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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53027	Acts made the 5th Assembly, 4th session beginning the 15th day of October and ending the 3d day of November following, Anno regni Regis Guielmi Tirtia Anglia, Scotiae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Octavo.; Laws, etc.	New York (State)	1696 (1696)	Wing N826; ESTC R24088	5,843	6
A37547	An act for confirming and establishing the administration of the goods and chattels of Sir William Godolphin, Knight, deceased	England and Wales.	1700 (1700)	Wing E1007; ESTC R25053	5,881	6
A83332	An ordinance or declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the encouragement of adventurers to make new subscriptions for townes, cities, and lands in Ireland. Having taken into their serious consideration the sad condition of that realm, and of what ill consequence the losse of that kingdome would be to this both in respect of religion and otherwise. Die Veneris. 14 Julii. 1643. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance or declaration shall be forthwith printed and published. I Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2114; Thomason E60_15	5,918	12
B09014	An act for confirming and establishing the administration of the goods and chattels of Sir William Godolphin, Knight, deceased	England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1698 (1698)	Wing E1006A; ESTC R176620	5,946	4
A74314	An Act for providing maintenance for preaching-ministers, and other pious uses. Die Veneris, 8 Junii, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_36; ESTC R208611	6,066	15
A74443	An additional act for sale of the fee-farm rents· Thursday the third of June, 1652. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1061_68; ESTC R209341	6,156	14
A74355	An act for the better ordering and managing the estates of papists & delinquents. Die Veneris, 25 Januarii, 1649. Ordered by the Parliament, that John Field printer, nominated by Mr. Speaker, be joyned with Mr. Husbands stationer, in printing the Act for the better ordering and managing the estates of papists and delinquents, and all other acts and proceedings in Parliament; and that his name be used in printing of the said act, and all other acts and proceedings: and that the said John Field have equal benefit in printing accordingly. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1060_78; ESTC R208802	6,260	15
A76050	All the transactions between the noblemen and gentlemen now in arms for the covenant, and the officers and soldiers now in arms by authority of the Parliament of the kingdom of Scotland. Together with several orders made by the Committee of Estates in that kingdom, against all that have acted in the late unlawful engagement against the kingdom of England. Signed by command of the commissioners for the treaty, Mr. Tho: Henderson.	Scotland. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing A948; Thomason E468_1; ESTC R14159	6,380	16
A82505	An aditionall ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, for the better taking and expediting the accompts of the whole kingdome. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge. Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1645 (1645)	Wing E1177; Thomason E290_14; ESTC R200139	6,558	15
A38438	England's standard, to which all the lovers of a just and speedy settlement, by a safe parliamentary authority, in city, country and army, are desired to repair, or, A remonstrance of the lovers of the commonwealth, inhabitants of Hampshire delivered to the council of the officers of the army, November 21, 1659.		1659 (1659)	Wing E3054; ESTC R2689	6,566	9
A74449	An act for several lands and estates forfeited to the Commonvvealth for treason, appointed to be sold for the use of the Navy. Wednesday, 4th August, 1652. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1061_73; ESTC R209352	6,681	15
A37965	An ordinance for the continuance and maintenance of the alms-houses & alms-men called Poor Knights, and other charitable and pious uses, whereof the late dean and canons of Windsor were feoffees in trust	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing E1960; ESTC R19579	6,702	16
A74572	An ordinance for the continuance and maintenance of the alms-houses & alms-men called Poor Knights, and other charitable and pious uses, whereof the late dean and canons of Windsor were feoffees in trust.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut	1655 (1655)	Thomason E1064_50; ESTC R19579	6,704	15
A45991	An act to prevent frauds by clandestine mortgages ; An act for the more easy obtaining partitions of lands in coparcenary joyn-tenancy, and tenancy in common, and bounding and mearing of lands	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I325; ESTC R39292	6,771	15
