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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82735	A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, with their resolution that if Captaine Clifton, Capt. Catesby, Capt. Lilborne, Capt. Vivers, or any others, which are or shall be taken prisoners, by his Majesties army, shall be put to death, or any other hurt or violence offered to their persons, for their faithful endeavours in the Parliament's service, The like punishment shall be inflicted by death, or otherwise, upon such prisoners, as have been or shall be taken by the forces raised by authority of both Houses of Parliament : also that if judge Heath, or any other Minister of Justice shall do contrary to this Ordinance ...	England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing E1488; ESTC R231516	1,395	9
B05479	A proclamation against the rebels in armes in the vvestern shires	Scotland. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1666 (1666)	Wing S1612B; ESTC R183349	1,453	1
B05480	A proclamation against the rebels in arms, in the vvestern shires	Scotland. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1679 (1679)	Wing S1613; ESTC R183350	1,496	1
A29394	The judgment of Sir Orlando Bridgman declared in his charge to the jury at the arraignment of the twenty nine regicides (the murtherers of King Charles the First, of Most Glorious Memory) began at Hicks-Hall on Tuesday the ninth of October, 1660, and continued at the sessions-house in the Old-Baily, until Friday the ninteenth of the same month.	Bridgeman, Orlando, Sir, 1608-1674.	1690 (1690)	Wing B4491; ESTC R19011	1,965	1
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
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
A25592	An Answer to the Earle of Straffords oration the 13th of Aprill, 1641.		1641 (1641)	Wing A3408; ESTC R28299	2,319	10
A87526	A declaration of Mr. David Ienkins now prisoner in the Tower of London, one of His Maiesties iudges in Wales, for trials, murthers, felonies and all other capitall crimes that they ough: [sic] only to be by juries and not otherwise unlesse it be by Act of Parliament.	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1647 (1647)	Wing J588; Thomason 669.f.11[12]; ESTC R1847	2,669	1
A46770	A declaration of Mr. David Jenkins now prisoner in the Tower of London, one of His Majesties judges in Wales, for trials, murthers, felonies and all other capitall crimes that they ought only to be by juries and not otherwise unlesse it be by Act of Parliament.	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1647 (1647)	Wing J588; ESTC R1847	2,866	1
A25790	A letter from the Marqves of Argile and Sir William Armyn in the name of themselves and their confederates, to Sir Thomas Glemham, dated at Barwicke, January 20 : with the answer of Sir Thomas Glemham and the commanders and gentry of Northumberland, dated at Newcastle, January 23.	Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661.; Armyne, William, Sir, 1593-1651.; Glemham, Thomas, Sir, d. 1649.	1643 (1643)	Wing A3659; ESTC R40743	3,370	8
A33229	A declaration to the English nation, from Fardinando the IVth Emperour of Germany, &c., Lewis the 14th, King of France and Navarre, Philip the 5th King of Spain & Arragon, &c., Christiern the third King of Denmark, Zealand, & Lodowick Duke of Lorain, and Adolphina Queen of Sweden, in detestation of the present proceedings of the Parliament and Army, and of their intentions of coming over into England in behalf of King Charls the second being translated out of the true copy.	Clare, Ralph, Sir, 1587-1670.	1649 (1649)	Wing C4412; ESTC R204587	3,370	9
A91406	Master Pimmes speech to the Lords in Parliament, sitting in Westminster Hall, the twelfth of Aprill, 1641.; Speech to the Lords in Parliament sitting in Westminster Hall the twelfth of April 1641	Pym, John, 1584-1643.	1641 (1641)	Wing P4297A; ESTC R227564	3,560	12
B04892	Master Pimmes speech to the Lords in Parliament, sitting in Westminster Hall, the twelfth of Aprill, 1641.; Speech to the Lords in Parliament sitting in Westminster Hall the twelfth of April 1641	Pym, John, 1584-1643.	1641 (1641)	Wing P4297; ESTC R187136	3,576	16
