]; ESTC R211209	650	1
A37591	An Act for turning the books of the lavv, and all proces and proceedings in courts of iustice, into English·; Public General Acts. 1650-11-22.	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Wing E1137; ESTC R214958	763	1
B08672	A Caveat against generall indempnity. Or, Reasons why the patentee commissioners and farmers of beer and ale, &c. within the cities of London and Westminster, &c. and the subcommissioners and farmers of beer and ale, in the several counties of England, Scotland, and Ireland, should not be comprehended in the generall Act of Indempnity and Oblivion, humbly offered to the High and Honourable Court of Parliament.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1659 (1659)	Wing C1608A; ESTC R224270	1,086	1
A74434	An act for the tryal of Sir Iohn Stowel knight of the Bath, David Ienkins Esq; Walter Slingsby Esq; Brown Bushel, William Davenant, otherwise called Sir William Davenant, and Colonel Gerrard	England and Wales. Parliament.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1061_5; ESTC R209229	1,372	4
A74447	An act for transferring the povvers of the committees for indempnity	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1061_71; ESTC R209346	1,459	4
A74507	An ordinance for relief of persons that have acted in the service of the Parlament.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1654 (1654)	Thomason E1063_22; ESTC R209564	1,528	4
B12859	By the King. A proclamation declaring His Maiesties grace to his subiects for their reliefe against publique grieuances.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 8703; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 506.h.12[94]; ESTC S123812	1,538	2
A91169	A declaration and protestation of the peers, lords, and barons of this realme, against the late treasonable proceedings, and tyrannicall usurpations of some members of the Commons House, who endeavour to subvert the fundamentall laws and regall government of this kingdom, and enslave the people to their boundlesse tyranny instead of freedom. February 8. 1648.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords, attributed name.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3937; Thomason 669.f.13[84]; ESTC R211211	2,022	1
B09018	An act for indempnifying of such persons as have acted for the service of the publique At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, an. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1042A; ESTC R175017	2,208	8
A74143	By the Lord Protector. A proclamation declaring His Highness pleasure and command for putting in execution the laws, statutes and ordinances made against Jesuits and priests, and for the speedy conviction of Popish recusants.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1655 (1655)	Thomason 669.f.19[74]; ESTC R212275	2,230	1
A91281	Six serious quæries concerning the kings triall by the New High Court of Justice.		1649 (1649)	Wing P4084; Thomason 669.f.13[85]; ESTC R211236	2,237	1
B06066	By the Commissioners appointed for Administration of Justice to the People of Scotland. Forasmuch as there be many laudable laws and acts of Parliament of this nation made for suppressing of Sorners, broken Highlanders, borderers, and such as have disquieted the peace of the nation in former times ...	Scotland. Commissioners for administration of Justice in Scotland.	1653 (1653)	Wing S994E; ESTC R183803	2,622	1
A82644	A declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, concerning His Majesties proclamation, given at his court at York, the 27. of May, 1642. With the statute of the 7. Edw. 1. / Die Lunæ, Iunii 6. 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. ; Ioh. Brown, cleric. Parliament.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1371B; ESTC R175086	2,980	7
B08687	The charge and impeachment exhibited against the bloody judges of our late royal-martyred King Charles with His Majesties proclamation, touching the horrid murtherers of his royal father of blessed memory, and the most horrid and execrable treason committed upon the royall diadem, crown, septer, and dignity, contrary to the known laws of the land and the peoples liberty, with the resolves of Parliament, touching Hugh Peters, and Cornet Joyce, and the rest of the wicked actors that committed the most barbarous and horrid murther in cutting off the precious head of our late gracious lord and soveraign King Charles.	English and Wales. Parliament.	1660 (1660)	Wing C2047A; ESTC R173669	3,002	10
A42319	The Lord Keeper's speech to Mr. Serjeant Savnders, at the time he was sworn Lord Chief Justice of His Majestie's Court of Kings-Bench, Tuesday the 23d, January, 1682	Guilford, Francis North, Baron, 1637-1685.	1682 (1682)	Wing G2217; ESTC R14038	3,047	13
A35593	The Case concerning the office of clerk of the treasury, or keeper of the records of the Court of Common Pleas		1680 (1680)	Wing C864; ESTC R20522	3,140	1
A91662	A reply to Sir William Killigrews dispersed papers by the owners and commoners in Lincolnshire.		1655 (1655)	Wing R1062; Thomason 669.f.19[64]; ESTC R212236	3,326	1
