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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22394	By the King a proclamation against imbezelling of armour, munition, and victuall, and other military prouisions.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1625 (1625)	STC 8811; ESTC S122685	1,244	2
A90156	The true demands of the rebells in Ireland. Declaring the causes of their taking up armes. Sent into England by Sir Phelom O-Neale, their generall: to the Honorable and High Court of Parliament. Vlster, February 1.0. [sic] 1641. Published for prventing [sic] false copies already extant, or that may be hereafter printed. Avowed by R.P. Gent.	O'Neill, Phelim, Sir, 1604?-1653, attributed name.; R. P., Gent.	1642 (1642)	Wing O344; Thomason E135_4	1,758	7
A45938	The Instrument, or, Writing of association that the true Protestants of England entred into in the reign of Queen Elizabeth while her life, and the Protestant religion, by hellish popish plots was attempted : together with the act of Parliament then for confirmation, and several observations thereupon : usefully accommodated to our present day.	England and Wales. Parliament. Act ... to preserve the Queen's person and the Protestant religion.	1679 (1679)	Wing I256; ESTC R42082	1,925	6
A78976	By the King. A proclamation commanding the use of the Book of Common-Prayer according to law notwithstanding the pretended ordinances for the new directory.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1645 (1645)	Wing C2557; Thomason 669.f.9[47]; ESTC R212261	2,239	1
A78977	By the King. A proclamation commanding the use of the Book of Common-Prayer according to law, notwithstanding the pretended ordinance for the new directory.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1645 (1645)	Wing C2557A; ESTC R216302	2,239	6
A28777	The booke of common prayer, now used in the Church of England, vindicated from the aspertion of all schismaticks, anabaptists, Brownists, and separatists Proving and maintaining, that the English common prayer as now it is, was made and compyled by many most reverend divines of our church in the raigne of that ever-famous and first confirmer of the Protestant religion in England, King Edward the sixth. With a true catalogue of their names and dignities, collected from the records of Parliament rolles in the Tower. Together with a discovery of a sort of people called rebaptists, lately found out in Hackney Marsh neere London.		1641 (1641)	Wing B3704A; ESTC R212992	2,359	10
A66305	By the King and Queen, a proclamation for preventing the exportation of corn to France and enhaunsing of prices thereof at home, and for setting the poor on work	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William, III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.	1693 (1693)	Wing W2596; ESTC R40706	2,455	1
A93216	A short historical account, concerning the succession to the crown of Scotland: : and the estates disposing of it upon occasion as they thought fit.		1690 (1690)	Wing S3593; ESTC R184162	2,457	5
A38294	Votes of the Honourable, the Commons of England, assembled in the late Parliament at Westminster, in favour of Protestant dissenters.; Proceedings. 1680.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1680 (1680)	Wing E2762; ESTC R213644	2,543	1
A38200	The Commons address against the Duke of Lauderdail, presented to His Majesty, May 9, 1679	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1679 (1679)	Wing E2513; ESTC R32901	2,702	6
A65542	The death, burial, and resurrection of the act of the 35th of Eliz. entituled, An act to retain the Queens Majesties subjects in their due obedience being an answer to a late lying pamphlet, entituled The life and death of the 35th of Eliz.	E. W.	1681 (1681)	Wing W15; ESTC R7028	2,757	4
A45951	An intimation of the deputies of the States General, in a late discourse with Mr. Sidney, extraordinary envoy from His Majesty of Great Britain	United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.; Romney, Henry Sidney, Earl of, 1641-1704.	1680 (1680)	Wing I275; ESTC R8985	2,814	6
