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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82352	Thursday the thirteenth of October, 1653. An act for confirmation of the sale of the lands and estate of Sir Iohn Stowel knight of the Bath.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Wing E1006; Thomason 669.f.17[62]; ESTC R211725	290	1
B05332	Act of council, dispensing with circuit courts for this instant year 1685. Edinburgh, the 29th day of April 1685.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Great Britain. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)	1685 (1685)	Wing S1447; ESTC R183015	312	1
A84561	An act appointing judges for the Admiralty.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1659 (1659)	Wing E980; Thomason 669.f.21[62]; ESTC R211227	345	1
A84562	An Act appointing judges for the Admiralty; Public General Acts. 1659	England and Wales.	1659 (1659)	Wing E980; Thomason 669.f.21[62]; ESTC R211227	345	1
A84559	An act appointing judges for the admiralty.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1659 (1659)	Wing E979; Thomason 669.f.21[37]; ESTC R211187	350	1
A82471	An Act impowering judges for probate of vvills, and granting administrations; Public General Acts. 1659.	England and Wales.	1659 (1659)	Wing E1140; Thomason 669.f.21[36]; ESTC R211184	417	1
A87221	It is humbly proposed on the behalf of the purchasers of bishops, and deans and chapters lands		1660 (1660)	Wing I1084; Thomason 669.f.26[4]; ESTC R210766	596	1
B05291	Act and intimation, anent this currant Parliament. Edinburgh, October 11. 1694.	Scotland. Privy Council.	1694 (1694)	Wing S1388; ESTC R226037	609	1
B05292	Act and intimation anent this current Parliament. At Edinburgh the fifteen day of November, 1698 years.	Scotland. Privy Council.	1698 (1698)	Wing S1389; ESTC R182965	626	1
B05290	Act and intimation anent this currant Parliament. Edinburgh, June 14. 1694.	Scotland. Privy Council.	1694 (1694)	Wing S1387; ESTC R182964	629	1
A74599	An act for holding an assize for the County of Lancaster. Friday, August 5. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Tho. St Nicholas, Clerk of the Parliament.	England and Wales.	1659 (1659)	Thomason E1074_18; ESTC R208316	755	4
A84490	By his Excellency the Lord General and the Council of State. Whereas information is given that severall persons disaffected to the peace of this Common-Wealth, upon occasion of the present change of government, do assemble together in a riotous and tumultuous manner ...	England and Wales. Council of State.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) aut	1653 (1653)	Wing E794A; Thomason 669.f.17[27]; ESTC R211577	776	1
A84489	By his Excellency the Lord General and the Council of State. Whereas information is given that several persons disaffected to the peace of this Common-Wealth, upon occasion of the present change of government, do assemble together in a riotous and tumultuous manner ...	England and Wales. Council of State.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)	1653 (1653)	Wing E794A; Wing W1622; Thomason 669.f.17[27]; ESTC R211577	776	1
B05621	A proclamation, for adjourning the Parliament, from the eighth of October next, to the twentieth of December thereafter. At Edinburgh, the first day of October, one thousand six hundred eighty nine years.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1689 (1689)	Wing S1810; ESTC R183486	779	1
B05745	Apud Edinburgum undecimo Maii 1643. Forasmeikle as the Lords of Privie Councell, commissioners for conserving the peace, and commissioners for the common burdens, taking to their consideration the necessitites of the Scottish Army ...	Scotland. Privy Council.	1643 (1643)	Wing S2013; ESTC R183607	981	1
A37574	An Act for the assembling and holding of Parliaments once in three years at the least and for the repeal of an Act, entitled, An Act for the preventing of inconveniences happening by the long intermission of Parliaments.; Public General Acts. 1664. 16 Car.II.c.1	England and Wales.	1664 (1664)	Wing E1090A; ESTC R224211	1,163	6
B02945	Anno regni Caroli II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, decimo sexto. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the eighth day of May, Anno Dom, 1661 ... and on the fifth of April, 1664, in the 16th year of his Majesties reign, two bills passed the royal assent.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1664 (1664)	Wing E1090B; ESTC R176079	1,201	4
A31167	The Case of the makers and wholesale traders in the manufacture of English bone-lace		1698 (1698)	Wing C1108; ESTC R14755	1,279	1
B05301	Act anent the pole-money. Edinburgh, March 23. 1699..	Scotland. Privy Council.	1699 (1699)	Wing S1398; ESTC R226098	1,332	1
B05687	A proclamation for securing the peace of the High-Lands	Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701.; Scotland. Privy Council.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1916; ESTC R183542	1,387	2