A42883	The Goalers [sic] extortion exposed, or, The Prisoners grievances most humbly offered and submitted to the consideration and regulation of both Houses of Parliament.		1690 (1690)	Wing G904A; ESTC R42052	3,402	2
B04786	To his Grace, his Majesties high commissioner, and Honourable Estates of Parliament, The petition of Patrick Porterfield of Comistoun, and other heritors near adjecent to the town of Edinburgh.	Porterfield, Patrick.; Scotland. Parliament.	1695 (1695)	Wing P3000B; ESTC R181967	3,455	4
A00747	The accusation and impeachment of Iohn Lord Finch, Baron of Fordwich, Lord Keeper of the Great Seale of England, by the House of Commons; Proceedings. 1640	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1640 (1640)	STC 10876; ESTC S102060	3,538	14
A58722	A proclamation concerning circuit courts, &c.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1679 (1679)	Wing S1718; ESTC R6556	3,671	1
A92675	A proclamation, concerning circuit courts, &c.; Proclamations. 1679-08-14	Scotland. Sovereign (1649-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Scotland. Privy Council.	1679 (1679)	Wing S1719; ESTC R230235	3,720	1
A74376	An act impowering several commissioners to put in execution all and every the powers and authorities heretofore given to the commissioners for compounding with delinquents, and for managing of all estates under sequestration, and to the committee for advance of money formerly sittting [sic] at Haberdashers-hall.	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1060_97	3,979	11
A66790	To the most honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled, the humble declaration and petition of Major Geo. Wither	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1646 (1646)	Wing W3200A; ESTC R35265	4,383	1
A53178	Observations upon the constitution of the company of the Bank of England with a narrative of some of their late proceedings.		1698 (1698)	Wing O115; ESTC R223775	4,470	5
B05752	To his highness Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereunto belonging. The humble address of Sir John Scot, of Scottistarvet.	Scott, John, Sir, 1585-1670.	1650 (1650)	Wing S2076A; ESTC R183622	4,817	10
A60846	Some remarkable observations on the proceedings against Sir Thomas Armstrong in His Majesties court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, upon an outlawry for high-treason &c. : as also on what passed at his execution at Tyburn and the paper then delivered to the sheriffs of London and since published.	Armstrong, Thomas, Sir, 1624?-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing S4593; ESTC R35196	4,825	2
A50801	A declaration published by Sir Thomas Middleton, Knight, Serjeant-Major-Generall, and Vice-Admirall for the sixe counties of North-Wales setting forth the illegallity and incongruity of a pernicious oath and protestation, imposed upon many peaceable subjects within the said counties (who to avoid plundering or imprisonment) were inforced to take the same : whereby the imposers of the said oath endeavour under the paine of perjury, to make the people to renounce their owne just liberties, and the benefit and protection of the knowne lawes, and to submit to a tyranicall, arbitrary, and slavish government, excerised by the commissioners of array : and likewise, setting forth the use and intentions of the forces raised for the service of the King and Parliament, under the command of the said Sir Thomas Middleton the benefit that the country shall receive by their protection, and what they are to expect that contemne their power.	Middleton, Thomas, Sir, 1586-1666.	1644 (1644)	Wing M1993; ESTC R15187	4,965	8
A94470	To the Honourable the Commons assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of divers well-affected people inhabiting in the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, hamblets, and places adjacent. Promoters and approvers of the petition of the 11. of September, 1648.		1650 (1650)	Wing T1430; Thomason 669.f.15[54]	4,999	1
B08388	As it is very much the Parliaments honour, so we account it no lesse our happinesse, that the doors thereof stands so freely open, wherein we may present our desires, as also acquaint it with such fears and grievances, as for the present we do, or for the future may suspect to suffer under. And as for the full discovery of both, we have presented our severall petitions, so we think ourselves in duty obliged to tender our hearty and thankefull acknowledgements, for that returne for the present we received by the mouths of those two worthy gentlemen Sir Henry Vane and Col. Lister. Not doubting but that we shall suddenly finde our hopes crowned with such further answer, as the merits of so just and honest a case deserves. In the mean time, we cannot but to our great regreet take notice of a false and scandalous paper, put in by Sir William Killigrew, miscalling our humble and mode it addresses, clamours, our appearances riots. A strange mistaken confidence, so foully indeavouring to abuse their credulity, from whom he expects to finde favour or authority.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing A3916AA; ESTC R223977	5,292	1
