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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38278	Resolved upon the question by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that the members of this House who serve for the several counties, cities and boroughs, take care forthwith to send to the sheriffs, mayors, bayliffs ... the proclamation for proclaiming of the Kings Majesty	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1660 (1660)	Wing E2717; ESTC R40503	251	1
A38303	The lords spiritual and temporal, assembled at the House of Lords, Westminster, December 25, 1688	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1688 (1688)	Wing E2791; ESTC R42015	1,063	1
B03084	The Lords spiritual and temporal, assembled at the House of Lords, Westminster, December 25 1688. We the Lords spiritual and temporal assembled in this conjecture, do desire your Highness to take upon you the administration of publick affairs, both civil and military ...	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing E2866D; ESTC R172061	1,326	1
B22434	The Lords spiritual and temporal assembled at the House of Lords, Westminster, December 25, 1688.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing E2790; ESTC R39493	1,354	1
A66307	By the King and Queen, a proclamation for prolonging and appointing the time for the first general meeting of their majesties commissioners for executing the Act of Parliament lately made for granting to their Majesties an aid of twelve pence in the pound for one year, and for authorising and impowering the respective commissioners to proceed and act accordingly. William R.; Proclamations. 1689-09-02.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2599; ESTC R217375	1,425	1
A32426	A proclamation for calling in and suppressing of two books written by John Milton the one intituled, Johannis Miltoni Angli pro populo Anglicano defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi aliàs Salmasii, defensionem regiam, and the other in answer to a book intituled, The p by the King.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1660 (1660)	Wing C3322; ESTC R13189	1,432	1
B03716	The humble and hearty representation and ingagement of the collective body of the city of London, and propounded by them to the free-commoners of the the counties, citties, townes and boroughs of the kingdome of England, and the dominion of Wales to, and with both Houses of Parliament, and each one to other.		1648 (1648)	Wing H3396A; ESTC R188911	1,447	1
A36160	Westminster, 26 Dec. 1688 divers of the members of the Parliaments in the reign of King Charles the Second and the aldermen and Common Council of the city of London, pursuant to His Highness the Prince of Orange's desire, meeting at St. James's the 26th of December, 1688.	William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing D1708; ESTC R25000	1,987	6
A22247	Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. to all and singuler archbishops, bishops, archdeacons, deanes and their officials ... greeting : whereas wee are credibly giuen to understand ... that our poore distressed subiect Thomas Peeke of the towne of Lodden ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1621 (1621)	STC 8658; ESTC S3809	2,043	1
A22244	Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. to all and singuler archbishops, bishops, archdeacons, deanes and their officials ... greeting : whereas wee are credibly giuen to understand aswell by the humble supplication and petition of our poore distressed subiect Anne Challons, the distressed widow of Captaine Henry Challons late of Stonehouse in the the county of Devon...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1621 (1621)	STC 8652; ESTC S3820	2,111	1
A22610	Charles by the grace of God, king of England, Scotland, France & Ireland, defender of the faith, &c., to all and singular archbishops, bishops, archdeacons, deanes, and their officials ... to whome these presents shall come, greeting whereas we are credibly giuen to vnderstand, that by reason of grieuous visitation in this time of the great contagion of the plague amongst our poore subiects ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1636 (1636)	STC 9074; ESTC S3768	2,198	1
A22578	Charles by the grace of God King of England ... whereas by the humble supplication and petition of our louing seruant Sir Richard Graham ... we are credibly given to vnderstand that hee hath formerly had a grant vnder our Great Seale, and Dutchy seale, for the building of the Church of Kirkeanders ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.	1634 (1634)	STC 9021.5; ESTC S395	2,286	1
A29453	William and Mary ... whereas we are credibly informed ... that on Monday, the eleventh day of September last the greatest part of the parish church of Towyn ... fell down and sunk ... we ... have given and granted ... full power, licence and authority to ask, gather ... and take the alms and charitable benevolence of our loving subjects ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing B4595; ESTC R170804	2,408	1