A91405	Mr. Pymmes speech to the Lords in Parliament. Sitting in VVestminster Hall, on the tryall of Thomas Earle of Strafford, the twelfth of Aprill 1641.	Pym, John, 1584-1643.	1641 (1641)	Wing P4296A; Thomason E196_47; ESTC R11469	3,583	11
A93507	Some observations upon the posture of our affairs on the death of our late most gracious Queen.		1695 (1695)	Wing S4541A; ESTC R233450	3,693	14
A25500	An Answer of a letter to a member of the convention		1689 (1689)	Wing A3283A; ESTC R224379	3,876	6
A25354	The copy of a letter from Colonell Francis Anderson to Sir Thomas Glemham, January 20, 1643, touching the invasion of Scotland the copy of a letter from the Marques of Argyle & Sir William Armyne, to Sir Thomas Glemham the 20, January 1643 : the copy of Sir Thomas Glemhams letter in answer to the Lord Marquesse of Argyl's, and Sir William Armyne's.	Anderson, Francis, Sir, 1615-1679.; Armyne, William, Sir, 1593-1651.; Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Marquis of, 1598-1661.; Glemham, Thomas, Sir, d. 1649.	1643 (1643)	Wing A3087; ESTC R20037	3,935	12
A76249	A declaration against Prince Rupert, or, An argument, whereby it appears, that Prince Rupert, and all that joyne with him in this unnaturall war against the Parliament, are guilty of high-treason, with an exposition of the stat. of II. Hen. 7. whereby it appeares, that those who follow the advice and imployment of the Parliament, are freed from treason, or any other offence concerning their particular actions in that service. By P.B. gent.	P. B., Gent.	1643 (1643)	Wing B149; Thomason E85_24; ESTC R11609	3,985	8
A96441	No martial law, but advice for the grand inquests of London, and Middlesex, and may serve generally for the whole kingdome written by a London apprentice, on the behalfe of his fellow apprentices, 1648.	Whittington, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing W2045A; ESTC R43949	4,135	9
A45692	The doctrine of passive obedience and jure divino disproved and obedience to the present government, proved from Scripture, law, and reason. Written for the satisfaction of all those who are dissatisfyed at the present government: by a lay-man of the Church of England.	Harrison, T. (Thomas), fl. 1683-1711.	1689 (1689)	Wing H917A; ESTC R215651	4,772	2
A45693	The doctrine of passive obedience and jure divino disproved and obedience to the present government, proved from Scripture, law, and reason. Written for the satisfaction of all of those who are dissatisfied at the present government: by a lay-man of the Church of England.	Harrison, T. (Thomas), fl. 1683-1711.	1689 (1689)	Wing H917B; ESTC R223747	4,792	8
A25879	The Arraignment, tryal and condemnation of Thomas Harrison, late major general, and one of the pretended judges that sign'd the warrant for the murder of King Charles the First ... and appointed the place for that fatal execution to be at White-Hall Gate for which bloody, horrid and barbarous fact he was on Thursday, Octob. the 11, 1660 sentenced ... and now lyes in irons in the dungeon in Newgate untill execution : together with the inditement, names, and several pleas of the rest of that infamous crew.		1660 (1660)	Wing A3763; ESTC R23342	4,856	10
A54771	New news from Tory-land and Tantivy-shire	Phillips, John, 1631-1706.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2095; ESTC R1622	5,233	12
A78247	The Long Parliament is not revived by Tho. Philips. Or, An answer to Tho. Philips his Long Parliament revived. By R. C.	R. C.	1660 (1660)	Wing C107; Thomason E1050_8; ESTC R208160	5,306	9
A87337	Reasons why this kingdom, as all others: and the Parliaments and people of this kingdom, as all others, whether Christian or heathen. And especially such as hould predestination ought to adhere to their kings, whether good or bad.	I. I., faithful subject to his King and welwisher to his Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing I7; Thomason E124_13; ESTC R5308	5,329	8
A87524	The armies indempnity.	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1647 (1647)	Wing J584; Thomason E390_10; ESTC R201533	5,622	8
A48183	A letter to a lawyer containing an essay to prove the compassing and imagination of the death of the King's brother and heir to be high-treason within 25 Ed. 3 / written by a gentleman in the country, and one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of -----.	Gentleman in the country and one of His Majesties justices of the peace.	1685 (1685)	Wing L1664; ESTC R11129	5,824	14