A56214	Summary reasons, humbly tendered to the most Honourable House of Peers by some citizens and members of London, and other cities, boroughs, corporations, and ports, against the new intended Bill for governing and reforming corporations.	Prynne, William, 1660-1669.	1661 (1661)	Wing P4096A; ESTC R219604	5,375	1
A82805	The humble desires and propositions of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, tendred to His Majestie, Febr. 1. And His Majesties gracious answer and propositions, Febr. 3. 1642.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). His majesties answer to the desires and propositions, Febr. 3, 1642.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1563D; ESTC R175106	5,861	15
A82803	The humble desires and propositions of the Lords and Commons in Parliament tendred to His Majestie, February 1. and His Majesties gracious answer and propositions the third of February 1642.; Proceedings. 1643-02-01	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I).	1643 (1643)	Wing E1563A; Thomason E88_5; ESTC R210028	5,896	18
A82800	The humble desires and propositions of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, presented to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty at his court at Oxford, February 3. 1642. : With His Maiesties answer thereunto, and six propositions propounded by him to both houses, to be debated upon, with the rest. / Die Lunæ. Feb. 6. 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that these propositions, with His Majesties answer thereunto shall be forthwith printed and published. ; Io. Browne cler. Parliamentorum.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1643 (1643)	Wing E1561aA; ESTC R175104	5,912	11
A37798	An order of the house of Parliament concerning the gathering in of the pole-moneys	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1555; ESTC R210527	5,957	18
A94831	The tryall and condemnation of Col. Daniel Axtell, who guarded the High-Court of Injustice. Col. Francis Hacker, who guarded His Sacred Majesty to the scaffold. Cap. Hewlet, who was proved to be the man that butchered His Majesty. Together with, their severall pleas, and the answers thereunto. At the sessions-house in the Old-baily, on Monday the 15. of October, 1660. By the judges appointed by the King for that purpose.	Hacker, Francis, d. 1660.; Hewlet, William, Captain.	1660 (1660)	Wing T2138; Thomason E1046_8; ESTC R208055	6,264	12
A71358	An exact accompt, communicating the chief transactions of the three nations, England, Ireland, and Scotland [no.99 (8 June-15 June 1660)] With the daily votes and resolves in both houses of Parliament.	Williams, Oliver, fl. 1657-1670, editor.; Redmayne, John, fl. 1659-1688, publisher.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E186_4	6,268	8
A74823	A perfect narrative of the whole proceedings of the High Court of Iustice in the tryal of the King in Westminster Hall, on Saturday the 20. and Monday the 22. of this instant January. With the several speeches of the King, Lord President and Solicitor General. / Published by authority to prevent false and impertinent relations. To these proceedings of the tryal of the King, I say, Imprimatur, Gilbert Mabbot.		1648 (1648)	Thomason E541_19; Thomason E538_28; ESTC R207216	6,598	16
A66458	Orders and rules to be humbly proposed to His Majesty [T]o [b]e by him establish'd for rectifying some of the proceedings in the High Court of Chauncery, and other courts of equity, with reasons for the same. Composed by Walter Williams of the Middle Temple barister at law, 1st of May, 1700.	Williams, Walter, of the Middle Temple.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1700 (1700)	Wing W2777; ESTC R218548	6,639	4
A74486	An act for the establishing an High Court of Justice. Together with 1. An act prohibiting the proclaiming of any person to be king over England or Ireland, or the dominions thereof. 2. An act declaring what offences shall be adjudged treason. 3. An another act declaring what offences shall be adjudged treason. 4. An act for a seal of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. Tuesday the 22th of November, 1653. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act passed yesterday, entituled, An act for the establishing an High Court of Justice, be forthwith printed and published: and that the several other acts therein mentioned be printed therewith. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E1062_26; ESTC R209424	6,846	16
A49746	Law unknown, or, Judgement unjust wherein is shewed, that some persons were indicted, judged, and condemned at the sessions in the Old Bailey, London, by an unknown Law, neither printed nor published, nor any ways knowable by the common people, whereby the inhabitants of this nation may perceive what unavoidable bondage and slavery they are going into : with a brief relation of the killing of John Townesend, by Major Crosby at St. Albones, and the proceedings of court thereupon, in quitting the said Crosby, and punishing the peaceable standers by, and some remarkable passages of Sir Harbottle Grimston in the said tryal : together also with certain queries, grounded upon the Act of Indempnity, especially recommended to the serious consideration of the said Sir Harbottle, and all the members of that Parliament whereof he was speaker.		1662 (1662)	Wing L636; ESTC R36860	6,930	11