A37573	An act for suppressing the detestable sins of incest, adultery and fornication	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Wing E1081; ESTC R9989	2,481	7
A74378	An act for suppressing the detestable sins of incest, adultery and fornication.	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1060_99; ESTC R208855	2,487	7
B03934	The keepers of the liberty of England by authority of Parliament ...	England and Wales. Parliament.	1649 (1649)	Wing K129A; ESTC R188864	3,170	1
A06247	An act for the charitable reliefe and ordering of person infected with the plague; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1630 (1630)	STC 16731.5; ESTC S3075	3,452	2
A82045	The declaration and proposalls of the citizens of London, to the Kings Majesty, army, and kingdom, communicating their gallant and royall resolution, for the establishing of his sacred Majesty, His Royall Consort, the Queen, Charles Prince of Wales, James Duke of York, and the rest of the royall family, in their just rights and priviledges, and to establish a firm and lasting peace between Prince and people; with the time prefixed and set down, for the bringing of his Majesty to London, and the re-inthroning of Him in his royall palace at Westminster; and their desires to the kingdom for the performance thereof, by subscribing and promoting the said declaration, throughout all the corners of the nation. Likewise, their remonstrance to the kingdom, touching the Lord Gen. Fairfax, and Lieutenant Gen. Cromwell, to be sent cheif Generall into Ireland, for the reducement of that kingdom, to the obedience of His Majesty, and the crown of England. Ordered that this declaration and proposall be forthwith published throughout the kingdom of England, and Dominion of Wales, to be subscribed unto, by all persons whatsoever, above the age of 16. and to be recorded for a grand law for future ages,		1648 (1648)	Wing D536; Thomason E536_3; ESTC R205308	3,513	8
A82403	An Act for raising seven-score thousand pounds, for the compleat disbanding of the whole Army, and paying off some part of the Navy; Public General Acts. 1660. 12 Car.II.c.20.	England and Wales.	1660 (1660)	Wing E1056A; ESTC R213295	3,716	11
A82492	An additional Act for burying in woollen; Public General Acts. 1680-1681. 32 Car.II.c.1-2 + Table	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Public General Acts. 1680-1681. 32 Car.II.c.1.; England and Wales. Public General Acts. 1680-1681. 32 Car.II.c.2.; England and Wales. Public General Acts. 1680-1681. 32 Car.II. Table.	1685 (1685)	Wing E1168D; ESTC R231761	4,134	12
A89199	A model of a democraticall government, humbly tendered to consideration, by a friend and wel-wisher to this Common-wealth.	Friend and wel-wisher to this common-wealth.	1659 (1659)	Wing M2315; Thomason E995_9; ESTC R207804	4,246	11
A74577	An order and declaration of His Highness and the council, for an assessment of sixty thousand pounds per mensem, from the four and twentieth of June, 1655.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut	1655 (1655)	Thomason E1064_55; ESTC R210543	5,336	13
A91084	Proposals for making provisions for setting the poor on work		1700 (1700)	Wing P3728; ESTC R230122	5,404	4
A80958	An order and declaration of His Highness the Lord Protector, with the advice of his Council for an assessment of threescore thousand pounds by the moneth, for six moneths, for and towards the maintenance of the armies and navies of this Commonwealth. Thursday February 8. 1654. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and his Council, that this order and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Henry Scobell, Clerk of the Council.; Orders in Council. 1654-02-08	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; England and Wales. Council of State.; England and Wales. Parliament. Proceedings. 1655-02-08.	1655 (1655)	Wing C7121aA; Thomason E1064_47; ESTC R210410	5,559	15
A74596	An order and declaration of His Highness and the council, for an assessment of sixty thousand pounds per mensem, for six moneths, from the five and twentieth of December, 1656. Thursday the 24th of July, 1656. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and the council, that this order and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Council.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1656 (1656)	Thomason E1065_9; ESTC R210605	5,598	14
A74590	An order and declaration of His Highness and the council, for an assessment of sixty thousand pounds per mensem, for six monthes; from the five and twentieth of December 1655, to the four and twentieth of June 1656. Tuesday the 27th of November, 1655. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and the council, that this order and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Council.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1655 (1655)	Thomason E1065_3; ESTC R210580	5,782	15