A82433	An act for the better and more easie rebuilding the town of Northampton; Public General Acts. 1675. 27 Car.II.stat.2.c.1	England and Wales.	1675 (1675)	Wing E1093A; ESTC R228855	6,779	16
A47475	The King's power in ecclesiastical matters truly stated		1688 (1688)	Wing K605; ESTC R30485	6,852	12
A22005	Iames by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and Ireland ... whereas diuers great deceipts and abuses tending not only to the preiudice of vs in our customes and other duties, but also to the great deceipt ... of many of our louing subiects are dayly practised ... by persons using or exercising the art, misterie, and trade of dying and colouring of woolles ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1604 (1604)	STC 8358; ESTC S3804	6,933	1
A74385	An act for the further explanation of the former act, entituled, An act for selling the fee-farm rents belonging to the Commonwealth of England, fomerly payable to the crown of England, dutchy of Lancaster, and dutchy of Cornwal. Die Martis, 13€ Augusti, 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1061_15; ESTC R209248	6,956	14
B12627	The Kynges Maiesties free and most general pardon.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1547-1553 : Edward VI).; Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.	1549 (1549)	STC 7819.10; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Harl.7614[198]	7,163	9
A45979	An act for the better securing the government by disarming papists	Ireland.	1695 (1695)	Wing I312; ESTC R475577	7,177	16
A74554	An ordinance for sale of four forrests or chases reserved for collateral securitie to the souldiers.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut	1654 (1654)	Thomason E1064_34; ESTC R210344	7,265	16
A37577	An Act for the better propagation and preaching of the Gospel in VVales, and redress of some grievances. Die Veneris, 22. Februarii, 1649. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Scobel, Cleric. Parliamenti.; Public General Acts. 1650-02-22.	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Wing E1099; ESTC R210495	7,482	24
A82383	Anno regni Gulielmi III. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, septimo & octavo. At the parliament begun at Westminster the two and twentieth day of November, anno Dom. 1695 In the seventh year of the reign of our sovereign lord William the third, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.; Public General Acts. 1695-1696 7 & 8 Gul.III.c.32	England and Wales.	1696 (1696)	Wing E1033D; ESTC R232779	7,996	11
A74352	Die Veneris, 21 Decemb. 1649. The rates of the excize or new-impost, set and imposed by Parliament on the several commodities imported, hereafter mentioned, to be paid and collected from the 21 day of December, 1649.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_75; ESTC R208791; ESTC R208793	8,010	12
A48997	Commune Concilium tentum in Camera Guildhall civitas London, die Jovis, quinto die Septembris, anno Dom. 1672 ... an Act for the Settlement and Well Ordering of Several Publick Markets within the City of London.; Act for the Settlement and Well Ordering of Several Publick Markets within the City of London	City of London (England).	1671 (1671)	Wing L2854I; ESTC R39347	8,253	4
A37642	Anno Regni Caroli Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo septimo, at the Parliament begun at Westminster the third day of November, Anno Dom. 1640 in the 16. year of the reign of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lord, Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1641 (1641)	Wing E1246; ESTC R5264	8,420	13
A23077	An act for the preventing of inconveniences hapning by the long intermission of Parliaments	England and Wales.	1640 (1640)	STC 9510.7; ESTC S4260	8,741	17
A45984	An act for the more easy, and speedy securing, and recovery of small debts	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I317; ESTC R39289	9,074	19
A58452	A relation of the proceedings at Charter-House, upon occasion of King James the II, his presenting a Papist to be admitted into that hospital, in vertue of His letters dispensatory		1689 (1689)	Wing R857; ESTC R9649	9,340	17
A37588	Anno regni Caroli regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo septimo at the Parliament begun at Westminster the third day of November, anno Dom. 1640 ... : an act for the speedie and effectuall reducing of the rebells in His Majesties kingdom of Ireland to their due obedience to His Majestie and the Crown of England.	England and Wales.	1641 (1641)	Wing E1127; ESTC R41133	9,354	15