A81335	A brief discourse proving independency, in church-government, destructive to the positive lawes of this kingdome, and inconsistent therewith. By Robert Derham, of Grayes Inne, Barrister. Published according to order.	Derham, Robert.	1646 (1646)	Wing D1096; Thomason E344_10; ESTC R200959	7,105	16
A77472	A brief state of the case and tryal had in the Kings Bench, in the assize brought for the Office of Chief Clerk for inrolling of pleas in the said court; between William Bridgeman, Esq; plantiff; and Rowland Holt, Esq; and Edward Coleman, Gent. defendants	Bridgeman, William, Esq.; Holt, Rowland, Esq.; Coleman, Edward, gent.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1694 (1694)	Wing B4648A; ESTC R211057	7,199	8
A57326	The rights of the city farther unfolded and the manifold miscarriages of my Lord Mayor, as well as the punishments he hath rendred himself obnoxious unto, for his misbehaviour in relation to the present election of sheriffs, display'd and laid open.		1682 (1682)	Wing R1516; ESTC R22269	7,631	6
A37642	Anno Regni Caroli Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo septimo, at the Parliament begun at Westminster the third day of November, Anno Dom. 1640 in the 16. year of the reign of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lord, Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1641 (1641)	Wing E1246; ESTC R5264	8,420	13
A70545	The two great questions whereon in this present juncture of affairs, the peace & safety of His Maiestie's person, and of all His Protestant subjects in his three kingdoms next under God depend stated, debated, and humbly submitted to the consideration of Supreme Authority, as resolved by Christ.	Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2.	1681 (1681)	Wing L693; ESTC R9	8,773	17
A64341	Ten matters worthy of note I. The declaration or resolution of the officers in the county of Essex, to the Earle of VVarwick, L. Lievtenant of that county. II. The Lord Willoughby of Parham his letter to an honorable Member of the Parliament. III. His Maiesties letter to the Lord VVilloughby of Parham. IIII. The Lord VVilloughby of Parham his letter, in answer to His Maiestie. V. With the message of the Lords to the House of Commons upon the said letrers [sic]. VI. Also the Lord of Warwicks, letter to his brother the Earle of Holland; VII. With the approbation of both Houses concerning the same. Die Iovis, 9. Iunii, 1642. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that these severall letters and resolutions shall be forthwith printed and pulished [sic]. Ioh. Brown, Cler. Parliament. VIII. And also a proclamation by the King, proclaimed in London the ninth of Iune, 1642. concerning Sir Iohn Hotham, and the militia. IX. And a declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament concerning the said proclamation. X With the	Willoughby of Parham, Francis Willoughby, Baron, 1613?-1666. aut; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. aut	1642 (1642)	Wing T672A; ESTC R220816	9,075	8
A59396	A most excellent eloquent speech made, not by an irreligious, rebellious, improbous, impious, sedicious, pestiferous, pernicious, factious, flagitious, vicious, vafritious, mischievous, malicious, mutinous, luxurious, letcherous, &c. noble peer, but by a most noble and wise pious and vertuous emperor, viz., Alexander Severus to the common people of Rome, assembled before him in Pompey's Theatre : with the causes, as likewise the effects thereof, which were an humble and real cordial verbal address, to his imperial majesty, of all their lives and fortunes : being a rare pattern of pagan piety and obedience : with a few quintessential queries and remarques thereupon : calculated for the meridian of the famous city of London, buy may prove of singualr service and infallible use to all the atheistical, dissenting, disloyal, and phanatical subjects of His Sacred Majesty of Great-Brittain, France, and Ireland, &c. without the least preceptible error or mistake in the world / made English out of Greek.	Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, 208-235.	1683 (1683)	Wing S2818; ESTC R2688	10,392	20
B02744	Rebellion arraign'd a sermon preach'd before their Majesties in their chappel at Whitehall, upon the 30th of January 1687. The anniversary and humiliation-day, in abhorrency of the sacrilegious murder of our gracious sovereign Charles I. / By the reverend father John Dormor, of the Society of Jesus.	J. D. (John Dormer), 1636-1700.	1688 (1688)	Wing D1926A; ESTC R174707	10,612	31
A74298	An act declaring the grounds and causes of making prize the ships and goods that shall be taken from time to time by the Parliaments ships at sea, and for the encouragement of officers, mariners and seamen. Die Martis, 17 April, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_21; ESTC R208579	10,653	20
