A37574
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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
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England and Wales.
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1664
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Wing E1090A; ESTC R224211
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B02945
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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.
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England and Wales. Parliament.
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1664
(1664)
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Wing E1090B; ESTC R176079
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1,201
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4
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A90156
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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.
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O'Neill, Phelim, Sir, 1604?-1653, attributed name.; R. P., Gent.
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1642
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Wing O344; Thomason E135_4
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1,758
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7
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A46880
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[The Manifesto of near 150 Knights and eminent merchants and citizens of London against the Jews now in England] [being a brief account of the Jews case (which is now become national) in relation to the customs, &c. / humbly presented to the King and Parliament by Samuel Hayne, Gent., sometime surveyor for the customs, and for the Act of Navigation in the counties of Devon and Cornwal]
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1697
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Wing J740; ESTC R31161
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1,911
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1
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A78976
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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.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
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1645
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Wing C2557; Thomason 669.f.9[47]; ESTC R212261
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2,239
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1
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A78977
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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.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
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1645
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Wing C2557A; ESTC R216302
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2,239
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6
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A65542
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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.
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E. W.
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1681
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Wing W15; ESTC R7028
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2,757
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A55697
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The Present convention a Parliament
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1689
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Wing P3240; ESTC R9004
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4
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A37576
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An act for the better preventing and suppressing of prophane swearing and cursing
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England and Wales.
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1650
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Wing E1097; ESTC R40493
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2,863
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1
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A61034
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The speech of a reverend bishop of the Church of England in defense of themselves and the government against the malicious libels of these times
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Reverend Bishop of the Church of England.
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1679
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Wing S4861; ESTC R10360
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3,336
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10
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A87539
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A short, sure, and conscientious expedient for agreement & peace. Tendred to the two Houses of Parliament: with an appeale to the Assembly of Divines; and an application to the people, and the Ministery of the Kingdome. / VVritten by D.J.
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Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.
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1648
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Wing J609; Thomason E456_3; ESTC R205038
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A91200
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A just and solemn protestation and remonstrance of the lord mayor, aldermen, sheriffs, common-councell-men, and other citizens and freemen of London against two late ordinances of the Lords and Commons that now sit, for the choosing of common-councell-men and other officers within the city and liberties thereof ... which ordinances bear date the 18, and 20 of December, 1648.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1648
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Wing P3989; ESTC R42518
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4,575
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A13054
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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
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Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
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1640
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STC 23346; ESTC S113495
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4,811
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1
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A78980
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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.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I),; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)
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1645
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Wing C2563; Thomason E309_13; ESTC R200415
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4,992
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8
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A91236
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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.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1654
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Wing P4024; Thomason E818_11; ESTC R207393
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5,207
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A65680
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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.
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Whitaker, Edward.
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1681
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Wing W1703; ESTC R8906
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5,298
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8
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A74332
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An act for the admitting of the six counties of North-Wales to a general composition for their delinquency. Die Veneris, 10 Augusti, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.; Laws, etc.
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England and Wales.
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1649
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Thomason E1060_54; ESTC R40224
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5,538
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12
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A93211
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A Short discourse shewing the great inconvenience of joyning the plantation charters with those of England in the General Act of restoration, and the necessity of having for them a particular act humbly offered to the Parliament on the occasion of that bill : wherein is contained a full answer to a late pamphlet intituled, New-England vindicated, &c. / by a true lover of his country, and a hearty wisher of the prosperity of the said plantations.
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1689
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Wing S3585; ESTC R42874
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A93489
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Some considerations humbly offered to the Parliament being a short discourse shewing the great inconvenience of joyning the plantation charters with those of England in the general act of restoration, and the necessity of having for them a particular act. Wherein is contained, a full answer to a late pamphlet intituled, New-England vindicated, &c. By a true lover of his country, and a hearty wisher of prosperity of the said plantations.
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1689
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Wing S4486H; ESTC R215635
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5,602
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6
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A96165
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Weighty queries relating to the past, present, and future state of Ireland calculated for the present and future benefit of that unhappy kingdom. And tendred to the serious consideration of all who are willing to be inform'd how it became unhappy, and how it may yet be made happy again to posterity.
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1691
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Wing W1258A; ESTC R230818
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A87524
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The armies indempnity.
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Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.