A83499	The substance of a conference at a committee of both Houses, in the painted chamber, October 27. 1641. Managed by Iohn Pim Esquier, and Oliver Saint-Iohn His Majesties sollicitor generall, on the behalfe, and by the command of the House of Commons. Concerning the excluding the thirteene Bishops, impeached by the Commons of England (for making and execution of the new canons) from all votes in Parliament, and for the excluding of all the rest of the Bishops, from their vote in the bill lately sent up to the Lords to take away the Bishops votes in Parliament.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Pym, John, 1584-1643.; St. John, Oliver, 1598?-1673.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2316; Thomason E173_16; ESTC R17726	2,851	8
A55697	The Present convention a Parliament		1689 (1689)	Wing P3240; ESTC R9004	2,852	4
A80981	By the Protector. A Proclamation declaring the right of the Fellowship and Company of English Merchants for Discovering of New Trades (commonly called the Muscovia Company) to the sole fishing for whales upon the coasts of Green-land and Chery-Island, and for restraining and prohibiting of all others.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)	1658 (1658)	Wing C7146; Thomason 669.f.20[78]; ESTC R212244	3,015	2
A41226	Factum of the French, and other Protestants in the Savoy.		1681 (1681)	Wing F80B; ESTC R213681	3,384	6
A95578	Religions enemies. With a brief and ingenious relation, as by Anabaptists, Brownists, papists, Familists, Atheists and Foolists, sawcily presuming to tosse religion in a blanquet.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653, attributed name.	1641 (1641)	Wing T503; Thomason E176_7; ESTC R14891	3,943	9
A78830	The Kings Majesties last gracious message for peace sent to the two Houses of Parliament examined, and several observations from the same concerning Ireland: vvith a copy of the Lord Digbies letter, the Kings Majesties commission, and the articles of peace.	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I).	1646 (1646)	Wing C2368; Thomason E322_11; ESTC R200578	4,214	8
A22461	By the King a proclamation for restraint of killing, dressing, and eating of flesh in Lent, or on fish-dayes, appointed by the law, to be hereafter strictly obserued by all sorts of people.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1628 (1628)	STC 8879; ESTC S122729	4,876	3
B02975	Anno 43. Elizabethæ Reginæ. Chap XII. Commissions awarded to hear and determine policies of assurances made among merchants, and the commissioners authority	England and Wales. Parliament.	1680 (1680)	Wing E1283A; ESTC R175074	4,909	5
A78980	His Majesties proclamation, concerning the Book of common-prayer, and the Directory for publike vvorship. (Given at Oxford, Novemb. 13. 1645.) With some observations thereupon.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I),; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1645 (1645)	Wing C2563; Thomason E309_13; ESTC R200415	4,992	8
A52792	A letter to a member of Parliament, in favour of the bill for uniting Protestants	N. N.	1689 (1689)	Wing N43; ESTC R10674	5,433	11
A14241	A speech delivered in the castle-chamber at Dublin, the XXII. of November, anno 1622 At the censuring of certaine officers, who refused to take the Oath of Supremacie. By Iames Bishop of Meath.	Ussher, James, 1581-1656.	1631 (1631)	STC 24555; ESTC S118952	5,567	16
A79166	An answer, in defence of a messe of pottage, well seasoned and crumb'd. Against M. T. S. T. R. A. I. S. P. H. anagram, Strap Smith. Who falsly sayes, the Common Prayers are unlawfull, and no better than the Popes porrage. In which tract is answered his unanswerable reasons: by the same Gyles Calfine.	Calfine, Giles.	1642 (1642)	Wing C292; Thomason E144_28; ESTC R14834	5,738	10
A42797	A Glance on the Ecclesiastical Commission being a discourse concerning the power of making and altering ecclesiastical laws, and the settling religion, whether it belongs to our kings alone, and a convocation, or whether it must not be asserted rather no medling with law-making or law-mending, (whether ecclesiastical or temporal), but by authority of Parliament.		1690 (1690)	Wing G792; ESTC R25461	5,925	14
A65179	Vox Regni, or, The voice of the kingdom being a dialogue between the city and countrey.		1680 (1680)	Wing V738; ESTC R1058	6,066	6