A31823	The Kings answer to the propositions for peace as was pretended in the club-mens petition to His Majesty with the copie of a letter from Sir Lewis Dives, and another from Colonell Butler, governour of Wareham, sent to them and read in their quarters : also a copie of articles and directions, and divers other passages of their proceedings and intentions, and a list of their chiefe leaders names and which of them are taken and who not : with other papers brought by our scouts from the army.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1645 (1645)	Wing C2141; ESTC R200206	10,924	17
A63132	The tinners greivances, or, A true narrative shewing the reasons of the continual fall of the price of tin and likewise the many hardships the tinners have a long time laboured under : together with their present deplorable condition / by an adventuring tinner.	Tresilian, Thomas.	1697 (1697)	Wing T2127; ESTC R10566	11,137	18
A94764	Touching the fundamentall lawes, or politique constitution of this kingdome, the Kings negative voice, and the power of Parliaments. To which is annexed the priviledge and power of the Parliament touching the militia.		1643 (1643)	Wing T1956; Thomason E90_21; ESTC R21308	11,820	15
A87138	The Rota: or, A model of a free-state, or equall common-wealth: once proposed and debated in brief, and to be again more at large proposed to, and debated by a free and open society of ingenious gentlemen.; Art of law-giving. Selections	Harrington, James, 1611-1677.; Rota (Club)	1660 (1660)	Wing H821; Thomason E1013_7; ESTC R202586	12,750	31
B00661	Certaine acts particularlie recommended by our most gratious and sacred soveraine to the Estates of Parliament of the Kingdome of Scotland, and by them, after graue and mature advisement and deliberation hartilie imbraced, concluded: and the 20. day of Iune 1609. inacted to stand for perpetuall lawes in all time to come: with most humble thanks to God for so wise & carefull a prince and ruler, and most earnest prayer for His most excellent Majesties long raigne in all prospetitie [sic]..; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1609 (1609)	STC 21892.7; ESTC S95076	13,099	18
A45611	Brief directions shewing how a fit and perfect model of popular government may be made, found, or understood	Harrington, James, 1611-1677.	1659 (1659)	Wing H807; ESTC R4541	13,502	24
A31499	Certaine observations upon the tryall of Leiut. Col. John Lilburne	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing C1715; ESTC R12622	13,558	20
A75729	A brief description of the fifth monarchy, or kingdome, that shortly is to come into the world. The monarch, subjects, officers and lawes thereof, and the surpassing glory, amplitude, unity, and peace of that kingdome. When the kingdome and dominion, and the greatnesse of the kingdome under the whole heaven shall be given to the people, the saints of the most high, whose kingdome is an everlasting kingdome, and all soveraignes shall serve and obey him. And in the conclusion there is added a prognostick of the time when the fifth kingdome shall begin. by William Aspinwall, N.E.	Aspinwall, William, fl. 1648-1662.	1653 (1653)	Wing A4004; Thomason E708_8; ESTC R16233	13,627	16
A29475	A Brief relation of the persecution and sufferings of the reformed churches of France translated out of French, and published for more general information.		1668 (1668)	Wing B4628; ESTC R13961	14,115	26
A83529	Two acts of Parliament, the one for the preventing of the inconveniences happening by the long intermission of Parliament. : And the other for regulating of the Privie Councell, and for taking away the court, commonly called, The Star-Chamber.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1640 (1640)	Wing E2382C; ESTC R230802	14,291	17
A35603	The case of Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury as it was argued before His Majesties justices of the Kings Bench, Trin. Term., 29. Car. 2 : being upon his confinement in the Tower &c. : with a speech of this worthy Earl, pleading his own case, and the liberty of the subject.	Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683.	1679 (1679)	Wing C883; ESTC R4010	14,439	19
A88235	Lieu. Col. John Lilburn's plea in law, against an Act of Parliament of the 30 of January, 1651. entituled, An act for the execution of a judgment given in Parliament against Lieu. Col. John Lilburn. Contrived and penned, on purpose for him, by a true and faithful lover of the fundamental laws and liberties of the free people of England, ... all which compels and forceth the penman to be very studious of his own good and preservation, ... and therefore, for his own good and benefit, the honest readers information, and for Mr Lilburns the prisoners advantage, he presents these ensuing lines to thy view, and his, as the form of a plea; that the penman hereof, as a true well-wisher of his, and the people of England, would have him to ingross into parchment, and to have ready by him to make use of (in case his own braines cannot contrive a better) when he is called up to answer for his life before the judges of the upper-bench, or any other bar of justice whatsoever; and the said form of a plea for him thus followeth verbatim.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2160; Thomason E703_12*; ESTC R202744	14,820	16