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1647
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Wing J584; Thomason E390_10; ESTC R201533
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5,622
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A65684
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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.
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Whitaker, Edward.
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1681
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Wing W1707; ESTC R9671
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5,695
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12
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A86142
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The heads of proposals, agreed on by his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Councell of the Armie. Tendred to the commissioners of Parliament residing with the Armie, to be by them presented to the Parliament. Containing their particular desires (in pursuance of their former declarations and papers) in order to the cleering and securing the rights and liberties of this kingdome, in the setling of a just and lasting peace therein; leaving the terms of peace for the kingdome of Scotland, to stand as in the late propositions of both kingdoms, unlesse that kingdome have agreed, or shall agree to any alteration. To which proposalls are added the explanations upon severall particulars therein agreed upon at the late generall Councell of the Army at Putney, on Thursday Septemb. 16. 1647. In answer to certaine queres thereupon made by the commissioners of Parliament residing with the Army. By the appointment of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Generall Councell of his Armie. Signed, Jo. Rushworth, Secretarie.
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England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
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1647
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Wing H1285; Thomason E408_8; ESTC R202597
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6,681
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A47475
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The King's power in ecclesiastical matters truly stated
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1688
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Wing K605; ESTC R30485
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6,852
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A87523
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An apology for the army, touching the eight quære's upon the late declarations and letters from the army, touching sedition falsly charged upon them. Wherein those quæres are resolved, and thereby the present proceedings of the army are proved to be legall, just & honorable. By David Jenkins, prisoner in the Tower of London.
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Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.
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1647
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Wing J582; Thomason E396_18; ESTC R201654
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7,036
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12
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A67357
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A vindication of the King· With some observations upon the two Houses. By a true sonne of the Church of England, and a lover of his countryes liberty.
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Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.
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1642
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Wing W533D; ESTC R203883
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7,609
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10
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A57326
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The rights of the city farther unfolded and the manifold miscarriages of my Lord Mayor, as well as the punishments he hath rendred himself obnoxious unto, for his misbehaviour in relation to the present election of sheriffs, display'd and laid open.
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1682
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Wing R1516; ESTC R22269
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7,631
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A97037
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A vindication of the King, with some observations upon the two Houses: by a true son of the Church of England, and a lover of his countries liberty.
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Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.
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1642
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Wing W533C; Thomason E118_3; ESTC R22675
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7,649
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15
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A35644
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The case of Sir Edward Hales, Baronet being an exact account of the tryal upon an action of 500 pound brought against him, with his plea thereto, upon the King's dispensing with the Stat. 25. Car. II and the opinion of the judges thereupon.
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Hales, Edward, Sir, d. 1695, defendant.
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1689
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Wing C993; ESTC R8988
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8,238
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A84656
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A declaration from His Excellencie Sr. Thomas Fairfax, and his Councell of Warre. Concerning their proceeding in the proposalls, prepared and agreed on by the Councell of the Armie, to be tendred to the Commissioners of Parliament, residing in the Army, and with them to be treated on by the Commissioners of the Army. Together with the heads of the said proposalls, containing the particulars of their desires, in pursuance of their former declarations and papers, in order to the clearing, and securing of the rights, and liberties of the kingdome, and the setling of a just and lasting peace. To which are added some further particular desires, for the removing, and redressing of divers present pressing grievances, being also comprised in, or in necessarie pursuance of their former representations and papers appointed to be treated upon.
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England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
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1647
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Wing F139A; Thomason E401_4; ESTC R201772
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8,728
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A70545
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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.
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Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2.
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1681
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Wing L693; ESTC R9
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8,773
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A39845
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A declaration from his excellencie Sir Thomas Fairfax, and his councell of warre concerning their proceedings in the proposalls prepared and agreed on by the councel of the Army, to be tendred to the Commissioners of Parliament residing in the Army, and with them to be treated on by the Commissioners of the Army : together with the heads of the said proposalls, containing the particulars of their desires, in pursuance of their former declarations and papers, in order to the clearing and securing of the rights and liberties of the kingdome, and the settling of a just and lasting peace : to which are added, some further particular desires, for the removing and redressing of divers present pressing grievances, being also comprised in, or in necessary pursuance of their former representation and papers appointed to be treated on.
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Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.