A40859	The Famous tragedie of the life and death of Mris. Rump shewing how she was brought to bed of a monster with her terrible pangs, bitter teeming, hard labour, and lamentable travell from Portsmouth to Westminster, and the great misery she hath endured by her ugly, deformed, ill-shapen basebegotten brat or imp of reformation, and the great cared and wonderful pains taken by Mris. London Midwife, Mris. Hasterigg, Nurse, Gossip Vaine, Gos. Scot & her man Litesum, Gossip Walton, Gossip Martin, Gossip Nevit, Gossip Lemhal, Secluded Gossips, Apprentices : together with the exceeding great fright she took at a free Parliament, and the farall and of that grand tyrant O.C. the father of all murthers, rebellions, treasons and treacheries committed since the year 1648, as it was presented on a burning stage at Westminster the 29th of May, 1660.		1660 (1660)	Wing F385A; ESTC R18088	5,886	9
A76279	Be merry and wise, or A seasonable word to the nation. Shewing the cause, the growth, the state, and the cure of our present distempers.		1660 (1660)	Wing B1555; Thomason E765_6; ESTC R17569	5,895	7
A94859	The tryal of the pretended judges, that signed the warrant, for the murther of King Charles the I. Of ever blessed memory, at the sessions-house in the Old-Baily October 10. 1660.		1660 (1660)	Wing T2230; Thomason E1046_4; ESTC R208032	6,573	15
A91359	Prynn against Prinn. Or, the answer of William Prynne, utter Barrester of Lincolnes Inne: to a pamphlet lately published by William Prynne Esquire, a member of the House of Commons. Intituled A Briefe Memento to the present un-parliamentary Juncto, touching their present intentions and proceedings to depose and execute Charles Steuart, their lawfull King. January 25. 1648. Imprimatur Theodore Jennings.	Purefoy, William, 1580?-1659.	1649 (1649)	Wing P4228A; Thomason E540_6; ESTC R205753	6,607	15
A31559	A speech made in the House of Commons the 26th day of October, 1646 (upon the reading of the Scotish papers the same day, in reply to the votes of both houses of Parliament of the 24th of Sept. concerning the disposall of the kings person) / spoken by Thomas Chaloner, Esquier [sic], a member of the said house.	Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing C1804; ESTC R18165	6,627	16
A82029	The debates in deposing kings; and the royal succession of Great Britain		1688 (1688)	Wing D510; ESTC R225317	6,694	4
A31558	An answer to the Scotch papers delivered in the House of Commons in reply to the votes of both houses of the Parliament of England, concerning the disposall of the Kings person, as it was spoken when the said papers were read in the House / by Thomas Chaloner.	Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661.	1646 (1646)	Wing C1801; ESTC R223270	6,754	18
A78518	An answer to the Scotch papers. Delivered in the House of Commons in reply to the votes of both houses of the Parliament of England, concerning the disposall of the Kings person, as it was spoken when the said papers were read in the House. / By Thomas Chaloner Esquire, a Member of the House of Commons.	Chaloner, Thomas, 1595-1661.; Scotland. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1646 (1646)	Wing C1802; Thomason E361_7; ESTC R18165	6,765	18
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
A88186	For every individuall member of the honourable House of Commons	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2109; Thomason E414_9; ESTC R204503	7,264	4
A92870	Sedition scourg'd, or A view of that rascally & venemous paper, entituled, A charge of high-treason exhibited against Oliver Cromwel, Esq; for several treasons by him committed.		1653 (1653)	Wing S2393A; Thomason E715_5; ESTC R207253	8,166	15
A78464	Certain considerations: being the legitimate issue of a true English heart: presented to the free-holders, and to the free men of the several corporations in this nation; to regulate their elections of Members to serve in the next Parliament, to be holden the 25. of Aprill, 1660.		1660 (1660)	Wing C1691; Thomason E765_8; ESTC R207146	8,330	7