A58755	A proclamation for securing the peace of the High-Lands	England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1685 (1685)	Wing S1917; ESTC R6908	1,444	1
B05666	Proclamation for paying in the pole-money.	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II)	1696 (1696)	Wing S1884; ESTC R233233	1,462	1
A39494	By the Lords Justices, a proclamation whereas there was an act made the last session of Parliament, intituted, an Act to Enforce the Act for the Increase and Incouragement of Seamen ...	England and Wales. Lords Justices.	1697 (1697)	Wing E940; ESTC R39445	1,476	1
B05463	A proclamation, against penny-weddings	Scotland. Privy Council.	1687 (1687)	Wing S1596; ESTC R233627	1,711	1
A89497	The true state of the businesse of glasse of all kindes, as it now standeth both in the price of glasse and materialls, how sold these fifteen yeers last past, and how formerly, the price of materialls as they are now bought, and what hath been formerly paid, with a report of the condition of all kindes of glasses.	Mansell, Robert, Sir, 1568 or 9-1656.	1641 (1641)	Wing M513A; Thomason 669.f.4[7]; ESTC R209917	1,805	1
A90191	XXIX. articles of peace, concluded, agreed and signed by the Marquesse of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, commissioner for the King, and the Lord Viscount Mountgarret, President of the Supream Councel, and the commissioner for the Irish at the treaty held at Dublin. Published in Dublin by heralds, and sound of trumpet, Aug. 1. 1646. August 22. 1646. These are the true copies of the originall papers that were presented to the Committee for Ireland, and are appointed to be forthwith printed and published.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.; Mountgarret, Richard Butler, Viscount, 1578-1651.	1646 (1646)	Wing O463; Thomason E351_6; ESTC R201066	1,993	8
B02996	Act against profaness. Edinburgh, the 9. of August 1693.	Edinburgh (Scotland). Town Council.; McLeod, Æneas.	1693 (1693)	Wing E160CE; ESTC R175145	2,104	2
A72825	To the honorable assembly of the Commons House of Parliament and to the committie for grieuances of the same house. The humble petition of the whole companie of the poore Water-Tankerd-bearers of the Citie of London, and the suburbs thereof, they and their families being 4000 in number, liuing and releeued thereby. Robert Tardy water-bearer in the name and behalf of the rest followes this petition.		1621 (1621)	STC 16787.8; ESTC S125117	2,143	1
A96561	By the King, a proclamation William R. Whereas by an Act of this present Parliament, intituled, An act for remedying the ill state of the coin of the kingdom, ...; Proclamations. 1696-04-17	England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III)	1696 (1696)	Wing W2438; ESTC R223105	2,220	2
A32574	A proclamation for the observation of the nine and twentieth day of May instant, as a day of publick thanksgiving, according to the late act of Parliament for that purpose	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1661 (1661)	Wing C3498; ESTC R2211	2,378	3
A89020	To the Parliament of the Common-wealths of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The humble petition of Edward Earle of Meath in the dominion of Ireland.	Meath, Edward Brabazon, Earl of, ca. 1638-1708.	1654 (1654)	Wing M1583; Thomason 669.f.19[23]; ESTC R212133	2,476	1
A35108	By the Protector, a proclamation for appointing of a certain day and place for the meeting of the commissioners named in an act of the late Parliament, entituled, an act for the security of His Highness the Lord Protector His Person, and continuance of the nation in peace and safety	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1658 (1658)	Wing C7147; ESTC R41081	2,575	3
A84861	New propositions from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, agreed upon by the Generall, Lieutenant-Generall, Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Majors, and Captaines, under his Excellencies command, at a late Councell of Warre. Concerning, the brotherly meetings of Independents, and divers other well-affected people of this kingdome. With their desires to both Houses of Parliament concerning the same. Also, some particulars concerning the Booke of Common-Prayer. And the last propositions from the souldiery to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, concerning a great member of this kingdome. Published for generall satisfaction.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F206; Thomason E400_6; ESTC R201741	2,580	8
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
A93478	A solemn protestation against George Keith's advertisment, arbitrary summons and proceedings against certain persons, and a meeting of the people called Quakers		1697 (1697)	Wing S4453A; ESTC R230302	2,880	4
A78246	The case of the dean and chapter of Bangor, about Llanddinam.		1695 (1695)	Wing C1060A; ESTC R176557	2,993	1