A74594	An order and declaration of His Highness and the council, for an assessment of sixty thousand pounds per mensem, from the four and twentieth of June 1656. Thursday the 29. of May, 1656. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector and the council, that this order and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Council.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1656 (1656)	Thomason E1065_7; ESTC R210601	5,843	15
A74593	Several orders made and agreed upon by the Iustices for the Peace of the city and liberty of Westminster, vpon Monday the 10. day of March, 1655. Concerning the future licensing of all inn-keepers, victualers, & alehouse-keepers, within the said city and liberty. Putting in execution the laws and ordinances and statutes concerning the punishment and conveyance of rogues, sturdy beggers, and vagrants, to the place of their birth : with a declaration of such persons as are accounted rogues by the several statutes; and the penalties of several persons, both officers and private persons neglecting their duty concerning them. Setting forth what will be for the time to come expected from the church-wardens, overseers of the poor, constables and others, inhabitants within the said city and liberty.	Westminster (London, England). Justices of the Peace.	1656 (1656)	Wing S2786A; Thomason E1065_6; ESTC R210600	5,959	11
A92997	Several proposals for peace & freedom, by an agreement of the people, offered unto Commissary General Ireton for the concurrence of the Army, by the approbation and consent of many worthy persons of the Common Councel and others of the city of London, on the eleventh of this instant December, to be agreed unto, and subscribed by all the inhabitants of England & VVales.	Jubbes, John.; Ireton, Henry, 1611-1651.	1648 (1648)	Wing S2799; Thomason E477_18; ESTC R21362	5,987	11
B13201	Orders and directions, together with a commission for the better administration of iustice, and more perfect information of His Maiestie how, and by whom the lawes and statutes tending to the reliefe of the poore, the well ordering and training vp of youth in trades, and the reformation of disorders and disordered persons, are executed throughout the kingdome: which His royall Maiestie hath commanded to be published and inquired of, by the body of his Priuie Councell, whom he hath made principall commissioners for this purpose.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Privy Council.	1631 (1631)	STC 9252.2; ESTC S101026	8,931	62
A41722	The government op [sic] the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging as it was publickly declared at Westminster, the 16. day of December 1653. In the presence of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England, the Lord Major and aldermen of the City of London, divers of the judges of the land, the officers of state and army, and many other persons of quality. At which time and place his Highness Oliver, Lord Protector of the said Common-wealth, took a solemn oath for observing the same. Published by His Highness the Lord Protector's special commandment.	Scotland. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. aut	1654 (1654)	Wing G1457; ESTC R218845	12,043	21
A40423	A Petition from His Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax and the General Councel of Officers of the Army, to the Honourable the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, concerning the draught of an agreement of the people, for a secure and present peace, by them framed and prepared together with the said agreement presented Saturday, Jan. 20, and a declaration of His Excellency and the said General Councel, concerning the same, tendred to the consideration of the people.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; England and Wales. Army. Council.	1649 (1649)	Wing F213; ESTC R6806	15,566	34
A26560	An Agreement prepared for the people of England and the places therewith incorporated, for a secure and present peace, upon grounds of common right, freedom and safety also, a declaration of the General Councel of Officers, concerning the same : with a petition of His Excellency and the said General Councel, presented therewith, Saturday, January 20,	England and Wales. Army.	1649 (1649)	Wing A783; ESTC R8102	15,596	36
A78323	A Catalogue of the names of the knights, citizens, and burgesses, that have served in the last four Parlaments; viz. [brace] I. The Parlament begun at Westminster, the third of November, 1640. II. The Parlament the fourth of July, 1653. III. The Parlament Sept. 3. 1654. IIII. The Parlament the 17. of September, 1656. With the names of such noblemen, knights, and gentlemen, as met in the Parlament at Oxford. The reader may take notice that in the first Parlament, such as are marked with this * went to Oxford, those that died with d, and such as were new chosen with a small character : In the little Parliament, all those that stood for a godly learned ministery, are also marked with a *.		1656 (1656)	Wing C1394; Thomason E1602_6; ESTC R208906	18,731	55