A64152	The anatomy of the separatists, alias, Brownists the factious brethren in these times, wherein this seditious sect is fairely dissected, and perspicuously discovered to the view of world : with the strange hub-bub, and formerly unheard of hurly-burly, which those phanatick and fantastick schismatiks made on Sunday ... the 8 of May ... at the sermon of the Right Rev. Father in God, Henry, Bishop of Chichester ...	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing A3060B; Wing T427; ESTC R20093	6,282	10
A26404	The addresses importing an abhorrence of an association, pretended to have been seized in the E. of Shaftsbury's closet, laid open and detected, in a letter to a friend		1682 (1682)	Wing A569; ESTC R21222	6,551	4
A82029	The debates in deposing kings; and the royal succession of Great Britain		1688 (1688)	Wing D510; ESTC R225317	6,694	4
A47475	The King's power in ecclesiastical matters truly stated		1688 (1688)	Wing K605; ESTC R30485	6,852	12
A58254	Reasons humbly offered by the governour, assistants, and fellowship of Eastland-Merchants against the giving of a general liberty to all persons whatsoever to export the English vvoollen-manufacture whither they please.	Eastland Company.	1689 (1689)	Wing R532; ESTC R184948	7,709	17
A46960	Reflections on the History of passive obedience by Samuel Johnson.	Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.	1689 (1689)	Wing J838; ESTC R2473	7,933	12
A70712	The New test of the Church of England's loyalty, examined by the old test of truth and honesty		1687 (1687)	Wing N781; ESTC R7988	8,085	14
A29997	The Duke of Buckingham's speech, spoken in the House of Lords, Feb. 15th, 1676, proving that the Parliament is dissolved; Speech spoken in the House of Lords, Feb. 15th, 1676, proving that the Parliament is dissolved	Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.	1677 (1677)	Wing B5333; ESTC R19978	8,183	16
A41261	Fiat justitia & ruat cœlum, or, Somewhat offer'd in defence of the imperial crown of England and its successor in answer to a speech pretended to be spoken in the honourable House of Commons, upon the reading the bill against the D. / by a true Englishman.	True Englishman.	1679 (1679)	Wing F845; ESTC R35675	8,199	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
A54691	The pretended perspective-glass, or, Some reasons of many more which might be offered against the pretended registring reformation	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1669 (1669)	Wing P2013; ESTC R9264	8,649	18
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
A45169	Havel havalim, or, Persecution for conscience sake most vain, cruel, and destructive to the promoters and abettors of it, demonstrated in a discourse from Matth. 2, 16, 17, 18, and humbly presented to the consideration of all, but especially diis terrenis or the magistrates, from Gods Word for their information, beseeching them to permit Jesus Christ the sovereign rule o'er the kingdoms of conscience while he permits them to rule the bodily state / by John Humphreys.	Humphreys, John, b. 1637.	1682 (1682)	Wing H3722; ESTC R27617	9,297	18
A58452	A relation of the proceedings at Charter-House, upon occasion of King James the II, his presenting a Papist to be admitted into that hospital, in vertue of His letters dispensatory		1689 (1689)	Wing R857; ESTC R9649	9,340	17
A36089	A Discourse concerning the nature, power, and proper effects of the present conventions in both kingdoms called by the Prince of Orange in a letter to a friend.		1689 (1689)	Wing D1588; ESTC R3519	10,789	24
A56129	The arraignment, conviction and condemnation of the Westminsterian-Juncto's engagement with a cautionarie exhortation to all honest English spirits to avoid the danger of perjurie by taking of it.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3896; ESTC R22420	10,872	15
A91292	Summary reasons against the new oath & Engagement. And an admonition to all such as have already subscribed it. With a cautionarie exhortation to all honest English spirits, to avoid the danger of perjurie by taking of it.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1649 (1649)	Wing P4096; Thomason E585_9; ESTC R206265	10,914	17
A48026	A letter from a person of quality, to a principal peer of the realm, now sitting in Parliament occasioned by the present debate upon the penal lawes.	Person of quality.	1661 (1661)	Wing L1426; ESTC R9893	11,272	16