A58564	An act for securing of the Protestant religion as it was passed in the Parliament of Scotland, on Saturday, August 13, 1681.	Scotland.; Scotland. Parliament.	1681 (1681)	Wing S1099; ESTC R6422	3,044	1
A77451	A brief of the papers touching a market petitioned for to be held in Clements Inne Fields, as it stood before the Parliament in the yeare 1652. and of what hath since been offered therein, and done by his Highnesse and the council.		1654 (1654)	Wing B4618; Thomason 669.f.19[19]; ESTC R212099	3,063	1
A92226	Reasons for establishment of publike sale. Humbly tendered, as well in behalf of the Common-wealth, as likewise of the purchasers of the estate of Sir John Stowel, and all others, who upon the warrant and authority of an Act of Parliament, and in service thereto have not engaged their estates and money, but the price and blood of themselves and nearest relations.		1654 (1654)	Wing R495; Thomason 669.f.19[36]; ESTC R212337	3,171	1
A82382	An act for enabling judges to hold an assize at Durham. Wednesday July 13. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Tho. St Nicholas Clerk of Parliament.	England and Wales.	1659 (1659)	Wing E1033; Thomason E1074_11; ESTC R208305	3,204	11
A78488	Certaine propositions, whereby the distressed Protestants of Ireland, who have lost their goods, and personall estates there, by means of the present rebellion, may be relieved, if His Maiesty and both Houses of Parliament shall so think fit. And, those that shall be imployed as officers, or common souldiers in this present war, after the war shall be ended, may have lands and tenements alotted unto them there also, for their future settlements: whereby His Majesties revenue also in that realm will be much advanced, and the said kingdom, the better and more speedier peopled, secured, and civillized.		1642 (1642)	Wing C1734; Thomason E143_16; ESTC R1110	3,385	8
A38171	Votes of both Houses of Parliament with sundry articles or acts of Parliament to confirm the same taken out of the records of the tower.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2446_VARIANT; ESTC R172037	3,610	1
A88184	The exceptions of John Lilburne Gent. prisoner at the Barre, to a bill of indictment preferred against him, grounded upon a pretended act, intituled, An Act for the execution of a judgement given in Parliament against Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburn: which judgement is by the said Act supposed to be given the 15 day of January, 1651.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2108; Thomason E705_20; Thomason E708_4; ESTC R202791	3,835	8
A31166	The Case of the Lord Mayor and aldermen of London, upon the petition of some of the Common-Council men presented to the Honourable House of Commons, with his Lordships and the aldermens answer to the charge exhibited against them in the said petition.	City of London (England). Lord Mayor.; City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.	1690 (1690)	Wing C1106; ESTC R7825	3,869	2
A74489	Further instructions unto Charles Fleetwood Esq; Lieutenant General of the Army in Ireland, Edmund Ludlow Esq; Lieutenant General of the horse, Miles Corbet Esq; and Iohn Iones, Esq;	England and Wales. Council of State.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E1062_4; ESTC R209621	3,923	8
A92473	Act anent pole-money. August 30. 1698.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Scotland. Parliament.	1698 (1698)	Wing S1040A; ESTC R183853	3,942	4
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
A92493	Act for taking the oath of alledgeance and the assurance. Edinburgh, the twentie third day of May, 1693	Scotland. Convention of Estates.	1693 (1693)	Wing S1105B; ESTC R229971	4,511	4
A84726	A further proposal from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councell of warre of the armie under his command. Desiring the discharge of all such persons as are imprisoned under pretence of conventicles, or for private meetings for religious duties. Also, a petition and remonstaance [sic] from the forces of the Northern Association; declaring the reasons of their apprehending and securing Colonell-Generall Poyntz. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his Councell of Warre. Signed, Iohn Rushworth, Secr.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1647 (1647)	Wing F162; Thomason E399_32; ESTC R201731	4,560	12
A57884	Rules, orders, and directions by the lord lieutenant and council	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1672-1677 : Essex); Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683.	1672 (1672)	Wing R2265_VARIANT-B; ESTC R39474	4,731	18
A83594	Uotes of both houses of Parliament: vvith sundry articles, or acts of Parliament to confirme the same. : Taken out of the records of the Tower. : Also, two orders of both houses of Parliament: The one, to all high sheriffes, iustices of the peace, and other officers within 150. miles of the city of Yorke. The other, in particular to the high sheriffes, iustices of the peace, and other officers within the county of Lancaster. : In generall, to all the counties of England and dominion of Wales. / Die Sabbati 28. Maii. 1642. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that these votes with the articles be forthwith printed and published. ; Io. Browne cleric. Parliamentorum.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2449A; ESTC R175167	4,792	8