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1647
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Wing F139; ESTC R3200
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A78469
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Certain desires for the settlement and improving of ministers meanes. In two letters: the first, resolving how ministers meanes should be raised, whether by tythes, the peoples benevolencie, or a certain set stypeud [sic] from the publike. The second, shewing how ministers meanes might be leavied, and gathered without any trouble or charge to them, equally distributed to their and the peoples content, & much improved without any wrong or injustice done to any. Published for the common good.
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1646
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Wing C1699; Thomason E357_1; ESTC R201143
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9,186
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16
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A77411
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A brief collection of some memorandums: or, Things humbly offered to the consideration of the members of the great convention and of the succeeding Parliament.
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1689
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Wing B4555A; ESTC R173274
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9,364
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A68712
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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
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Scotland. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649. Explanation of the meaning of the Oath and the Covenant. aut
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1639
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STC 22001.5; ESTC S100073
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B04980
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A representation to the High Court of Parliament, of some of the most palpable grievances in the Colledge of Justice, (both as to its constitution and administration) and several members thereof.
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1689
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Wing R1109B; ESTC R182675
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9,853
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13
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A65033
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A vindication of the King with some observations upon the two houses / by a true son of the Church of England, and a lover of his countries liberty. Together with the resolution of Wiltshire, and the petition of the gentlemen of the foure Innes of Court,
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Waller, Edmund, 1606-1687.
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1642
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Wing V507; ESTC R186188
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10,242
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B03316
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The several statutes in force for the observation of Lent: and fish-dayes, at all other times of the year With full and ready notes in the margent, shewing the effect in brief. / Published by a well-wisher to peace, for the information of all persons subject to the violation of the said laws.
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England and Wales. Parliament.
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1661
(1661)
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Wing E923C; ESTC R207986
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10,809
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15
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A46377
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A just and modest vindication of His Royal Highness the Duke of York in observations upon a late revived pamphlet, intituled, A word without doors, wherein the reasons and arguments of that author, are considered and examined.
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1680
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Wing J1222; ESTC R16770
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11,050
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16
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A75396
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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.
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1688
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Wing A3275; ESTC R230112
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11,228
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A74040
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Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethe At the parliament begonne at Westmynster, the xxiii. of January in the fyrste yeare of the reigne of oure Soueraigne Ladye, Elizabeth by the grace of God, of England, Fraunce and Ireland, Quene, defendoure of the faithe, [et]c. And there proroged tyll the. xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued vntill the dissolution of the same, beyng the eyght day of May, then nexte ensuynge, were enacted as foloweth.; Public General Acts. 1559-1560. 1 Elizabeth I
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
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1559
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STC 9459; ESTC S124846
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11,386
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16
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A33897
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Animadversions upon the modern explanation of II Hen. 7. cap. I, or, A King de facto
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Collier, Jeremy, 1650-1726.
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1689
(1689)
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Wing C5241; ESTC R6488
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11,433
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10
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A54229
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A third letter from a gentleman in the country, to his friends in London, upon the subject of the penal laws and tests
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Penn, William, 1644-1718.
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1687
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Wing P1381; ESTC R5099
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11,475
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20
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B01385
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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.
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1688
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Wing A3275A; ESTC R224289
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11,692
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A77534
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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.
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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.
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1645
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Wing B4785; Thomason E300_8; ESTC R200255
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11,715
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16
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A43990
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An historical narration concerning heresie and the punishment thereof by Thomas Hobbes.
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Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.
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1680
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Wing H2238; ESTC R30774
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11,947
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20
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A42360
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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.
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Guthrie, James, 1612?-1661.
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1661
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Wing G2267A; ESTC R12166
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12,150
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A88421
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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.
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Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.
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1670
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Wing L2801; ESTC R3063
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12,344
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A37543
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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 ...
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H. E.
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1664
(1664)
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Wing E10; ESTC R23241
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12,624
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15
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A63246
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The speech of Charles Trinder, recorder of Gloucester at his entrance upon that office, January the 8th, 1687/8.
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Trinder, Charles.
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1688
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Wing T2283; ESTC R37902
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12,670
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19
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A94235
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A scandalous, libellous, and seditious pamphlet entituled, The valley of Baca: or, The armies interest pleaded, the purchasors seconded, the danger of the nation demonstrated in 34 quæries, answered. And the present state of affaires briefly vindicated. By a true lover to the peace and wellfare of his countrey.