A47050	The grand case of subjection to the higher powers in matters of religion resolved to which is added an appendix to a late book intituled A plea for liberty of conscience, wherein the kings supream power in ecclesiastical matters is asserted ... / by James Jones, a Protestant-dissenter, and now a prisoner in Woodstreet-compter for nonconformity.	Jones, James, fl. 1683-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing J956A; ESTC R36209	11,281	12
A33897	Animadversions upon the modern explanation of II Hen. 7. cap. I, or, A King de facto	Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.	1689 (1689)	Wing C5241; ESTC R6488	11,433	10
A37324	A letter from a Protestant of integrity to a principal peer of the realm now sitting in Parliament by way of animadversion on a letter from a person of quality to the same peer of the realm : occasioned by the present debate upon the penal laws.	C. D.	1661 (1661)	Wing D53; ESTC R26472	11,502	20
A66713	Observations upon the oath enacted I. Eliz. commonly called the oath of supremacy for the better satisfaction of those that may finde themselves concerned therein.	Winter, John, Sir, 1600?-1673?	1662 (1662)	Wing W3081; ESTC R11523	11,628	20
A25581	An Answer to the case of the old East-India Company as represented by themselves to the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled.		1700 (1700)	Wing A3395; ESTC R18101	11,811	24
A43990	An historical narration concerning heresie and the punishment thereof by Thomas Hobbes.	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1680 (1680)	Wing H2238; ESTC R30774	11,947	20
A27382	The loyalty of the last Long Parliament, or, A letter to an English gentlemen at Florence shewing that the late Parliements address'd against did not so much intrench on the prerogative as that of XVIII years continuance, of whom His Majesty said \"never any king was so happy in a House of Commons as I in this,\" King's Answer, 20 Febr. 1663.	T. B.	1681 (1681)	Wing B187; ESTC R5136	12,054	22
A52764	A Letter from Oxford concerning Mr. Samuel Johnson's late book	N. N.	1693 (1693)	Wing N40; ESTC R4251	12,066	31
A58386	Reflections upon the new test, and the reply thereto with a letter of Sir Francis Walsingham's, concerning the penal laws made in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.	Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590. Letter to Monsieur Critoy.	1687 (1687)	Wing R732; ESTC R6019	12,159	24
A25545	An Answer (to a printed paper dispersed by Sir John Maynard entituled, The humble petition of the owners and commoners of the towne of Isleham in the county of Cambridge, and to the exceptions thereto annexed against the Act for the dreyning of the great level of the fennes) whereby the honour and justice of the late Parliament is vindicated, the scandals and untruths in the said printed paper discovered, some vaine objections answered, and the truth of the proceedings in the work of dreyning (so much conducing to the honour and profit of the Common-wealth) held forth to all sober and uninteressed [sic] persons.	Maynard, John, Sir. Humble petition of the owners and commoners of the towne of Isleham in the county of Cambridge.	1653 (1653)	Wing A3338; ESTC R18361	13,125	14
A37590	An act for the uniformity of publick prayers and administration of sacraments and other rites and ceremonies and for establishing the form of making, ordaining and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons in the Church of England.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1662 (1662)	Wing E1136; ESTC R29994	13,269	17
A64358	A discourse concerning the Ecclesiastical Commission, open'd in the Jerusalem-Chamber, October the 10th, 1689	Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715.; England and Wales. Act concerning the submission of the clergy to the King's Majesty.	1689 (1689)	Wing T697; ESTC R1306	13,324	42
A31659	A true relation of the unjust proceedings, verdict (so called) & sentence of the Court of Sessions ... against divers of the Lord's people called Quakers, on the 30th day of the 8th month, 1662 / published for the honour of God, the vindication of the innocent, and the information of people, by John Chandler.	Chandler, John, 17th cent.	1662 (1662)	Wing C1929; ESTC R35804	14,248	24
