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A91207 A legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; imposed on the kingdom by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament, April 7 1649. (when this was first penned and printed,) nor to the one hundred thousand pound per mensem, newly laid upon England, Scotland and Ireland, Jan. 26. 1659 by a fragment of the old Commons House, ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1660 (1660) Wing P3998; Thomason E772_4; ESTC R207282 74,956 90

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lord_n the_o 1_o and_o 2_o part_n of_o my_o register_n of_o parliamentary_a writ_n and_o exact_a ab._n idgement_n of_o the_o record_n in_o ●●e_n tower_n my_o historical_a collection_n part_n 1_o 2._o c._n 3._o see_v my_o speech_n dec._n 4._o 1648._o and_o a_o full_a declation_n of_o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o seclude_a member_n i_o i._o cook_n 4._o institute_n p._n 1._o 5_o r._n 2._o stat._n 2._o c._n 4._o *_o populi_fw-la minor_fw-la pars_fw-la populum_fw-la non_fw-la obigit_fw-la grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 15._o sect._n 3._o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n gen._n dierum_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 11._o a_o declarat_fw-la nov._n 28._o and_o 30._o 1648._o l_o 39_o ed._n 3._o 7._o 4._o h._n 7._o 10._o brook_n parl._n 26._o 40._o cook_n 4._o instit._n p._n 1._o 25_o 26._o 1_o jac._n cap._n 1._o m_o claus._n 23._o e._n 1._o