A55894	A seasonable question, and an usefull answer, contained in an exchange of a letter between a Parliament-man in Cornwell, and a bencher of the Temple, London	Parliament-man in Cornwall.; H. P., Bencher of the Temple.	1676 (1676)	Wing P35; ESTC R5471	14,823	24
A28043	Cases of treason written by Sir Francis Bacon, Knight ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1641 (1641)	Wing B272; ESTC R16590	15,315	40
A33820	A collection of modern English books: consisting of divinity, morality, history, geography, travels, voyages, poetry, plays, miscellanies, mathematicks, physick, law, &c. To be sold by auction at Batson's Coffee-House, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, on Tuesday the 31st of October, 1693. Begining exactly at three in the afternoon. Conditions of sale. I. He that bids most is the buyer; but if any difference arise, which the company can't decide, the book to be re-exposed. II. The books, for ought we know, are perfect; if any appear otherwise, before they are taken away, the buyer has his choice to take or leave them. III. That every person be obliged to give in his name, and place of abode, paying also five shillings in the pound for what he buyes, and be obliged to take away his books within three days after the sale is ended. Catalogues are distrubuted at Mr. Hargrave's bookseller in Holbourn, Mr. Partridge's at Charing-Cross, at Tom's Coffee-house near Ludgate, and at the place of sale, where the books may be viewed the Friday and Saturday before the sale begins.		1693 (1693)	Wing C5147; ESTC R214325	15,805	26
A85513	The grand case of conscience concerning the Engagement stated & resolved. Or, a strict survey of the Solemn League & Covenant in reference to the present Engagement.		1650 (1650)	Wing G1486A; Thomason E589_10; ESTC R206308	16,478	22
A88190	The grand plea of Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, against the present tyrannicall House of Lords, which he delivered before an open committee of the House of Commons, the twenteth day of October, 1647. where Mr. Iohn Maynard the lawyer had the chaire.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2112; Thomason E411_21; ESTC R202731	16,502	16
A44158	A short discourse on the present temper of the nation with respect to the Indian and African company, and of the Bank of Scotland also, of Mr. Paterson's pretended fund of credit / by J.H.	Holland, John, d. 1722.	1696 (1696)	Wing H2427; ESTC R6195	16,646	29
A86752	Confusion confounded: or, A firm way of settlement settled and confirmed. Wherein is considered the reasons of the resignation of the late Parlament, and the establishment of a Lord Protector.	Hall, John, 1627-1656.	1654 (1654)	Wing H343A; Thomason E726_11; ESTC R204693	16,845	22
A27535	An account of the French usurpation upon the trade of England and what great damage the English do yearly sustain by their commerce, and how the same may be retrenched, and England improved in riches and interest.	Bethel, Slingsby, 1617-1697.	1679 (1679)	Wing B2062; ESTC R19600	16,883	28
A83261	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. For the selling of the lands of all the bishops in the kingdome of England, and dominion of Wales, for the service of the common-wealth. : With the instructions and names of all the contractors and trustees for the speedy execution of the same. : Corrected according to the originall. / Die Lunæ, Novemb. 16. 1646. Ordered by the Lords assembled in Parliament that this ordinance with the instructions be forthwith printed and published. ; John Brown, cler. Parliamentorum.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing E2038aA; ESTC R228512	18,084	28
A63183	The triall of Mr Mordaunt, second son to John Earl of Peterburgh at the pretended High Court of Justice in Westminster-Hall, the first and second of June, 1658. With some passages before and after it.	T. W.	1661 (1661)	Wing T2203A; ESTC R221779	18,091	51
A88236	A plea, or protest, made by VVilliam Prynne, Esquire, and by him sent unto J.M. Knight, one of the eleven impeached Members. Wherein he declares the injustice and illegality of the Lords, Commons, and grandees of the Armies proceedings against him. Whereunto is annexed the case of A.B. (a citizen of London, and a free commoner of England) truly stated, in reference to a pretended impeachment of treason depending in the House of Peers against him : with an answer to certain queres framed thereupon : unto which is annexed the answer of the said A.B. unto the Lords assembled in Parliament in point of law, ... in which it is fully proved, that the House of Lords ... hath not the least jurisdiction in the world over any commoner ... with a full answer to all their presidents in such cases; and that it is not safe for the said A.B. to kneel at the Lords barre, because it is stooping and submitting to their jurisdiction. / Published for the common good of all honest Englishmen, by Lionel Hurbin Gentleman, March 17. 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; J. M.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing L2161; Thomason E432_18; ESTC R202738	18,211	22