A68712	His Majesties proclamation in Scotland: with an explanation of the meaning of the Oath and Covenant. By the Lord Marquesse, his Majesties high commissioner. Set forth by the Kings speciall licence; Proclamations. 1638-12-08	Scotland. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649. Explanation of the meaning of the Oath and the Covenant. aut	1639 (1639)	STC 22001.5; ESTC S100073	9,413	23
A74085	An act for sale of the goods and personal estate of the late King, Queen & Prince. Vicesimo sexto Junii, 1649. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliament'.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_44; ESTC R10874	9,452	16
A45990	An act to hinder the reversal of several outlawries and attainders and to prevent the return of subjects of this kingdom, who have gone into the dominions of the French King in Europe.	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I324; ESTC R39291	9,800	20
A38035	The Parliaments answer to the armies proposals, or, A true extract of the iurnalls in Parliament so far as they relate unto the petition and proposals of the Army and present distempers		1659 (1659)	Wing E2128; ESTC R29762	9,868	18
A53030	An act for the better enabling the executors of Thomas Lloyd Esq., deceased, for selling of land for the payment of debts and portions settled by the said Thomas Lloyd and Patience his wife upon her children by her former husband Robert Story, deceased	New York (State)	1696 (1696)	Wing N829; ESTC W16333	9,961	10
A91033	The Prisoners remonstrance: or, The desires and proposals of such prisoners as are willing to pay their just debts. Also, a copy of their petition to the Lord Protector: together with his gracious answer and reference to the Councel. Also an ordinance thereupon, for the suspending the Act for relief of creditors and poor prisoners, till the 20th of this instant April. With divers other remarkable passages fit for all mens views, especially for creditors or debtors, or such who are up on their interest concerned.		1654 (1654)	Wing P3520; Thomason E733_3; ESTC R206897	10,096	16
B09027	An act for the assuring, confirming and setling of lands and estates in Ireland at the Parliament begun at Westminster, the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Laws, statues, etc.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1091A; ESTC R175030	10,693	23
B03316	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.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1661 (1661)	Wing E923C; ESTC R207986	10,809	15
A82587	A declaration and ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the seizing and sequestring of the estates, both reall and personall, of certain kinds of notorious delinquents, to the use, and for the maintaining of the army raised by the Parliament, and such other uses as shall be directed by both Houses of Parliament, for the benefit of the Common-wealth. / Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. ; Jo. Brown, cler. Parliamentorum. ; Hen. Elsynge, cler. Parl. d. Comm.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Browne, John, ca. 1608-1691.; Elsynge, Henry, 1598-1654.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1301A; ESTC R176621	10,858	22
A52199	Acts and laws, passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England begun at Boston, the eighth day of November, 1693, and continued by adjournment unto Wednesday the fourteenth day of February following : being the second sessions.; Laws, etc.	Massachusetts.	1694 (1694)	Wing M954A; ESTC R15931	10,868	14
A82589	A declaration and ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the seizing and sequestring of the estates, both reall and personall, of certaine kinds of notorious delinquents, to the use, and for the maintaining of the army raised by the Parliament; and such other uses as shall be directed by both houses of Parliament, for the benefit of the Common-wealth. With the names of the committees who are employed in the severall counties of this kingdome, for the execution of this ordinance. Ordered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Jo. Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.; Proceedings. 1643-04-01	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1302A; ESTC R227598	10,984	16
B14599	Anno. IIII. Henrici octaui. These be the statutes established in diuerse Parliamentes for the mistery of ye pewterers of London and concerninge the searche of pewter, brasse, and vntrue beames [and] weightes, [and] for deceiuable hawkers, with diverse other orders [and] redresses to be had in the saide mystery, with the renewinge [and?] confirminge of the same statutes.; Public General Acts. Selections: Pewterers.	England and Wales.; Elyot, Thomas, Maister.; Nogey, Thomas.; Hawke, Thomas.	1589 (1589)	STC 16782; ESTC S100296	11,299	24