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1660
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Wing S815; Thomason E1034_16; ESTC R203483
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12,863
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16
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A44949
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Humanum est errare, or, False steps on both sides
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1689
(1689)
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Wing H3364; ESTC R26810
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12,889
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12
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A64358
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A discourse concerning the Ecclesiastical Commission, open'd in the Jerusalem-Chamber, October the 10th, 1689
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Tenison, Thomas, 1636-1715.; England and Wales. Act concerning the submission of the clergy to the King's Majesty.
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1689
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Wing T697; ESTC R1306
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13,324
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A31499
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Certaine observations upon the tryall of Leiut. Col. John Lilburne
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Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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1649
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Wing C1715; ESTC R12622
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13,558
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20
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A91147
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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.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Hewit, John, 1614-1658.
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1659
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Wing P3900; Thomason E974_2; ESTC R205170
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13,713
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A26384
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An address given in to the late King James, by the titular Archbishop of Dublin from the General meeting of the Romish bishops and clergy of Ireland, held in May last, by that Kings order : wherein several things relating to the popish designs upon these three kingdoms are discovered : the original whereof was found in the late King James closet, in the Castle of Dublin, at his leaving that city and the copy whereof was found in the titular Archbishop's : lodgings : now published with reflection on each paragraph.
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Russell, Patrick, 1629-1692.
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1690
(1690)
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Wing A542; ESTC R216298
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14,129
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36
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A90228
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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.
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Overton, Richard, fl. 1646.
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1646
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Wing O622; Thomason E356_14; ESTC R201139
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A44189
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The Long Parliament dissolved
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Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
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1676
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Wing H2463; ESTC R7214
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A38407
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Englands monarch, or, A conviction and refutation by the common law, of those false principles and insinuating flatteries of Albericus delivered by way of disputation, and after published, and dedicated to our dread soveraigne King James, in which he laboureth to prove by the civill law, our prince to be an absolute monarch and to have a free and arbitrary power over the lives and estates of his people : together with a generall confutation (and that grounded upon certaine principles taken by some of their owne profession) of all absolute monarchy.
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1644
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Wing E2997; ESTC R10980
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A88235
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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.
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Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.
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1653
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Wing L2160; Thomason E703_12*; ESTC R202744
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A55894
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A seasonable question, and an usefull answer, contained in an exchange of a letter between a Parliament-man in Cornwell, and a bencher of the Temple, London
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Parliament-man in Cornwall.; H. P., Bencher of the Temple.
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1676
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Wing P35; ESTC R5471
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A44192
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Some considerations upon the question, whether the Parliament is dissolved by it's prorogation for 15 months?
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Carey, Nicholas.; Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.
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1676
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Wing H2467; ESTC R3362
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A36519
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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.
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Drake, William, Sir.
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1661
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Wing D2137; ESTC R30130
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A81226
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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.
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J. B. C.
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1648
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Wing C79A; Thomason E525_19; ESTC R205654
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A61505
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James Stewart's answer to a letter writ by Mijn Heer Fagel, pensioner to the states of Holland & Wes Friesland concerning the repeal of the penal laws and tests.; Answer to a letter writ by Mijn Heer Fagel
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Stewart, James, Sir, 1635-1713.
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1688
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Wing S5533; ESTC R5013
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A60930
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A candle lighted at a coal from the altar whereby the King and rulers of this nation with the people of this present age may see the stone on which many have stumbled, and the rock which hath broken to pieces unfaithful men once in authority, who instead of protecting, did persecute the people of God, when they had the high places of the earth in possession, and that these present rulers may take warning betimes, least they stumble at the same rock, and while they have opportunity they may rather become as nursing-fathers to the flock of God within these dominions, by giving due encouragement to tender consciences, and men fearing God as in matters of religion / and this is directed unto you by a subject of the King of Righteousness, Tho. Salthouse.
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Salthouse, Thomas, 1630-1691.
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1660
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Wing S471; ESTC R13989
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A40421
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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.