A13054	A recital of Stow's collection concerning the rise, profi[ta]bleness, and continuance of the court of requests, or court of conscience in the city of London: together w[it]h the Act of Parliament of 3 Iacobi Regis, for establishing and confirmation of the same	Stow, John, 1525?-1605.	1640 (1640)	STC 23346; ESTC S113495	4,811	1
A83593	Votes of both Houses of Parliament: with sundry articles, or acts of Parliament to confirme the same. Taken out of the records of the Tower. Also, two orders of both Houses of Parliament: the one, to all high sheriffes, justices of the peace, and other officers, within 150. miles of the city of Yorke: the other, in particular to the high sheriffs, justices of the peace, and other officers within the county of Lancaster. In generall, to all the counties of England, and Dominion of Wales. Die Sabbathi 28. Maii 1642. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament, that these votes with the articles be forthwith printed and published. Io. Browne Cleric. Parliamentorum.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2448; Thomason E149_8; ESTC R10461	4,812	12
A57886	Rules, orders, and directions by the lord lieutenant and council	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1672-1677 : Essex); Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683.	1672 (1672)	Wing R2265; ESTC R39471	4,884	14
A91236	An old parliamentary prognostication made at Westminster, for the new-yeer, and young members there assembled in consultation. Fore-shewing the probable finall issue of all their intended new moddles, acts, and ordinances, from four old printed statutes, and abortive nulled Parliaments, not unworthy of their knowledg most serious consideration & saddest meditation; (and the whole three kingdoms too,) in regard of the present face of our publike affairs.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1654 (1654)	Wing P4024; Thomason E818_11; ESTC R207393	5,207	8
A74463	An act for the exposing to sale divers castles, houses, parks, lands and hereditaments belonging to the late King, Queen or Prince, exempted from sale by a former act. Friday the 31th of December, 1652. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1061_86; ESTC R209373	5,283	12
A65680	A justification of the paper, entituled, A short history of the life and death of the act made in the 35th of Eliz. Cap. I, &c. containing some observations on that part of the Gazett (published 21th of April last) which asserts the contrary : wherein it doth plainly appear (notwithstanding what is therein alledged) that the said act of the 35th of Eliz. and the Conventicle Act of the 16th of the King, are not in being, nor hath the force of a law / by the same author.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1703; ESTC R8906	5,298	8
A74280	Anno Regni Caroli Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, Decimo Octavo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the third day of November, Anno Dom. 1640. in the 16. yeer of the reign of ... Lord Charles ...; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1642 (1642)	Thomason E1059_36	5,322	11
B03043	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. yeer of the reign of our most gracious soveraign Lord, Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, &c. A subsidie granted to the King of tonnage, poundage, and other sums of money, payable upon merchandize, exported and imported.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2310B; ESTC R176151	5,338	11
A65684	A short history of the life and death of the act made the 35th of Elizabeth, cap. I intituled, An act to retain the Queen's Majesties subjects in their due obedience : as also, the act commonly called the Conventicle act ... : wherin it plainly appears by the several records, that both the said acts are expired, and have no force in law / ... by E.W.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1707; ESTC R9671	5,695	12
B03582	A modest vindication of the case of John Giffard gent· And an answer to the reply of the preservators of Deane Forest. With certain reasons why those iron works should not be demolished untill his stock be wrought out.	Giffard, John.	1646 (1646)	Wing G692; ESTC R177407	5,857	12
B05466	A proclamation against prophaneness	England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1698 (1698)	Wing S1600; ESTC R183337	5,912	5
A74314	An Act for providing maintenance for preaching-ministers, and other pious uses. Die Veneris, 8 Junii, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_36; ESTC R208611	6,066	15