A06312	Anno quarto Henrici octaui. These be the statutes established in diuers Parlyaments, for the mistery of the pewterers of London and concerning the search of pewter, brasse, and vntrue beames and weights, and for deceiuable hawkers, with diuers other orders and redresses to be had in the sayd mystery, with the renewing and confirming of the same statutes,; Public General Acts. Selections: Pewterers.	England and Wales.; Wood, Thomas, fl. 1593.; Mayor, William.; Hyll, Walter.	1593 (1593)	STC 16783; ESTC S107729	11,348	24
B09030	Anno Regni Caroli II regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, vicesimo secundo & vicesimo tertio at the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, Anno Dom. 1661. In the thirteenth year of the regin of our most gracious sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King, defender of the faith, &c., and there continued by several prorogations, to the fourteenth day of February 1669/70, and thence continued to the 22th of April 1671 on which day the said Parliament was prorogued to the 16th day of April which shall be in the year 1672.	England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1690 (1690)	Wing E1120A; ESTC R175040	11,659	17
A33926	The legality of the court held by His Majesties ecclesiastical commissioners defended their proceedings no argument against the taking off penal laws & tests.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1688 (1688)	Wing C527; ESTC R23058	12,362	42
A90077	Newes from Guild-Hall. Or, A premonition to the citizens of London.		1650 (1650)	Wing N961; Thomason E620_5; ESTC R203056	12,645	12
A37590	An act for the uniformity of publick prayers and administration of sacraments and other rites and ceremonies and for establishing the form of making, ordaining and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons in the Church of England.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1662 (1662)	Wing E1136; ESTC R29994	13,269	17
B20625	The many sufferings of an undone gentleman and his family here truly remonstrated to publick commiseration.	Conningsby, Thomas, 1591-1654.	1648 (1648)	Wing C5878A	13,421	16
A49006	An act of Common Council for regulating the election of sheriffs and for repealing the treasonable and disloyal acts and proceedings of that court in the time of the late rebellion	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1683 (1683)	Wing L2858; ESTC R919	14,193	20
A83529	Two acts of Parliament, the one for the preventing of the inconveniences happening by the long intermission of Parliament. : And the other for regulating of the Privie Councell, and for taking away the court, commonly called, The Star-Chamber.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1640 (1640)	Wing E2382C; ESTC R230802	14,291	17
A74017	Anno tertio Henrici Octavi The kynge our soueraygne lorde Henry the eyght ...; Laws, etc.	England.	1563 (1563)	STC 9362.1; ESTC S121528	14,385	16
A40696	A brief discovery of the true mother of the pretended Prince of Wales, known by the name of Mary Grey to which is added a further discovery of the late conspiracy against His Majesties sacred person and government, &c., and deposed to a committee of Parliament / by William Fuller, Gent. ...	Fuller, William, 1670-1717?	1696 (1696)	Wing F2479; ESTC R18305	15,098	76
A92565	The last declarations of the Committee of Estates now assembled in Scotland, concerning their proceedings in opposition to the late unlawfull engagement against England. Together with the articles agreed upon by the commissioners appointed by the noblemen, gentlemen, and burgesses who protested against the late engagement. And the answer thereunto.	Scotland. Convention of Estates.; Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Scotland. Parliament.	1648 (1648)	Wing S1248; Thomason E468_8; ESTC R203717	15,102	24
A11686	A declaration of the iust causes of his Maiesties proceeding against those ministers, who are now lying in prison, attainted of high treason. Set foorth by his Maiesties Counsell of his kingdome of Scotland	Scotland. Privy Council.; Haddington, Thomas Hamilton, Earl of, 1563-1637, attributed name.	1606 (1606)	STC 21961; ESTC S116870	15,319	48
A11764	The declinator and protestation of the archbishops and bishops, of the Church of Scotland, and others their adherents within that kingdome against the pretended generall Assembly holden at Glasgow Novemb. 21. 1638.	Episcopal Church in Scotland.; Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639.	1639 (1639)	STC 22058; ESTC S116980	15,559	36
A47466	King William's toleration being an explanation of that liberty of religion, which may be expected from His Majesty's declaration, with a bill for comprehension & indulgence, drawn up in order to an act of Parliament.	William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Nottingham, Heneage Finch, Earl of, 1621-1682.	1689 (1689)	Wing K580; ESTC R22778	16,192	20