A27954	The Reasons for non-conformity examined and refuted, in answer to a late Letter from a minister to a person of quality, shewing some reasons for his non-conformity.		1679 (1679)	Wing R497cA; Wing B26; ESTC R8497	14,618	25
A45022	The power of parliaments asserted by G.H. in a letter to a friend, lately chosen a member of the House of Commons, in answer to an indigested paper by E.F. called, A letter from a gentleman of quality to his friend upon his being chosen a member to serve in the approaching Parliament, being an argument relating to te point of succesion to the crown, &c. ...	G. H.	1681 (1681)	Wing H35; ESTC R17378	15,347	12
A44972	The power of parliaments asserted by G.H., in a letter to a friend, lately chosen a member of the House of Commons, in answer to an indigested paper by E.F. called, A letter from a gentleman of quality to his friend upon his being chosen a member to serve in the approaching Parliament, being an argument relating to the point of succession to the crown, &c.	G. H.	1679 (1679)	Wing H34; ESTC R23370	15,379	14
A56735	An answer to a printed letter to Dr. W.P. concerning non-resistance and other reasons for not taking the Oathes with some queries to the non-swearers in a postscript.	Payne, William, 1650-1696.	1690 (1690)	Wing P895; ESTC R1141	15,859	42
A69845	The Case of the forfeitures in Ireland fairly stated with the reasons that induced the Protestants there to purchase them.		1700 (1700)	Wing C912aA; Wing C1073; ESTC N61326	17,514	56
A39441	An Abridgement of the statutes made in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Charles the Second alphabetically digested under apt titles and heads for the ready finding out of the matter.	England and Wales. Laws, etc.	1661 (1661)	Wing E860; ESTC R6329	18,777	46
A38873	An exact account of the whole proceedings against the Right Reverend Father in God, Henry, Lord Bishop of London, before the Lord Chancellor and the other ecclesiastical commissioners	Compton, Henry, 1632-1713.; England and Wales. Ecclesiastical Commission (1686)	1688 (1688)	Wing E3591; ESTC R5368	18,930	34
A62310	Popery display'd in its proper colours wherein its nonentity and nullity is demonstrated by undeniable arguments : with several remarkable passages relating to the present times : humbly offered to the honourable House of Commons / by J.S. gent.	J. S., gent.	1681 (1681)	Wing S83; ESTC R9412	19,102	18
A09904	Direction for search of records remaining in the chancerie. Tower. Exchequer, with the limnes thereof viz. The Kings remembrancer. Lord Treasurers remembrancer. Clarke of the Extreats. Pipe. Auditors. The first fruits. Augmentation of the reuenue. Kings Bench. Common Pleas. Records of courts Christian. For the clearing of all such titles, and questions, as the same may concerne. With the accustomed fees of search: and diuerse necessarie obseruations. Cui author Thomas Powell, Londino-Cambrensis.	Powell, Thomas, 1572?-1635?	1622 (1622)	STC 20166; ESTC S115034	19,939	102
A53894	No necessity of reformation of the publick doctrine of the Church of England. By John Pearson, D.D.	Pearson, John, 1613-1686.	1660 (1660)	Wing P1001; ESTC R202284	20,122	29
A53972	A sermon preached on the 30th of January, 1684, the day of martyrdom of King Charles I, of blessed memory by Edward Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1685 (1685)	Wing P1097; ESTC R23219	20,190	37
A69780	A vindication of the proceedings of His Majesties ecclesiastical commissioners, against the Bishop of London and the fellows of Magdalen-College	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.; Hedges, Charles, Sir, 1649 or 50-1714.	1688 (1688)	Wing C536; ESTC R202803	20,601	74
A74755	The Irish massacre; or A true narrative of the unparallel'd cruelties exercised in Ireland upon the Brittish Protestants, &c.	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.	1646 (1646)	Thomason E353_15; ESTC R201081	20,678	25
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