B01415	Answers in behalf of the vvellwishers to the prosperity of the nation, in matters of trade, vvhy the frivolous points of allerged private rights obtruded by the Town of Edinburgh should not hinder the passing of the Act for a Communication of Trade, to the inhabitants of Leith.		1700 (1700)	Wing A3468AB; ESTC R176295	6,319	4
A63556	A true narrative concerning Sir Arthur Haslerigs possessing of Lieutenant-Colonel John Lilburnes estate in the county of Durham	Eden, Gascoyne.	1653 (1653)	Wing T2767; ESTC R219387	6,320	13
A77413	Briefe collections out of Magna Charta: or, the knowne good old lawes of England· Which sheweth; that the law is the highest inheritance the King hath; and that if his charter, grant, or pattent, be repugnant to the said lawes, and statutes, cannot be good, as is instanced in the charter of Bridewell, London, and others. By which it appeares; that the King by his charter may not alter the nature of the law, the forme of a court; nor inheritance lineally to descend; nor that any subject be protected from arrests, suites, &c.	England. Magna Carta.	1643 (1643)	Wing B4557; Thomason E38_12; Thomason E102_11; ESTC R2906	6,685	16
A22005	Iames by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and Ireland ... whereas diuers great deceipts and abuses tending not only to the preiudice of vs in our customes and other duties, but also to the great deceipt ... of many of our louing subiects are dayly practised ... by persons using or exercising the art, misterie, and trade of dying and colouring of woolles ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1604 (1604)	STC 8358; ESTC S3804	6,933	1
A74554	An ordinance for sale of four forrests or chases reserved for collateral securitie to the souldiers.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut	1654 (1654)	Thomason E1064_34; ESTC R210344	7,265	16
A95883	Dagon demolished: or, Twenty admirable examples of Gods severe justice and displeasure against the subscribers of the late engagement, against our lawfull soveraign King Charls the second; and the whole House of Peeres, in these words. I do declare and promise, that I will be true and faithfull to the common-wealth of England, as it is now established without a King or House of Lords. Also against some of the judges of the late King in the high court of injustice. Published, to reclaim such fanatique persons, who have been too forward to promote this wicked, destructive engagement; and still designe it, which hath wounded the consciences of so many Godly Christians in this kingdome. By that late worthy patriot of his country, Mr. John Vicars.	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1660 (1660)	Wing V298; Thomason E1021_2; ESTC R208354	7,711	17
A91202	King Richard the Third revived. Containing a memorable petition and declaration contrived by himself and his instruments, whiles Protector, in the name of the three estates of England, to importune and perswade him to accept of the kingship, and crown of England, by their joynt election, (as if he were unwilling to undertake, or accept, though he most ambitiously aspired after them, by the bloudy murthers of K. Henry 6. Edward 5. and sundry others) before his coronation; presented afterwards to, and confirmed by the three estates and himself, in his first Parliament, to give him a colourable title both by inheritance, and their election to the crown. Transcribed out of the Parliament roll of 1.R.3. (printed in Speeds History of Great Britain: where his other additionall policies to engage the City of London, lawyers, divines and people, to elect, and make him their king, are at large recorded.)	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1657 (1657)	Wing P3990; Thomason E896_5*; Thomason E903_9; ESTC R203357	7,970	11
A01038	A peaceable vvarning, to the subjects in Scotland given in the yeare of God 1638.	Forbes, John, 1593-1648.	1638 (1638)	STC 11142; ESTC S102457	8,127	22
A38418	Englands present case stated ... partly occasioned by the late proclamation for the convening of a Parliament ... wherein the arbitrary unparallel'd proceedings of the army and their adherents, since 1641 to this time, their dissolving of all Parliament powers and governments to perpetuate themselves are discussed and discovered ... : as also a declaration to live and die with the generals by authority of Parliament and the city of London in defence of the Parliament, laws, city and nations ...		1659 (1659)	Wing E3018; ESTC R21515	8,218	18
A23077	An act for the preventing of inconveniences hapning by the long intermission of Parliaments	England and Wales.	1640 (1640)	STC 9510.7; ESTC S4260	8,741	17
A47738	Considerations of importance to Ireland in a letter to a member of Parliament there; upon occasion of Mr Molyneaux's late book: intituled, The case of Ireland's being bound by Acts of Parliament in England, stated. Printed anno 1698.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1698 (1698)	Wing L1125; ESTC R216404	9,161	10