A36519	The Long Parliament revived, or, An act for continuation, and the not dissolving the Long parliament (call'd by King Charles the First in the year 1640) but by an act of Parliament with undeniable reasons deduced from the said act to prove that that Parliament is not yet dissolved ; also Mr. William Prin his five arguments fully answered, whereby he endeavours to prove it to be dissolved by the Kings death &c. / by Tho. Phillips.	Drake, William, Sir.	1661 (1661)	Wing D2137; ESTC R30130	16,499	26
B09033	Anno Regni Caroli II. Regis Scotiæ Angliæ Franciæ & Hiberniæ duodecimo at the Parliament begun at Westminster, the five and twentieth day of April, Anno Dom. 1660, in the twelfth year of the reign of our most Gracious Soveraign Lord Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c.	England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II).	1660 (1660)	Wing E1144B; ESTC R175044	16,585	17
A37593	Anno regni Caroli II, regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, duodecimo at the Parliament begun at Westminster, the five and twentieth day of April Anno Dom. 1660, in the twelfth year of the reign of our most gracious soveraign lord Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland King, defender of the faith, &c.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1660 (1660)	Wing E1144; ESTC R475135	16,590	14
B06366	Unto his Grace their Majesties High Commissioner and the right honourable the Estates of Parliament information for Alexander Monro of Bear-Crofts.	Monroe, Alexander, fl. 1691.	1691 (1691)	Wing U100E; ESTC R185883	16,879	12
A40421	Freedom of elections to Parliament, a fundamental law and liberty of the English subject and some presidents shewing the power of the House of Commons to inflict punishments on those who have been guitly [sic] of misdemeanours either in elections or returns : in a letter to a member of Parliament.		1690 (1690)	Wing F2125; ESTC R24341	18,524	34
A39441	An Abridgement of the statutes made in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Charles the Second alphabetically digested under apt titles and heads for the ready finding out of the matter.	England and Wales. Laws, etc.	1661 (1661)	Wing E860; ESTC R6329	18,777	46
A92098	A declaration of His Highness Prince Rupert. With a narrative of the state and condition of the city and garrison of Bristoll, when his Highnesse Prince Rupert came thither: of the actions there during the siege, of the treaties, and rendition thereof.	Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.	1645 (1645)	Wing R2294; Thomason E308_32; ESTC R200409	18,995	36
A53435	The last articles of peace made, concluded, accorded and agreed upon the 30 day of Iuly, 1646, by and between His Excellency, James Lord Marques of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governor of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland, His Majesties Commisssioner, to treat and conclude a peace with His Majesties Roman Catholique subjects of the said kingdom, by vertue of His Majesties Commission under the great seal of England bearing date at Buckingham on the 24 day of June, in the twentieth year of his reign, for and on the behalf of His Most Excellent Majesty of the one part, and Donogh Lord Viscount Muskery and others appointed and authorized by His Majesties said Roman Catholique subjects, by vertue of an authority of the said Roman Catholique subjects, bearing date the sixth day of March, 1645, and in the one and twentieth year of His Majesties reign, of the other part.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.	1646 (1646)	Wing O446; ESTC R6410	19,593	32
A69780	A vindication of the proceedings of His Majesties ecclesiastical commissioners, against the Bishop of London and the fellows of Magdalen-College	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.; Hedges, Charles, Sir, 1649 or 50-1714.	1688 (1688)	Wing C536; ESTC R202803	20,601	74
A52210	The charter granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the inhabitants of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England; Charter	Massachusetts.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1699 (1699)	Wing M999; ESTC R7972	21,076	16
A43627	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 ...	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1695 (1695)	Wing H1818; ESTC R10850	22,034	36
A01338	The argument of Master Nicholas Fuller, in the case of Thomas Lad, and Richard Maunsell, his clients Wherein it is plainely proved, that the Ecclesiasticall Commissioners haue no power, by vertue of their commission, to imprison, to put to the Oath ex officio, or to fine any of his Maiesties subiects.	Fuller, Nicholas, 1543-1620.	1607 (1607)	STC 11460; ESTC S102744	22,550	38