A31297	A Catalogue of the names of all such who were summon'd to any Parliament (or reputed Parliament) from the year 1640. Viz. [brace] I. November 1640. The parliament call'd the Long-Parliament. II. The Parliament held at Oxford. III. 1653. Cromwel's convention, call'd Barbone's Parliament. IV. 1654. The convention turned out of doors without doing any thing. V. 1656. The convention that establish'd Cromwell. VI. 1659. The convention called Richard's Parliament: with the names of the lords of the other house. VII. The Healing-Parliament, summon'd just before His Majesties happy restauration. VIII. 1661. The lords spiritual and temporal, and commons of this present parliament summon'd by His Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second.		1661 (1661)	Wing C1387A; ESTC R34417	24,342	72
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
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
A29664	Englands glory, or, An exact catalogue of the Lords of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy Councel with the Knights of the Most Noble Order of Saint George, called the Garter, and the House of Peers : as also, a catalogue of the Lord Bishops, House of Commons, the dukes, marquesses, earles, viscounts, barons and baronets &c., made since His Majesties happy restoration and the times of their several creations : likewise, a perfect list of the Knights of the Bath, and the preparations and habits that were made for them at the time of their installment at the coronation : together with a perfect catalogue of the Lower House of Convocation now sitting at Westminster.	Brooke, Nathaniel.; Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662. Catalogue of the prelates and clergy of the province of Canterbury.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4907; ESTC R12468	37,728	94
A50846	A mild, but searching expostulatory letter from the poor and plain-dealing farmers of the neighbouring villages to the men of Buckingham to the Right Worshipful the Bailiff, the Worshipful the Burgesses of the ancient, and sometimes famous corporation of Buckingham.		1680 (1680)	Wing M2039; ESTC R16570	39,816	71
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
A35634	Arcana Parliamentaria, or, Precedents concerning elections, proceedings, privileges, and punishments in Parliament faithfully collected out of the common and statute-law of this realm, with particular quotations of the authors in each case, by R.C. of the Middle Temple ... ; to which is added The authority, form, and manner of holding Parliaments, by the learned Sir Tho. Smith ...	R. C., of the Middle Temple, Esq.; Smith, Thomas, Sir, 1513-1577.	1685 (1685)	Wing C97; ESTC R36268	44,399	122
A25942	Articles of peace made and concluded with the Irish rebels and papists by James Earle of Ormond ... also, a letter sent by Ormond to Col. Jones, Governour of Dublin, with his answer thereunto : and a representation of the Scotch Presbytery at Belfast in Ireland : upon all which are added observations.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.; Milton, John, 1608-1674. Observations upon the articles of peace with the Irish rebels.	1649 (1649)	Wing A3863; ESTC R495	49,636	68
A65950	An exact diary of the late expedition of His Illustrious Highness, the Prince of Orange, now King of Great Britain, from his palace at the Hagve, to his landing at Torbay, and from thence to his arrival at White-Hall giving a particular account of all that happened, and every day's march / by a minister, chaplain in the army.	Whittel, John.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2044; ESTC R4013	51,793	84
A37731	An exact description of Ireland chorographically surveying all its provinces & counties ... : with an index of all the provinces, counties, baronies, cities, towns, forts, castles, rivers, lakes, havens, bays, mountains, promontories, &c., in such a manner as may serve for a geographical dictionary for Ireland ... : done according to the latest surveys, and agreeing with all the new maps / by Laurence Eachard ...	Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.	1691 (1691)	Wing E142; ESTC R22203	53,151	182
A35826	An exact catalogue of the nobility of England and lords spiritual, according to their resective precedencies with all their titles of honor (whether by creation, succession, or office), and the particular times of their several promotions : together with their paternal coats of arms, and also those of the Archiepiscopal and Episcopal sees in blazon / by Robert Dale, Gent. ...	Dale, Robert, d. 1722.	1697 (1697)	Wing D125; ESTC R23109	56,349	264
A22844	Certaine statutes especially selected, and commanded by his Maiestie to be carefully put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme with his Maiesties proclamation for further direction for executing the same. Also certaine orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to bee put in execution, together with sundry good rules, preseruatiues, and medicines against the infection of the plague, set downe by the Colledge of the Physicians vpon his Maiesties speciall command: as also a decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Royal College of Physicians of London.	1630 (1630)	STC 9342; ESTC S125901	56,831	142