A05168	A sermon preached before his Maiestie, on Sunday the XIX. of Iune, at White-Hall Appointed to be preached at the opening of the Parliament. By the Bishop of S. Dauids.	Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1625 (1625)	STC 15302; ESTC S108347	18,305	52
A37383	A Declaration of the libertyes of the English nation, principally with respect to forests		1681 (1681)	Wing D700; ESTC R18779	18,446	40
A56197	The re-publicans and others spurious good old cause, briefly and truly anatomized. To preserve our native country, kingdom, legal government, Church, parliaments, laws, liberties, privileges of Parliament, and Protestant religion from ruine, scandal, and perpetual infamy; to reform, reclaim all Jesuit-ridden seduced republicans, officers, soldiers, sectaries, heretofore, or now engaged in the prosecution of this misintituled good old cause, from any future pursute thereof, and engage them for ever to abominate it, as apparently tending to publike ruin, their own temporal and eternal condemnation, infamy, our religions reproach, in present and succeeding ages. By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing P4052; ESTC R234922	18,673	20
A29460	A Brief method of the law being an exact alphabetical disposition of all the heads necessary for a perfect common-place : useful to all students and professors of the law : much wanted and earnestly desired : printed in this volume for the conveniency of binding with common-place books.		1680 (1680)	Wing B4605; ESTC R4261	18,761	55
A33997	A curious collection of law-books, ancient and modern, consisting of the libraries of John Collins, Esq. ... and of another fam'd practicer of the law with additions of the best and latest law-books hitherto extant : as also an appendix of a considerable number of books of the civil & canon-law : will be exposed to sale by way of auction, on Munday the 2d day of July, 1683, at the first house on the left-hand in Flying-Horse Court in Fleetstreet, near the Kings-Head Tavern at Chancery Lane end, by Edward Millington, bookseller.	Collins, John, 1625-1683.; Millington, Edward, d. 1703.	1683 (1683)	Wing C5370; ESTC R21779	19,208	22
A70139	The great charter of the forest, declaring the liberties of it made at Wesminster, the tenth of February in the ninth year of Henry the Third, anno Dom. 1224, and confirmed in the eight and twentieth of Edward the First, anno Dom. 1299 : with some short observations taken out of the Lord Chief Justice Coke's fourth Institutes of the courts of the forests / written for the benefit of the publick.; Charta de foresta	England and Wales.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634. Institutes of the laws of England. Part 4. Selections.	1680 (1680)	Wing G1677; ESTC R1823	19,215	42
A95506	The resolver continued, or Satisfaction to some scruples about putting the late King to death. In a letter from a minister of the Gospel, to a Friend in London; together, with a word to the Parliament, the High Court of Justice, Malignants, discontented Friends, and the People of the Nation.	N. T.	1649 (1649)	Wing T39; Thomason E546_17; ESTC R206112	19,538	24
A91250	Prynne the Member reconciled to Prynne the barrester. Or An ansvver to a scandalous pamphlet, intituled, Prynne against Prynne. Wherein is a cleare demonstration, that William Prynne, utter barrester of Lincolnes Inne, in his soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes, is of the same judgement with, and no wayes contradictory to William Prynne Esquire, a Member of the House of Commons in his memento. Wherein the unlawfullnesse of the proceedings against the King, and altering the present government is manifested out of his former writings and all cavils and calumnies of this scandalous pamphleteer fully answered. / By William Prynne Esquire, barrester at law, and a Member of the House of Commons.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P4043; Thomason E558_5; ESTC R203281	19,546	27
A65679	The ignoramus justices being an answer to the order of sessions at Hick's-Hall, bearing the date the 13th of January, 1681, wherein it plainly appears the said order is against law : also a short account of all the acts that relate to Protestant dissenters at this day in force against them ... : and also an account of such acts as are in force against popish recusants ... : and hereunto is also added a brief account of the penalties and forfeitures of those acts ... / by Drawde Kekatihw.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1702; ESTC R30190	20,947	22
A02949	The edict or proclamation set forthe by the Frenche Kinge vpon the pacifying of the troubles in Fraunce, with the articles of the same pacification. Read and published in the presence of the sayd King, sitting in his Parlament, the xiij. day of May, 1576. Translated out of Frenche by Arthur Golding. Cum priuilegio; Proclamation. 1576-05-14.	France. Sovereign (1574-1589 : Henry III); Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.	1576 (1576)	STC 13091; ESTC S115684	21,299	67