A68712	His Majesties proclamation in Scotland: with an explanation of the meaning of the Oath and Covenant. By the Lord Marquesse, his Majesties high commissioner. Set forth by the Kings speciall licence; Proclamations. 1638-12-08	Scotland. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649. Explanation of the meaning of the Oath and the Covenant. aut	1639 (1639)	STC 22001.5; ESTC S100073	9,413	23
A61989	The Sur-rejoinder of Mr. Attorney General to the rejoinder made on the behalf of the charter of the city of London	England and Wales. Attorney-General (1681-1687 : Sawyer); Sawyer, Robert, Sir, 1633-1692.	1682 (1682)	Wing S6195; ESTC R769	9,668	22
A25624	An answer to the severall petitions of late exhibited to the High Court of Parliament and to His Excellency the Lord General Cromwell by the poor husband-men, farmers and tenants in severall counties of England for the taking away of tithes paid to priests and impropriators.		1652 (1652)	Wing A3446A; ESTC R25887	9,695	27
B09027	An act for the assuring, confirming and setling of lands and estates in Ireland at the Parliament begun at Westminster, the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Laws, statues, etc.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1091A; ESTC R175030	10,693	23
B14599	Anno. IIII. Henrici octaui. These be the statutes established in diuerse Parliamentes for the mistery of ye pewterers of London and concerninge the searche of pewter, brasse, and vntrue beames [and] weightes, [and] for deceiuable hawkers, with diverse other orders [and] redresses to be had in the saide mystery, with the renewinge [and?] confirminge of the same statutes.; Public General Acts. Selections: Pewterers.	England and Wales.; Elyot, Thomas, Maister.; Nogey, Thomas.; Hawke, Thomas.	1589 (1589)	STC 16782; ESTC S100296	11,299	24
A06312	Anno quarto Henrici octaui. These be the statutes established in diuers Parlyaments, for the mistery of the pewterers of London and concerning the search of pewter, brasse, and vntrue beames and weights, and for deceiuable hawkers, with diuers other orders and redresses to be had in the sayd mystery, with the renewing and confirming of the same statutes,; Public General Acts. Selections: Pewterers.	England and Wales.; Wood, Thomas, fl. 1593.; Mayor, William.; Hyll, Walter.	1593 (1593)	STC 16783; ESTC S107729	11,348	24
A77534	Two remarkable letters concerning the Kings correspondence with the Irish rebels. The first by Digby in the Kings name to the Irish Commisioners. The second from the Lord Muskery one of those Commissioners in answer to Digby. Also a full state of the Irish negotiation at Oxford now treated, set forth in the rebels propositions, and the Kings particular concessions. Published according to order.	Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.; Clancarty, Donogh MacCarty, Earl of, 1594-1665.; Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. Two letters of his sacred Majesty.	1645 (1645)	Wing B4785; Thomason E300_8; ESTC R200255	11,715	16
A78818	The Irish cabinet: or His Majesties secret papers, for establishing the Papall clergy in Ireland, with other matters of high concernment, taken in the carriages of the Archbishop of Tuam, who was slain in the late fight at Sliggo in that kingdom. Together with two exact and full relations of the severall victories obtained by the Parliaments forces, through Gods blessing, in the same kingdom. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that His Majesties papers taken at Sliggo, be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Cole, William,; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing C2353; Thomason E316_29; ESTC R200537	12,243	24
A88421	Some seasonable and serious queries upon the late act against conventicles tending to discover how much it is against the express word of God, the positive law of the nation, the law & light of nature, and principles of prudence & policy, and therefore adjudged by the law of the land to be void and null ... / by a friend to truth and peace.	Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.	1670 (1670)	Wing L2801; ESTC R3063	12,344	17
A37543	The Jury-man charged, or, A letter to a citizen of London wherein is shewed the true meaning of the statute entituled, An act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles ...	H. E.	1664 (1664)	Wing E10; ESTC R23241	12,624	15
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
A90916	The Case and vindication of John Poyntz, alias Morrice, and his friends or, The first part of their long proceedings and oppression in the House of Lords who never could be released, notwithstanding the judges of Englands report for their deliverance, but are denyed the benefit of the common law, which is the subjects birth-right and inheritance : this is declared for the satisfaction of all those that wish well, and that will stand up to maintain truth, and that desire their brother commoners deliverances, and to know the oppressors from the oppressed, and what the right and interest of a commoner is, by the great Charter of England.		1648 (1648)	Wing P3131D; ESTC R42282	13,291	11