A96907	The Earl of Glamorgans negotiations and colourable commitment in Ireland demonstrated: or the Irish plot for bringing ten thousand men and arms into England, whereof three hundred to be for Prince Charls's lifeguard. Discovered in several letters taken in a packet-boat by Sir Tho: Fairfax forces at Padstow in Cornwal. Which letters were cast into the sea, and by the sea coming in, afterwards regained. And were read in the Honorable House of Commons. Together with divers other letters taken by Captain Moulton at sea near Milford-Haven coming out of Ireland, concerning the same plot and negotiation. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that these letters be forthwith printed and published. H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Worcester, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 1601-1667.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing W3533; Thomason E328_9; ESTC R200673	21,230	35
A25661	An Antidote against the present fears and jealousies of the nation by an impartial hand.	Impartial hand.	1679 (1679)	Wing A3496; ESTC R23120	22,145	28
A52706	A letter from a gentleman in the city to a gentleman in the country, about the odiousness of persecution wherein the rise and end of the penal laws for religion in this kingdom, are consider'd : occasioned by the late rigorous proceedings against sober dissenters, by certain angry justices in the country.	A. N.; Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1687 (1687)	Wing N3; Wing L1388A_CANCELLED; ESTC R9450	23,013	34
A75406	An ansvver to a late pamphlet; entituled, A character of a Popish successor, and what England may expect from such a one		1681 (1681)	Wing A3308; ESTC R231776	23,069	16
A25517	An Answer to a late pamphlet, entituled, A character of a Popish successor, and what England may expect from such a one		1681 (1681)	Wing A3307; ESTC R19980	23,175	18
A60769	Some considerations about the raising of coin in a second letter to Mr. Locke.		1696 (1696)	Wing S4481; ESTC R16348	23,256	57
A62698	Tam quam, or, A attaint brought in the supream court of the King of kings, upon the statutes, Exod. 20. 7, 16 and Levit. 19. 12 against those modern jurors, who have found any indictments upon the statutes of 23 Eliz., 29 Eliz., or 3 Jacobi, against Protestants, for monthly absence from church, without any confession of the parties, or oath of witness against them, or made any presentments of them : contrary to the express letter of their oaths taken in a Court of Judgment, the course of the law of England, or any right reason : wherein is discoursed, whether any Protetant be concerned in that part of those laws? : the contrary is proved : as also whether a grand-jury's finding and indictment, be any evidence to a petit-jury? : the absurdness, and most pernicious consequents of which are detected, and the vengeance of God agaisnt false-swearing is declared / by one who prosecutes, as well for his sovereign lord the King of kings, as for the lives, liberties, and properties of all the subjects of England.	One who persecutes as well for his sovereign lord the King of kings as for the lives, liberties, and properties of all the subjects of England.	1683 (1683)	Wing T133; ESTC R17	24,452	40
A62982	A Tory plot, or, The discovery of a design carried on by our late addressers and abhorrers, to alter the constitution of the government and to betray the Protestant religion by Philanax Misopappas.	Misopapas.	1682 (1682)	Wing T1946; ESTC R6210	24,686	46
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
A79851	A second voyce from the temple to the higher povvers. Wherein is proved that the decrees and institutions of popes and popish counsels, which have been established by the law of the land, and have been continued and confirmed throughout divers ages, by several acts of Parliament, against Jesus Christ, in the way and order of the Gospel (the same yet standing) ought by the present supream authority of this nation to be taken away. Moreover; here is shewed, some particular decrees of popes, which have beeen established by several acts of Parliament, viz. A nationall ministry, tythes, prohibiting men from publick preaching of the Gospel, unlesse elected and ordained after a popish manner, &c. All which as they are the institutions of popes, formerly confirmed by the law of the land, so now, to be abrogated. By John Canne.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1653 (1653)	Wing C442A; Thomason E710_19; ESTC R207195	25,656	36