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1690
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Wing F2125; ESTC R24341
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A45914
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An Enquiry, or, A discourse between a yeoman of Kent and a knight of a shire upon the prorogation of the Parliament to the second of May 1693
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1693
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Wing I220; ESTC R11876
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A57415
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A whip for the marshalls court and their officers the petition of Robert Robins gent. to the House of Commons against the abuses practised in the marshalls court, and a discovery of the jurisdiction and priviledge of that court, with some of the particular greevances the subjects suffer under the pretended authority threof ... written for the releife and redresse of all that have, or hereafter shall be arrested or wronged there : with directions where to repaire for advice and assistance therein, and how and where to get restitution for the same / by Ro. Robins.
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Robins, Robert.
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1648
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Wing R1646A; ESTC R25102
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A39441
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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.
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England and Wales. Laws, etc.
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1661
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Wing E860; ESTC R6329
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A63896
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Addenda & mvtanda, in the late defence of the marriage of an uncle with his niece being the daughter of the half-brother by the father's side / by the author of that defence.
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Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.
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1686
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Wing T3298; ESTC R6190
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51
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A38873
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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
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Compton, Henry, 1632-1713.; England and Wales. Ecclesiastical Commission (1686)
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1688
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Wing E3591; ESTC R5368
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A75428
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An ansvver to the chief, or materiall heads & passages of the late declaration, called, The declaration of the kingdome of Scotland and ansvver to the commissioners to both Houses of Parliament, upon the new propositions of peace, and the foure bills. Imprimatur, Gilb. Mabbot.
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1648
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Wing A3398; Thomason E421_32; ESTC R204779
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A91250
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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.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1649
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Wing P4043; Thomason E558_5; ESTC R203281
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A88083
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Erastus Junior. Or, A fatal blovv to the clergies pretensions to divine right. In a solid demonstration, by principles, forms of ordination, canon-laws, acts and ordinances of Parliament, and other publique acts, instruments, records, and proceedings, owned by themselves, that no bishop, nor minister, (prelatical, or Presbyterian) nor presbytery (classical, or national) hath any right or authority to preach, ... in this nation, from Christ, but onely from the Parliament. In two parts: the one demonstrating it to an episcopal, the other to a Presbyterian minister. By Josiah Web, Gent. a serious detester of the dregs of the Antichristian hierarchy yet remaining among us.
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Lewgar, John, 1602-1665.
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1660
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Wing L1831; Thomason E1010_11; ESTC R202720
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A53894
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No necessity of reformation of the publick doctrine of the Church of England. By John Pearson, D.D.
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Pearson, John, 1613-1686.
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1660
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Wing P1001; ESTC R202284
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A46947
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An essay concerning Parliaments at a certainty, or, The kalends of May by Samvel Johnson.
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Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.
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1693
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Wing J826; ESTC R11823
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A91218
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Minors no senators. Or A briefe discourse, proving, that infants under the age of 21. yeares, are uncapable, in point of law, of being members of Parliament, and that the elections of any such are meere nullities; yea, injurious, prejuditiall, dishonourable to the whole Parliament and Kingdome, in sundry respects. / Written by a common-lawyer (a true lover of his country, and honourer of the Parliament) to a friend and client of his, for his private satisfaction, and published for the common-good.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1646
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Wing P4008; Thomason E506_33; ESTC R205590
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20,692
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A65679
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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.
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Whitaker, Edward.
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1681
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Wing W1702; ESTC R30190
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A38384
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Englands concern in the case of His R.H.
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1680
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Wing E2953; ESTC R4819
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A08939
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The case of shipmony briefly discoursed, according to the grounds of law, policie, and conscience and most humbly presented to the censure and correction of the High Court of Parliament, Nov. 3. 1640.
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Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.
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1640
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STC 19216; ESTC S114002
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A91205
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A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment. Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. / By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1656
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Wing P3994; Thomason E495_1; ESTC R203242
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A43627
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The lay-clergy, or, The lay-elder in a short essay in answer to this query : whether it be lawful for persons in holy orders to exercise temporal offices, honours, jurisdictions and authorities : with arguments and objections on both sides, poyz'd and indifferently weigh'd / by Edm. Hickeringil ...
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Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.