A83684	A declaration of the Commons assembled in Parliament, upon two letters sent by Sir John Brooks, (sometimes a Member of the Commons House this parliament, ... being a projector, a monopolist, and a fomentor of the present bloudy and unnaturall war; for bearing of arms actually against the Parliament) to William Killegrew at Oxford (intercepted neer Coventrey) giving his advice how the King should proceed in the Treaty upon the propositions for peace, presented unto him by the Parliament. With the names of the lords, baronets, knights, esquires, gentlemen, ministers and freeholders, indicted the last sessions at Grantham, of high-treason, by Sir Peregrine Bartue and the said Sir John Brooks, before themselves, and other their fellow-cavaliers, rebels and traitors, commissioners, appointed, (as they say), for that purpose. ... Also, the ordinance of both Houses, made the 17 of Decemb. 1642. that the pretended commissioners, and all others, sheriffs, officers, jurors, and any whom it may concern, may know what to expect, that shall presume to molest the persons or estates of any for their service to the Parliament and Kingdom. With some abstracts of credible letters from Exceter, ... Ordered by the Commons in Parl. that this declaration and letters be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2564; Thomason E101_13; ESTC R17040	8,453	16
A84034	The English tyrants. Or, A brief historie of the lives and actions of the high and mighty states, the lords of Westminster, and now (by usurpation) kings of England. Containing all their rebellious and traiterous proceedings and transactions in Parliament. With their levying of war, and bloudy practices against their soveraign, their sinister and military designs to alter and subvert the fundamentall government in church and commonwealth, by destroying monarchy, and making themselves free-states, by the power of the sword. Continued from the first convention of this Parliament, 1640. untill the Kings death, Jan. 30. 1648.		1649 (1649)	Wing E3122; Thomason E569_4; ESTC R201943	8,872	17
A38977	An Examination of severall votes of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament concerning such as take up armes against the Parl. of England or assist in such war wherein is declared that all such persons are traitors by the fundementall lawes of this Kingdome and ought to suffer accordingly.		1648 (1648)	Wing E3723; ESTC R29796	9,053	10
A84002	Englands sole remedy: or, A vvholsome directory, for the recory [sic] of our languishing kingdome: drawn from the law of God, and the land. Containing some necessary and pertinent queries, with their resolutions, by Scriptures, law, and reason: very fit and convenient to be thought upon by all Englishmen, for the begetting of a sure, safe, and well-grounded peace. Collected and intended for the good of all. By a lover of peace and truth.	Lover of peace and truth.	1648 (1648)	Wing E3053; Thomason E453_7; ESTC R201935	9,161	16
A29953	The white rose, or, A word for the House of York, vindicating the right of succession in a letter from Scotland to a peer of this realm.	W. B.; Brydall, John, b. 1635?	1680 (1680)	Wing B5268; ESTC R2802	9,595	12
B03411	Information for my Lord and Lady Nairn, David Falconer of Newtoun, and Michael Balfour of Forret; against the Earl of Argyl.		1690 (1690)	Wing F295; ESTC R178651	9,822	16
A94849	The triall of Mr. John Gerhard, Mr. Peter Vowell, and Sommerset Fox, by the high court of justice sitting in Westminster Hall on Friday 30 June, 1654. With their charge, and a declaration of the particulars of the whole plot to have murthered His Highnesse the Lord Protector, and those of the councill, seized on the guards, the Lord Mayor, and others, and proclaimed Charles Steuart King. With the names of each person chief in the designe, and what each of them did act, and were to do therein. And the testimonies of the severall vvitnesses upon oath, which were Mr. Wiseman, Mr. Hudson, Robert Dale, John Hipwell, Col. Aldridge, Charles Gerhard, John Man, Francis Fox, Mr. Wharton, Mr. Barnes, and Mr. Minors. And the severall pleadings and proceedings of their tryall / Taken in writing in the court by one present at their tryall.	Gerard, John, 1632-1654.; Fox, Somerset.; Vowell, Peter, d. 1654.	1654 (1654)	Wing T2200; Thomason E231_4; ESTC R13746	10,402	13