A40767	A faithfull and conscientious account for subscribing the engagement discussed in four sections : I. Motives for just expediency of giving such account, 2. The account truely stated and explained, 3. Reasons justifying the faithfulness of it, 4. Objections against it, satisfactorily answered.	Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1650 (1650)	Wing F265; ESTC R25205	22,683	38
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
A62329	The schedule containing the draught of the charter mentioned in the commission to which it is annexed and whereunto the same hath reference	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1694 (1694)	Wing S848; ESTC R214945	23,679	16
A52201	Acts and laws passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England begun and held at Boston, the thirty-first of May, 1699, and continued by several prorogations unto Wednesday the thirteenth of March following, and then Sat.; Laws, etc.	Massachusetts.	1700 (1700)	Wing M955; ESTC R25493	24,499	18
A15317	A copy of the decree wherein two bookes of Roger Widdrington an English Cathotholick [sic] are condemned, and the author commanded to purge himselfe: and a copy of the purgation which the same Roger Widdrington sent to his Holinesse Pope Paul the fift. Translated out of Latine into English by the author, whereunto he hath also adioined an admonition to the reader concerning the Reply of T.F. &c. and the condemnation of Fa: Suarez booke by a decree of the Parliament of Paris.; Exemplar decreti. English	Preston, Thomas, 1563-1640.	1614 (1614)	STC 25606; ESTC S119081	24,518	68
A46961	Remarks upon Dr. Sherlock's book intituled The case of resistance of the supreme powers stated and resolved, according to the doctrine of the Holy Scriptures written in the year 1683, by Samuel Johnson.	Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.	1689 (1689)	Wing J839; ESTC R32984	24,921	80
A75812	The Christian moderator. Third part. Or, The oath of abjuration arraign'd by the common law and common sence, ancient and modern Acts of Parl. declarations of the Army, law of God and consent of reformed divines. And humbly submitted to receive judgment from this honorable representative.; Christian moderator. Part 3	Birchley, William, 1613-1669.	1653 (1653)	Wing A4248; Thomason E705_15; ESTC R207108	25,814	32
A41757	The grand indictment of high-treason against the Marquess of Argyle, at the instance of His Majesites advocat: exhibited to the Parliament of Scotland, with an account of what hath followed since thereupon.		1661 (1661)	Wing G1498A; ESTC R218495	26,442	24
A45968	An act for granting a supply to His Majesty, by raising money by way of a poll	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I304; ESTC R39282	26,462	58
A91283	A soveraign antidote to prevent, appease, and determine our unnaturall and destructive civill warres and dissentions. Wherein divers serious considerations tending to this purpose are propounded both to the King and subjects, the Parliaments and Sir Iohn Hothams proceedings at Hull and in the militia justified, Sr Iohn Hothams actions proved to be neither treason, felony, nor trespas, by the laws of the land, nor any just ground or cause at all for his Majestie to rayse an army, or a most unnaturall civill warre in his kingdome. With a most serious exhortation both to the King and subjects to embrace and preserve peace and abandon civill warres, with other matters worthy of consideration.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1642 (1642)	Wing P4086A; Thomason E239_6; ESTC R19412	26,708	37
A04079	An act for the graunt of one entier subsidie by the temporaltie; Public General Acts. 1615	Ireland.	1615 (1615)	STC 14133; ESTC S101339	28,003	35
A74019	Anno XIIII. et XV. Henrici VIII. The Kynge our soueraygne lorde Henrye the viij. after the conquest, by the grace of God king of England and of Fraunce and lorde of Irelande, at his parlyamente holden at London, the xv. day of April in the xiiii. yeare of his moste noble reygne: and from thence adiourned to Westminster the last day of Iuly the xv. yeare of his sayde reigne, and there holden to the honour of Almightye God and of holye Churche, and for the wealthe and profytte of thys hys realme, by the assent of the lords spiritual and temporall, [and] the commons in thys presente parliament assembled, [and] by aucthoritye of the same, hath, doo, to be ordeined, made, [and] enacted, certaine statutes and ordynaunces in maner and fourme folowing.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)	1575 (1575)	STC 9363.4; ESTC S121456	28,836	29
A43547	Parliaments power in lawes for religion, or, An ansvvere to that old and groundles [sic] calumny of the papists, nick-naming the religion of the Church of England, by the name of a parliamentary-religion sent to a friend who was troubled at it, and earnestly desired satisfaction in it.	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1645 (1645)	Wing H1730; ESTC R200234	30,417	44