A89005	Ochlo-machia. Or The peoples war, examined according to the principles of Scripture & reason, in two of the most plausible pretences of it. In answer to a letter sent by a person of quality, who desired satisfaction. By Jasper Mayne, D.D. one of the students of Ch. Ch. Oxon.	Mayne, Jasper, 1604-1672.	1647 (1647)	Wing M1472; Thomason E398_19; ESTC R201695	27,844	40
A60879	A brief history of the succession collected out of the records, and the most authentick historians, written for the satisfaction of the Earl of H.	Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.	1681 (1681)	Wing S4638; ESTC R11938	27,921	19
A14803	A declaration of the state of the colony and affaires in Virginia With a relation of the barbarous massacre in the time of peace and league, treacherously executed by the natiue infidels vpon the English, the 22 of March last. Together with the names of those that were then massacred; that their lawfull heyres, by this notice giuen, may take order for the inheriting of their lands and estates in Virginia. And a treatise annexed, written by that learned mathematician Mr. Henry Briggs, of the Northwest passage to the South Sea through the continent of Virginia, and by Fretum Hudson. Also a commemoration of such worthy benefactors as haue contributed their Christian charitie towards the aduancement of the colony. And a note of the charges of necessary prouisions fit for euery man that intends to goe to Virginia. Published by authoritie.	Waterhouse, Edward, colonist.; Briggs, Henry, 1561-1630.; Virginia Company of London. Inconveniencies that have happened to some persons which have transported themselves from England to Virginia, without provisions necessary to sustaine themselves, hath greatly hindred the progresse of that noble plantation.	1622 (1622)	STC 25104; ESTC S111598	27,991	65
A59298	The character of a popish successour, and what England may expect from such a one humbly offered to the consideration of both Houses of Parliament, appointed to meet at Oxford, on the one and twentieth of March, 1680/1.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1681 (1681)	Wing S2670; ESTC R10639	28,586	24
A39852	A letter from a gentleman of quality in the country, to his friend, upon his being chosen a member to serve in the approaching Parliament, and desiring his advice being an argument relating to the point of succession to the Crown : shewing from Scripture, law, history, and reason, how improbable (if not impossible) it is to bar the next heir in the right line from the succession.	E. F.	1679 (1679)	Wing F14; ESTC R19698	29,065	21
A61495	A discourse of Episcopacy and sacrilege by way of letter written in 1646 / by Richard Stewart ...	Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.	1683 (1683)	Wing S5519; ESTC R15105	29,953	44
A28613	The cities great concern in this case of question of honour and arms whether apprentiship extinguisheth gentry discoursed : with a clear refutation of the pernicious error that it doth.	Bolton, Edmund, 1575?-1633?; Philipot, John, 1589?-1645.	1674 (1674)	Wing B3505; ESTC R37123	30,025	126
A32074	A discourse concerning the rise and antiquity of cathedral worship in a letter to a friend.	Calamy, Benjamin, 1642-1686.	1699 (1699)	Wing C269; ESTC R22097	30,908	35
A67871	A just vindication of the questioned part of the reading of Edward Bagshaw, Esq; an apprentice of the common law. Had in the Middle Temple Hall the 24th day of February, being Munday, anno Dom. 1639. upon the statute of 25 E.3. called, Statutum pro clero, from all scandalous aspersions whatsoever. With a true narrative of the cause of silencing the reader by the then Archbishop of Canterbury: with the arguments at large of those points in his reading, for which he was questioned at the Council-Board.	Bagshaw, Edward, d. 1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing B396; ESTC R208288	31,311	44
A50856	That the lawful successor cannot be debarr'd from succeeding to the crown maintain'd against Dolman, Buchannan, and others / by George Mackenzie ...	Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.	1684 (1684)	Wing M206; ESTC R19286	31,910	82