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
A43662	A letter to the author of a late paper, entituled, A vindication of the divines of the Church of England, &c. in defence of the history of passive obedience.	Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714. A vindication of the divines of the Church of England.	1689 (1689)	Wing H1856; ESTC R34460	10,899	22
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
A75396	An answer by an anabaptist to the three considerations proposed to Mr William Penn by a pretended Baptist concerning a Magna Charta for liberty of conscience. Allowed to be published this 10th day of September, 1688.		1688 (1688)	Wing A3275; ESTC R230112	11,228	14
A76829	Resolved upon the question· Or A question resolved concerning the right which the King hath to Hull, or any other fort or place of strength for the defence of the kingdome. Wherein is likewise proved, that neither the setling of the militia as tis done by the Parliament, nor the keeping of Hull by Sir Iohn Hotham, nor any other act that the Parliament have yet done is illegall, but necessary, just, and according to that power which the law hath given them. By Peter Bland of Grays-Inne Gent.	Bland, Peter, of Gray's Inne.	1642 (1642)	Wing B3162; Thomason E119_4; ESTC R10865	11,393	18
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
B01385	An answer by an Anabaptist to the three considerations proposed to Mr. William Penn, by a pretended Baptists, concerning a magna charta for liberty of conscience.		1688 (1688)	Wing A3275A; ESTC R224289	11,692	18
A75451	Answers for Sir John Hall lord provost of Edinburgh, the magistrats, town council, and others. To the complaint exhibited by James McKlurg, George Clerk, Robert Blackwood, VVilliam Paton, and others, against them.		1694 (1694)	Wing A3465; ESTC R234722	12,007	10
A42360	Two speeches of Mr. James Guthry before the Parliament one after the reading of his indictment, Feb. 21, 1661, the other immediately after the reading of the processe, April 10, 1661.	Guthrie, James, 1612?-1661.	1661 (1661)	Wing G2267A; ESTC R12166	12,150	16
A63058	A pastoral dialogue a poem.	Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1690 (1690)	Wing T202A; ESTC R28192	12,358	34
A63078	A poem occasioned by the late discontents & disturbances in the state with reflections upon the rise and progress of priest-craft / written by N. Tate.	Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1691 (1691)	Wing T206; ESTC R28193	12,392	34
B06596	Sherlock against Sherlock. The master of the temple's reasons for his late taking the oath to their Majesties, answered, / by the rector of St. George Botolph-Lane. With modest remarks on the doctors celebrated notions of allegiance to soveraign powers.	Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712.	1691 (1691)	Wing W216A; ESTC R186142	12,557	24
A63246	The speech of Charles Trinder, recorder of Gloucester at his entrance upon that office, January the 8th, 1687/8.	Trinder, Charles.	1688 (1688)	Wing T2283; ESTC R37902	12,670	19
A77289	The authority of God over men, in the law cleared, shewing that its no persecution for the magistrate as Jehovah's deputy, in Jehovah's name, to enforce it on the people, but that he is bound to do the same. Written by an unworthy witness to the law and government of God, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1654 (1654)	Wing B4318; Thomason E725_17; ESTC R206773	12,890	15
A37465	The charge of the Right Honourable Henry Earl of Warrington to the Grand Jury at the Quarter Sessions held for the county of Chester on the 11th of October, 1692	Warrington, Henry Booth, Earl of, 1652-1694.; Cheshire (England). Grand Jury.	1693 (1693)	Wing D874; ESTC R27633	13,513	36
A31499	Certaine observations upon the tryall of Leiut. Col. John Lilburne	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1649 (1649)	Wing C1715; ESTC R12622	13,558	20