A12674	A proclamation for reformation, published and commanded (to be obserued as law) by the high and mighty Philip the fourth, King of Spaine, for the gouernment of his kingdomes. Containing 23. seuerall chapters, wherein his Maiesty with the aduise of his councels hath ordered, and reformed many notorious abuses in the commonwealth. Faithfully translated out of the originall Spanish coppy printed by his Maiesties command; Proclamations. 1623 Feb. 10. English	Spain. Sovereign (1621-1665 : Philip IV); Philip IV, King of Spain, 1605-1665.	1623 (1623)	STC 22992.9; ESTC S126332	31,941	96
A65678	The Bishops Courts dissolved, or, The law of England touching ecclesiastical jurisdiction stated wherein it appears that the spiritual courts want both power and might to execute their wills upon his Majesties good subjects at his day : being a short and brief account of the several statutes made concerning the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction / by E.W.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1701; ESTC R186469	32,330	43
A47052	Nonconformity not inconsistent with loyality, or, Protestant-dissenters no seditious or disloyal sectaries evidenc'd in a sober discourse upon those statutes, by which the Protestant-dissenters are prosecuted at this day : humbly offered to the candid consideration of all Protestants, whether conformists or nonconformists / by James Jones ...	Jones, James, fl. 1683-1684.	1684 (1684)	Wing J958; ESTC R17214	32,964	24
A35082	A copy of the letter from His Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell, sent to the members of Parliament called to take upon them the trust of the government of this common-vvealth : which began on Munday the fourth of June, 1653, the day appointed by the letters of summons from his Excellency the Lord Gen. Cromwell for the meeting of these gentlemen : with severall transactions since that time.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1656 (1656)	Wing C7054; ESTC R5464	33,160	60
A88233	A plea at large, for John Lilburn gentleman, now a prisoner in Newgate. Penned for his use and benefit, by a faithful and true well-wisher to the fundamental laws, liberties, and freedoms of the antient free people of England; and exposed to publick view, and the censure of the unbyassed and learned men in the laws of England, Aug. 6. 1653.	Faithful and true well-wisher to the fundamental laws, liberties, and freedoms of the antient free people of England.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2158; Thomason E710_3; ESTC R207176	34,122	24
A63901	An argument in defence of the marriage of an uncle with the daughter of his half-brother by the father's side by John Turner ...	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1686 (1686)	Wing T3301; ESTC R6144	34,383	76
A50735	The speech of Sir Audley Mervyn, knight, His Majesties prime Serjeant at Law, and speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland delivered to His Grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the 13 day of February, 1662, in the Presence-chamber in the castle of Dublin : containing the sum of affairs in Ireland, but more especially, the interest of adventurers and souldiers.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1893; ESTC R904	35,291	43
A41808	Considerations upon the second canon in the book entituled Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical, &c.	Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708?	1693 (1693)	Wing G1569; ESTC R11703	35,734	45
A74250	The votes of the House, or The dayly proceedings in Parliament since the coming in of the secluded members the 21 of February 1659, untill the dissolution of the Parliament March 16 1659. Published according to order.	Williams, Oliver, fl. 1657-1670.	1660 (1660)	Thomason E1016_1; ESTC P1103	36,486	170
B13269	An acte of the relief graunted to the Kinges Maiestie by the Lordes and commons.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.	1549 (1549)	STC 9427.3; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Harl.7615[14]	36,677	37
A69826	The Cry of the innocent for justice being a relation of the tryal of John Crook, and others, at the general sessions, held in the Old Bayley, London : beginning the 25th day of the 4th month, called June, in the year 1662 : before the lord mayor of the city of London, and recorder of the same, chief justice Forster, and divers other judges and justices of the peace, so called : published for no other end but to prevent mistakes, and to satisfie all moderate enquirers, concerning the dealings and usages that the said J.C. and others met withal, from the beginning of the said tryals to the end.	Crook, John, 1617-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing C7200; ESTC R38831	38,768	46