A65678	The Bishops Courts dissolved, or, The law of England touching ecclesiastical jurisdiction stated wherein it appears that the spiritual courts want both power and might to execute their wills upon his Majesties good subjects at his day : being a short and brief account of the several statutes made concerning the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction / by E.W.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1701; ESTC R186469	32,330	43
A47052	Nonconformity not inconsistent with loyality, or, Protestant-dissenters no seditious or disloyal sectaries evidenc'd in a sober discourse upon those statutes, by which the Protestant-dissenters are prosecuted at this day : humbly offered to the candid consideration of all Protestants, whether conformists or nonconformists / by James Jones ...	Jones, James, fl. 1683-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing J958; ESTC R17214	32,964	24
A55099	The plotters doom wherein the wicked plots, plotters, and their confederates are detected and sentenced by the Holy Scriptures : in a late sermon upon the hellish plots which have been discovered in these nations, and may be an answer to Mr. H's late sermon upon Curse ye Meroz / by a sincere Protestant and true son of the church.	Palmer, Samuel, d. 1724.	1680 (1680)	Wing P251; ESTC R602	32,970	40
A93888	An ansvver to a letter vvritten at Oxford, and superscribed to Dr. Samuel Turner, concerning the Church, and the revenues thereof. Wherein is shewed, how impossible it is for the King with a good conscience to yeeld to the change of church-government by bishops, or to the alienating the lands of the Church.	Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651.; J. T.; Turner, Samuel, D.D.	1647 (1647)	Wing S5516; Thomason E385_4; ESTC R201455	34,185	56
A92231	Three great questions concerning the succession and the dangers of popery fully examin'd in a letter to a Member of this present Parliament.	M. R.	1681 (1681)	Wing R50; ESTC R229912	34,686	24
A37480	Compulsion of conscience condemned wherein is plainly demonstrated how inconsistent it is with Scripture, the fundamental laws of England, and common equity &c. / by Tho. De-Laune ...	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.	1683 (1683)	Wing D890; ESTC R8872	35,062	47
A93120	An argument of lavv concerning the bill of attainder of high-treason of Thomas Earle of Strafford at a conference in a committee of both Houses of Parliament. By Mr. St. John his Majesties Solicitor Generall. Published by order of the Commons House.	St. John, Oliver, 1598?-1673.	1641 (1641)	Wing S321; ESTC R203496	35,970	52
A91198	Irenarches redivivus. Or, A briefe collection of sundry usefull and necessary statutes and petitions in Parliament (not hitherto published in print, but extant onely in the Parliament rolls) concerning the necessity, utility, institution, qualification, jurisdiction, office, commission, oath, and against the causlesse, clandestine dis-commissioning of justices of peace; fit to be publikely known and observed in these reforming times. With some short deductions from them; and a touch of the antiquity and institution of assertors and justices of peace in other forraign kingdomes. Together with a full refutation of Sir Edward Cooks assertion, and the commonly received erronious opinion, of a difference between ordinances and Acts of Parliament in former ages; here cleerly manifested to be then but one and the same in all respects, and in point of the threefold assent. Published for the common good, by William Prynne of Lincolns-Inne, Esq.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3987; Thomason E452_23; ESTC R203239	36,601	50
A45589	A detection or discovery of a notable fraud committed by R.B., a seminary priest of Rome, upon two of the articles of the Church of England in a booke imprinted in anno 1632, intituled, The judgment of the apostles and of those of the first age in all points of doctrine, questioned betweene the Catholikes and Protestants of England as they are set downe in the nine and thirty articles of their religion : with an appendix concerning Episcopacy / by a lay gentleman.	Harlowe, Pedaell.	1641 (1641)	Wing H780; ESTC R21855	37,934	54