A91147	Beheaded Dr. John Hewytts ghost pleading, yea crying for exemplarie justice against the arbitrarie, un-exampled injustice of his late judges and executioners in the new High-Commission, or Court of Justice, sitting in Westminster-Hall. Conteining his legal plea, demurrer, and exceptions to their illegal jurisdiction, proceedings, and bloody sentence against him; drawn up by counsel, and left behinde him ready ingrossed; the substance whereof he pleaded before them by word of mouth, and would have tendred them in writing in due form of law, had he not discerned their peremptory resolution to reject and over-rule, before they heard them read.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Hewit, John, 1614-1658.	1659 (1659)	Wing P3900; Thomason E974_2; ESTC R205170	13,713	20
A88153	The afflicted mans out-cry, against the injustice and oppression exercised upon; or, An epistle of John Lilburn, gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 19. 1653. to Mr. Feak, minister at Christ Church in London.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2078; Thomason E711_7*; ESTC R212915	13,792	15
A51204	The Magistrates monitor, or, Several considerations & observations upon the Act against seditious conventicles humbly offered to the serious consideration of all judges, justices of the peace and other inferiour officers concern'd in the prosecution of Protestant dissenters and submitted to the judgment of all conforming and nonconforming Protestants.		1682 (1682)	Wing M252; ESTC R26791	14,677	18
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
A86443	The reading in Lincolnes-Inne, Feb. 28. 1641. Vpon the stat. of 25. E.3. cap. 2. being the statute of treasons. / By Robert Holborne, Esq.	Holborne, Robert, Sir, d. 1647.	1643 (1643)	Wing H2374; Thomason E246_14; ESTC R19470	15,208	17
A55933	The proceedings against the Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftsbury, at the Old Baily, on Thursday the twenty fourth of November, 1681 as they were taken by an impartial hand, and faithfully transmitted to every unbiassed reader : with sufficient reasons to justifie the Grand Jury in bringing in the Bill Ignoramus.	Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683.; Philonomus.	1681 (1681)	Wing P3553A; ESTC R24477	15,222	20
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
A89552	The just measure of a personall treatie between the Kings Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament. Grounded on divinity, reason, history, divine and humane, common and civill lawes; with many other authentick authors. By R.M. of the middle Temple, Esquire.	R. M., of the Middle Temple, Esquire.	1648 (1648)	Wing M72; Thomason E451_40; ESTC R202844	16,371	20
A41183	A letter to a person of honour, concerning the kings disavovving the having been married to the D. of M's mother	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1680 (1680)	Wing F750; ESTC R13882	16,478	24
A60124	A second vindication of the magistracy and government of England by way of an answer to the several replies &c.	Shower, Bartholomew, Sir, 1658-1701.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3658; ESTC R37550	16,902	8
A90209	The independent's loyalty. Or, The most barbarous plot (to murther his sacred Majestie) very fully discovered. With a cleere and perfect answer, to the Lord Wharton's evasions.	Osborne, Richard, fl. 1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing O528; Thomason E452_25; ESTC R203027	16,982	23
A81226	A Venice looking-glasse: or, A letter vvritten very lately from London to Rome, by a Venetian Clarissimo to Cardinal Barberino, protector of the English nation, touching these present distempers. Wherein, as in a true mirrour, England may behold her owne spots, wherein she may see, and fore-see, her follies pass'd, her present danger, and furture destruction. Faithfully rendred out of the Italian into English.	J. B. C.	1648 (1648)	Wing C79A; Thomason E525_19; ESTC R205654	17,303	25
A41180	Letter to a friend containing certain observations upon some passages which have been published in a late libell intituled, The third part of no Protestant-plot and which do relate to the kingdom of Ireland.	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1682 (1682)	Wing F748; ESTC R24027	17,386	27
A63112	Truth vindicated, or, A detection of the aspersions and scandals cast upon Sir Robert Clayton and Sir George Treby, Justices, and Slingsby Bethell and Henry Cornish, Esquires, sheriffs of the city of London, in a paper published in the name of Dr. Francis Hawkins, minister of the Tower, intituled, The confession of Edward Fitz-Harris, Esq., &c. the coppy of which paper is herewith printed for the readers clearer judgment in the case.	Treby, George, Sir, 1644?-1700.; Fitzharris, Edward, 1648?-1681. Confession.	1681 (1681)	Wing T2107; ESTC R11729	17,499	36