A31499	Certaine observations upon the tryall of Leiut. Col. John Lilburne	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing C1715; ESTC R12622	13,558	20
A90228	An arrow against all tyrants and tyrany, shot from the prison of New-gate into the prerogative bowels of the arbitrary House of Lords, and all other usurpers and tyrants whatsoever. wherein the originall rise, extent, and end of magisteriall power, the naturall and nationall rights, freedomes and properties of mankind are discovered, and undeniably maintained; ... the late Presbyterian ordinance (invented and contrived by the diviners, and by the motion of Mr. Bacon and Mr. Taet read in the House of Commons) examined, refuted, and exploaded, as most inhumaine, tyranicall and barbarous. / By Richard Overton prerogative archer to the arbitrary House of Lords, their prisoner in New-gate, ... sent by way of a letter from him, to Mr Henry Martin, a Member of the House of Commons. Imprimatur rectat justitia.	Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.	1646 (1646)	Wing O622; Thomason E356_14; ESTC R201139	14,134	20
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
A74017	Anno tertio Henrici Octavi The kynge our soueraygne lorde Henry the eyght ...; Laws, etc.	England.	1563 (1563)	STC 9362.1; ESTC S121528	14,385	16
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
A28043	Cases of treason written by Sir Francis Bacon, Knight ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1641 (1641)	Wing B272; ESTC R16590	15,315	40
A11764	The declinator and protestation of the archbishops and bishops, of the Church of Scotland, and others their adherents within that kingdome against the pretended generall Assembly holden at Glasgow Novemb. 21. 1638.	Episcopal Church in Scotland.; Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639.	1639 (1639)	STC 22058; ESTC S116980	15,559	36
A18506	The Charterhouse with the last vvill and testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire. Taken out of the Prerogatiue Court, according to the true originall.	Sutton, Thomas, 1532-1611. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 5056; ESTC S107783	15,930	54
A11741	The grievances given in by the ministers before the Parliament holden in June 1633 Propositions concerning kneeling before the bread in the sacrament. Master William Coupers letter to the Bishop of Dumblane. The Bishops instruction to Master Gawin Hammiltoun, Bishop of Galloway. Mr. George Gladstones letter to the King. Master William Struthers letter to the Earle of Airth.	Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639. aut	1635 (1635)	STC 22034; ESTC S106162	16,107	32
A44192	Some considerations upon the question, whether the Parliament is dissolved by it's prorogation for 15 months?	Carey, Nicholas.; Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2467; ESTC R3362	16,176	27
A36519	The Long Parliament revived, or, An act for continuation, and the not dissolving the Long parliament (call'd by King Charles the First in the year 1640) but by an act of Parliament with undeniable reasons deduced from the said act to prove that that Parliament is not yet dissolved ; also Mr. William Prin his five arguments fully answered, whereby he endeavours to prove it to be dissolved by the Kings death &c. / by Tho. Phillips.	Drake, William, Sir.	1661 (1661)	Wing D2137; ESTC R30130	16,499	26
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
A40421	Freedom of elections to Parliament, a fundamental law and liberty of the English subject and some presidents shewing the power of the House of Commons to inflict punishments on those who have been guitly [sic] of misdemeanours either in elections or returns : in a letter to a member of Parliament.		1690 (1690)	Wing F2125; ESTC R24341	18,524	34
A53435	The last articles of peace made, concluded, accorded and agreed upon the 30 day of Iuly, 1646, by and between His Excellency, James Lord Marques of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governor of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland, His Majesties Commisssioner, to treat and conclude a peace with His Majesties Roman Catholique subjects of the said kingdom, by vertue of His Majesties Commission under the great seal of England bearing date at Buckingham on the 24 day of June, in the twentieth year of his reign, for and on the behalf of His Most Excellent Majesty of the one part, and Donogh Lord Viscount Muskery and others appointed and authorized by His Majesties said Roman Catholique subjects, by vertue of an authority of the said Roman Catholique subjects, bearing date the sixth day of March, 1645, and in the one and twentieth year of His Majesties reign, of the other part.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.	1646 (1646)	Wing O446; ESTC R6410	19,593	32