A48285	Erastus Senior scholastically demonstrating this conclusion that (admitting their Lambeth records for true) those called bishops here in England are no bishops, either in order or jurisdiction, or so much as legal : wherein is answered to all that hath been said in vindication of them by Mr. Mason in his Vindiciæ ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, Doctor Heylin in his Ecclesiæ restaurata, or Doctor Bramhall ... in his last book intituled, The consecration and succession of Protestant bishops justified : with an appendix containing extracts out of ancient rituals, Greek and Latine, for the form of ordaining bishops, and copies of the acts of Parliament quoted in the third part.	Lewgar, John, 1602-1665.	1662 (1662)	Wing L1832; ESTC R3064	39,391	122
A85664	Axinē pros tēn rhizan. = The axe at the root, a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at their publike fast, April 26. 1643. By William Greenhill.	Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1643 (1643)	Wing G1848; Thomason E103_2; ESTC R17567	41,085	62
A68409	A profitable and necessarie discourse, for the meeting with the bad garbelling of spices, vsed in these dayes And against the combination of the vvorkemen of that office, contrarie vnto common good. Composed by diuers grocers of London, wherein are handled such principall matters, as followeth in the table, before the booke.	Grocers' Company (London, England)	1592 (1592)	STC 16767; ESTC S108793	41,845	96
A84520	A collection of certaine statutes in force, vvith full and ready notes in the margent, containing their effect in briefe. As also the ordinances for the better observation of the Lords day, and the fast dayes. Published for the better caution of such as are inclinable to delinquency against the severall effects of those statutes and ordinances. And also for the better information of all such officers and ministers as are by late speciall warrants authorised and commanded to put the same statutes and ordinances in execution. For the better suppressing 1. Of unlawfull pastimes and abuses on the Lords day. 2. Of prophane swearing and cursing. 3. Of the loathsome sin of drunkennesse. 4. Of the severall offences committed by inne-keepers, ale-house-keepers, and unlicensed ale-house-keepers. 5. Of unlawful games. And severall other abuses. Being appointed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London to be published in all congregations within his jurisdiction.	England and Wales.; W. B., co-author.	1644 (1644)	Wing E887; Thomason E16_26; ESTC R8377	42,137	48
A09897	Depopulation arraigned, convicted and condemned, by the lawes of God and man a treatise necessary in these times; by R.P. of Wells, one of the Societie of New Inne.	Powell, Robert, fl. 1636-1652.; England and Wales. Proceedings. 1631. Nov. 23. Court of Star Chamber.	1636 (1636)	STC 20160; ESTC S101175	44,216	152
A94942	A true and perfect narrative of the several proceedings in the case concerning the Lord Craven, before the Commissioners for Sequestrations and Compositions sitting at Haberdashers-Hall, the Council of State, the Parliament and upon the indictment of perjury, preferred and found against Major Richard Faulconer, the single and material witness against the Lord Craven, concerning the petition to the King of Scots, vvhich as the said Faulconer pretended, was promoted at Breda by the Lord Craven, and wherein, as the said Faulconer deposed, the Parliament of England was stiled by the name of barbarous and inhumane rebels. Shortly after which oath the Lord Cravens estate was voted by Parliament to be confiscate.	Falconer, Richard, Major.; Craven, William Craven, Earl of, 1606-1697.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Wing T2536; Thomason E1071_1; ESTC R208200	44,802	51
A74791	A whip for the present House of Lords, or the Levellers levelled. in an epistle writ to Mr. Frost, secretary to the Committee of State, that sits at Darby House, in answer to a lying book said to be his called A declaration, &c. / By L.C. Io. Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, Feb. 27, 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; Frost, Walter, fl. 1619-1652.	1648 (1648)	Thomason E431_1	47,524	30
A33959	A perfect guide for Protestant dissenters in case of prosecution upon any of the penal statutes made against them together with the statutes of 35 Eliz. and 22 Car. 2 at large : to which is added a post-script about ecclesiastical courts and prosecution in them.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1682 (1682)	Wing C531; ESTC R5384	47,546	38