A23611	A defence of true Protestants, abused for the service of popery, under the name of Presbyterians in a dialogue between A. and L. two sons of the church : where it is debated, whether discenting Presbyterians be as bad or worse than papists : and other popish assertions are detected.		1680 (1680)	Wing A1; ESTC R21360	17,633	34
A58824	Children of Beliall, or, The rebells wherein these three questions are discussed : I. whether God or the people be the author and efficient of monarchie? II. whether the King be singulis major, but universis minor? III. whether it be lawfull for subjects to beare armes or to contribute for the maintenance of a warre against the King?	T. S.; Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.; Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.	1647 (1647)	Wing S2082; ESTC R8516	17,999	28
A51730	The Man-hunter, or, A due reproof of a malicious libel against the present government entituled, The third and last part of the magistracy and government of England vindicated with reasons for a general act of indemnity.		1690 (1690)	Wing M369; ESTC R5950	18,444	18
A51017	Mr. Croftons case soberly considered, plainly stated, and humbly submitted to the consideration of just and prudent men made publique to silence clamor, correct mistake, and acquit him from the charge of high treason vrged by Tho. Tomkins, fellow of All-Souls, Oxon. and others in their frivolous, scurillous and invective pamphlets.	Griffith, Hugh.	1661 (1661)	Wing M2260; ESTC R25739	18,624	30
A25576	An Answer to the Bishop of Rochester's second letter to the Earl of Dorset &c. by an English-man.	Englishman.; Charlton, Mr.	1689 (1689)	Wing A3390; ESTC R31265	19,150	70
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
A87750	A discovery of the arbitrary, tyrannicall, and illegall actions of some of the committee of the county of Lincoln, occasioned by a charge given to the grand jury at the Quarter Sessions of the peace held at Folkingham in the county aforesaid, upon the 5 of Octob. 1646. / By Edvvard King, of Marton in the county aforesaid Esquire, Justice of the Peace for that part of the county: wherein is set forth the exorbitancy of the said committee men, who transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, and broak the solemn vow, League and covenant; with severall warrants under their hands for the cleer and evident proof of the same.	King, Edward, of Marton, Lincolnshire.	1647 (1647)	Wing K492; Thomason E373_3; ESTC R201324	20,581	34
A45351	A sermon preach'd at the Castle of York to the condemned prisoners on Monday the 30th of March 1691 being the day before their execution : with an appendix which gives some account of them all, but more particularly of Mr. Edmund Robinson Clerk who was condemned and executed for high treason in counterfeiting the King's coyn / by George Halley.	Halley, George, 1655 or 6-1708.	1691 (1691)	Wing H455; ESTC R26651	21,825	37
A55936	The proceedings at the assizes holden at York, the 24th day of July, 1680, before ... Sir William Dolben ... and Sir Edward Atkyns ... then judges of assize for the northern circuit, against several prisoners then indicted for the horrid Popish Plot against the life of the King and for subversion of the government and Protestant religion : with an accompt at large of the arraignment of Sir Miles Stapleton ... , and of the tryal, condemnation and execution of Thomas Thwing for the same plot.	Thwing, Thomas, d. 1680.; England and Wales. Assizes (York)	1681 (1681)	Wing P3557; ESTC R24478	22,623	36
A78605	The charge of high treason, murders, oppressions, and other crimes, exhibited to the Parliament of Scotland against the Marquess of Argyle and his complices, January 23. 1661.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1661 (1661)	Wing C2056; Thomason E1083_1; ESTC R207960	22,777	33
B02289	A letter to a bishop concerning the present settlement and the new oaths	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.; Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing C5475; ESTC R203893	22,853	16