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1695
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Wing H1818; ESTC R10850
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A91210
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The Levellers levelled to the very ground. Wherein this dangerous seditious opinion and design of some of them; that it is necessary, decent, and expedient, now to reduce the House of Peeres, and bring down the Lords into the Commons House, to sit and vote together with them, as one House. And the false absurd, grounds whereon they build this paradox, are briefly examined, refuted, and laid in the dust. / By William Prynne, Esquire.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1648
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Wing P4001; Thomason E428_7; ESTC R20341
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A61424
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A caveat against flattery, and profanation of sacred things to secular ends upon sight of the order of the convention for the thanksgiving, and consideration of the misgovernment and misfortunes of the last race of kings of this nation.
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Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.
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1689
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Wing S5424; ESTC R184625
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A91168
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A declaration and protestation against the illegal, detestable, oft-condemned, new tax and extortion of excise in general; and for hops (a native incertain commodity) in particular. By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esq;
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1654
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Wing P3936; Thomason E813_16; ESTC R203225
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A33738
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Animadversions on a late paper entituled, A letter to a dissenter upon occasion of His Majesties late gracious declaration of indulgence by H.C.
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Care, Henry, 1646-1688.
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1687
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Wing C505; ESTC R224285
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24,327
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B03896
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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
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Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.
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1647
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Wing J610; ESTC R178974
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25,096
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A56177
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A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish-churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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1656
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Wing P3995; ESTC R219602
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A50967
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The minister's reasons for his not reading the kings declaration, friendly debated by a dissenter.
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Dissenter.
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1688
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Wing M2195; ESTC R10242
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25,456
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24
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A41294
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A Fifth collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England
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1688
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Wing F889; ESTC R12341
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25,667
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34
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A63921
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Two discourses introductory to a disquisition demonstrating the unlawfulness of the marriage of cousin Germans, from law, reason, Scripture, and antiquity by John Turner ...
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Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.
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1682
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Wing T3319; ESTC R11417
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26,430
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68
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A92525
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The ansvver of the Commissioners of the kingdome of Scotland, to both Houses of Parliament, upon the new propositions of peace, and the foure bills to be sent to his Majestie.
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Scotland. Parliament.
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1647
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Wing S1180; Thomason E421_2; ESTC R203503
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26,529
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A60879
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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.
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Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.
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1681
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Wing S4638; ESTC R11938
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A26419
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The admonisher admonished in, a modest and impartial narrative of the proceedings of the ecclesiastical court, against James Jones citizen of London, of the parish of St. Bartholomew Exchange : being a true account of matter of fact, from his citation to Doctors Commons, to their taking out the writ of excommunicato capiendo against him : and also an account of the several ways made use of for the taking off the said writ : with useful observations upon several particular passages and statutes : dedicated to the worshipful Doctor Pinfold.
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1683
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Wing A591; ESTC R11117
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28,325
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A59298
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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.
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Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.
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1681
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Wing S2670; ESTC R10639
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28,586
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24
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A87143
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Peace and not warre: or The moderator. Truly, but yet plainly, stating the case of the Common-VVealth, as to several of the considerable councils & transactions from the year 1636. to 1659. By John Harris, Gent. An affectionate lover of his countryes peace.
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Harris, John, Gent.
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1659
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Wing H859; Thomason E1000_25; ESTC R202581
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28,992
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53
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A94265
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Syllogologia; or, An historical discourse of parliaments in their originall before the Conquest, and continuance since. Together with the originall growth, and continuance, of these courts following, viz. [brace] High Court of Chancery, Upper Bench, Common-Pleas, Exchequer, Dutchy, and other inferiour courts now in use in this Commonwealth.
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J. S.
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1656
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Wing S93; Thomason E1646_1; ESTC R203463
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88
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A62025
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Reasons of the present judgement of the Vniversity of Oxford concerning The Solemne League and Covenant, The Negative Oath, The Ordinances concerning discipline and vvorship : approved by generall consent in a full convocation, 1, Jun. 1647, and presented to consideration.; Judicium Universitatis Oxoniensis. English
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Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.; Zouch, Richard, 1590-1661.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.; University of Oxford.
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1647
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Wing S624; ESTC R183228
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29,783
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A85485
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The progresse of divine providence, set out in a sermon preached in the Abbey Church of Westminster before the house of Peers, on the 24th of September, 1645. being the day of their monethly fast. / By William Gouge, one of the members of the Assembly.
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Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
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1645
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Wing G1393; Thomason E302_25; ESTC R200284
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30,328
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48
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