A91205	A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment. Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. / By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing P3994; Thomason E495_1; ESTC R203242	21,355	30
A64063	The commoners liberty, or, The English-mans birth-right ...	Twysden, Roger, Sir, 1597-1672.	1659 (1659)	Wing T3551; ESTC R20848	21,436	38
A78375	A discourse for a king and Parliament in four sections. Demonstrating I. The inconsistency of a free-state with the scituation of this countrey, and constitution of the people. II. Mischiefs incident to the continuance of their endeavours that act in order thereunto. III. The advantages probably attending a composure with the King of Scots. IV. Resolves to the grand objections that seeme to obstruct it. By a moderate and serious pen.	W. C.	1660 (1660)	Wing C151; Thomason E1021_12; ESTC R208444	21,619	32
A79999	Englands compleat law-judge, and lawyer. Declared in these ensuing heads; 1. Whether that law and those judges and practizers owned time out of minde by the supreme authority of the nation, be not the laws, judges, and lawyers of this Common-wealth, &c. 2. Whether courts so constituted are not records of the nation. 3. Whether each court hath not power, as such, to enforce its owne decrees. 4. That the decrees and usages of such a court are as valid as of any court. 5. Whether it be not against reason, that when divers courts in the same nation act by divers lawes, one of the courts should have power to prohibit the other to proceed to bring the matters in difference before it self. 6. Concerning judges of appeale.	Cock, Charles George.; Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1655 (1655)	Wing C4788; Thomason E860_3; ESTC R206642	21,704	41
A94306	Sergeant Thorpe judge of assize for the northern circuit, his charge, as it was delivered to the grand-jury at York assizes the twentieth of March, 1648. and taken in shortwriting. Clearly epitomizing the statutes belonging to this nation, which concerns (and, as a golden rule, ought to regulate) the severall estates and conditions of men. And (being duely observed) do really promote the peace and plenty of this Commonwealth.	Thorpe, Francis, 1595-1665.	1649 (1649)	Wing T1071; Thomason E1068_1; ESTC R210315	21,832	31
A69663	The grand impostor vnmasked, or, A detection of the notorious hypocrisie and desperate impiety of the late Archbishop, so styled, of Canterbury cunningly couched in that written copy which he read on the scaffold at his execution, Ian. 10, 1644, alias called by the publisher, his funerall sermon / by Henry Burton.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1644 (1644)	Wing B6163; ESTC R6460	22,693	23
A42468	The churche[s] publick order argued and opened by a second confere[nce] betweene Silvanus and Himeneu[s] ... wherein the ordinances of the Church of Engla[nd for] Gods publick worship are proved to beagreeable to Gods sacred word / by L.G. [i.e. I.G.], a continuall friend and lover ofthe tr[uth].	J. G.	1643 (1643)	Wing G33; ESTC R42041	23,389	47
A54684	The antiquity, legality, right, use, and ancient usage of fines paid in chancery upon the suing out, or obtaining some sorts of original writs retornable into the Court of Common-Pleas at Westminster / by Fabian Phillips ...	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1663 (1663)	Wing P2005A; ESTC R31118	24,218	54
A83639	All the votes, orders, &c. in the House of Commons, both in the late, and present Parliament, touching the Earl of Danby; Proceedings. 1678-1679	England and Wales. Parliament.	1679 (1679)	Wing E2517aA; ESTC R231847	24,223	14
A31487	Certain considerations tending to promote peace and good will amongst Protestants very useful for the present times.	Moderate conformist.	1674 (1674)	Wing C1695; ESTC R8765	24,369	36
A28236	A manifesto declaring what George Bishope hath been to the city of Bristoll and the particular persons now in authority therein and what hee hath received from them in recompence occasioned by the late sentence of banishment pronounced upon him by them, 16th, 7th Mon., 1665, and other useages for his conscience to God / by George Bishope.	Bishop, George, d. 1668.	1665 (1665)	Wing B2999; ESTC R11093	24,526	32
B03896	To the honorable societies of Gray's-Inne, and of the rest of the innes of court, and to all the professors of the law	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1647 (1647)	Wing J610; ESTC R178974	25,096	37
A56177	A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish-churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing P3995; ESTC R219602	25,257	35
A37788	An exact collection of all orders, votes, debates, and conferences in the House of Peers and House of Commons both in the late and present parliament relating to and concerning Thomas Earl of Danby and the five other lords in the Tower as also all votes, debates and conferences concerning the bishops sitting and voting in capital cases / faithfully extracted out of the journals of both houses by a careful hand.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1679 (1679)	Wing E1531; ESTC R30028	25,262	18