A34073	A letter to a bishop concerning the present settlement and the new oaths	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.; Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing C5476; ESTC R26622	23,004	40
A43548	The rebells catechism composed in an easy and familiar way to let them see the heinousness of their offence, the weakness of their strongest subterfuges, and to recal them to their duties both to God and man.	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1643 (1643)	Wing H1731A; ESTC R23968	23,896	33
A36630	His Majesties declaration defended in a letter to a friend being an answer to a seditious pamphlet, called A letter from a person of quality to his friend : concerning the kings late declaration touching the reasons which moved him to dissolve the two last parliaments at Westminster and Oxford.	Dryden, John, 1631-1700.	1681 (1681)	Wing D2286; ESTC R180	23,921	20
B21237	A review of the Observations upon some of His Majesties late answers and expresses written by A Gentleman of Quality.	Diggs, Dudley, 1613-1643.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1459	24,210	32
A96507	Truths triumph, or Treachery anatomized, being an impartiall discovery of the false, and treacherous information of M. Masterson, pretended minister of Christ at Shoreditch, against L.C.J. Lilburne, and I. Wildman, at the Lords Barre, January 18. 1647. concerning a meeting of severall honest men, in East Smithfield, Ian. 17. &c. In relation to which information, the said L.C. Lilburne stands committed to the Tower, and J. Wildman to the Fleet. With a true narrative of all the passages and discourses that passed at the said meeting, / as it was delivered at the Bar of the House of Commons, by J. Wildman, Ian. 19. 1647. Iohn VVildman.	Wildman, John, Sir, 1621?-1693.	1648 (1648)	Wing W2173; Thomason E520_33; ESTC R206186	24,304	20
A26140	A defence of the late Lord Russel's innocency by way of answer or confutation of a libellous pamphlet intituled, An antidote against poyson : with two letters of the author of this book, upon the subject of His Lordship's tryal : together with an argument in the great case concerning elections of members to Parliament, between Sr. Samuel Barnardiston bar. plaintiff, and Sr. Will. Soames, sheriff of Suffolk, defend., in the Court of Kings-Bench, in an action upon the case, and afterwards by error sued in the Exchequer-chamber / by Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath ...	Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709.	1689 (1689)	Wing A4136; ESTC R4958	24,651	29
A45585	An humble essay toward the settlement of peace and truth in the church, as a certain foundation of lasting union by Sir Edward Harley.	Harley, Edward, Sir, 1624-1700.	1681 (1681)	Wing H777; ESTC R11056	25,032	42
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
A91212	The Long Parliament tvvice defunct: or, An answer to a seditious pamphlet, intituled, The Long Parliament revived. Wherein the authors undeniable arguments are denied, examined, confuted: and the authority of this present Parliament asserted, vindicated. By a zealous yet moderate oppugner of the enemies of his prince and country.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669, attributed name.	1660 (1660)	Wing P4003; Thomason E1053_2; ESTC R203196	25,482	48
A54690	A plea for the pardoning part of the soveraignty of the kings of England	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2012; ESTC R9266	26,002	72
A25313	A præfatory discourse to a late pamphlet entituled, A memento for English Protestants, &c. being an answer to that part of the Compendium which reflects upon the Bishop of Lincoln's book : together with some occasional reflections on Mr. L'Estrange's writings.	Amy, S.	1681 (1681)	Wing A3032; ESTC R16932	26,021	36
A51586	Symplegades antrum, or The rumpant story impartially relating their tyrannical dealings, and clymacterical downfall. Together with a congratulation of his most sacred Majesty in his most happy reign. By John Mullinax Dr. in Physick.	Mullinax, John.	1660 (1660)	Wing M3058B; ESTC R213888	26,024	62
A39219	Eleventh collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England and Scotland		1689 (1689)	Wing E498; ESTC R1822	26,308	38