A06288	Certain necessary directions, aswell for the cure of the plague as for preuenting the infection; with many easie medicines of small charge, very profitable to His Maiesties subiects / set downe by the Colledge of Physicians by the Kings Maiesties speciall command ; with sundry orders thought meet by His Maiestie, and his Priuie Councell, to be carefully executed for preuention of the plague ; also certaine select statutes commanded by His Maiestie to be put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme ; together with His Maiesties proclamation for further direction therein, and a decree in Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.	Royal College of Physicians of London.	1636 (1636)	STC 16769.5; ESTC S108814	57,021	154
A14575	The order and vsage of the keeping of a parlement in England, and The description of tholde and ancient cittie of Fxcester [sic]. Collected by Iohn Vovvel alias Hooker gentleman; Order and usage of keeping of the parlements in England	Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.; Hooker, John, 1526?-1601. Discription of the cittie of Excester. aut	1575 (1575)	STC 24887; ESTC S119300	57,649	106
A74038	Anno primo & secundo Philippi & Mariæ. Actes made at a Parliament, begon and holde[n] at Westminster, the. xii. daye of Nouember, in the fyrste and seconde yeare of the reigne of our soueraygne lorde, and lady Philip and Mary, by the grace of God, kinge [and] Quene of England, Fraunce, Naples, Ierusalem, and Ireland, defendours of the fayth, Princes of Spayne and Cycilie, Archedukes of Austria, dukes of Myllayn, Burgondie, and Braband, counties of Haspurge, Flau[n]ders and Tyroll, and there continued and kept to the dissolution of the same, beynge the. xvi. day of Ianuary then next ensuynge, were enacted as foloweth. Cum priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis·; Public General Acts. 1553-1555. 1-2 Philip and Mary	England and Wales. Sovereign (1553-1558 : Mary I); Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.; Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.	1555 (1555)	STC 9447.8; ESTC S124844	59,117	65
A69830	A vindication of the Parliament of England, in answer to a book written by William Molyneux of Dublin, Esq., intituled, The case of Irelands being bound by acts of Parliament in England, stated by John Cary ...	Cary, John, d. 1720?	1698 (1698)	Wing C734; ESTC R22976	59,166	136
A20577	The history of the ancient and moderne estate of the principality of Wales, dutchy of Cornewall, and earldome of Chester Collected out of the records of the Tower of London, and diuers ancient authours. By Sir Iohn Dodridge Knight, one of his Maiesties iudges in the Kings Bench. And by himselfe dedicated to King Iames of euer blessed memory.	Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628.	1630 (1630)	STC 6982; ESTC S109765	59,203	160
A50359	A breviary of the history of the Parliament of England expressed in three parts, 1. The causes and beginnings of the civil war of England, 2. A short mention of the progress of that civil war, 3. A compendious relation of the original and progress of the second civil war / first written in Latine, & after into English by Thomas May.	May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1655 (1655)	Wing M1396; ESTC R31201	87,485	222
A56493	A new guide for constables, headboroughs, tythingmen, church-wardens, overseers and collectors for the poor, surveyors for amending the highways and bridges with directions for keepers of fairs and markets, and treasurers for the relief of poor maimed soldiers and mariners : containing not only whatsoever may be useful to them in the execution of their several offices, that is already extant in any book of this kind, but also the heads of all those statutes which do concern any of the said offices that have been since made in the reigns of the late King Charles, King James, and their present Majesties, King William and Queen Mary : being the most compleat of any work of this nature / collected by J.P. Gent.	J. P., Gent.	1692 (1692)	Wing P60; ESTC R5423	90,373	182
A50662	A guide to surveyors of the high-ways shewing the office and duty of such surveyors, with several cases and resolutions in law relating to the same : collected and gathered out of publick acts of Parliament now in force, and out of the year-books, and other books of the municipal laws of this kingdom : with an abridgment of the statute of 22 H. 8 Chap. 5 for the repairing of bridges, with cases relating thereunto : and likewise a summary of the statutes made for paving, cleansing &c., streets, lanes, &c., in London and other towns and places, and an abstract of statutes made for the repairs of high-ways and bridges in particular places, methodiz'd into short chapters for the ready finding out any matter contain'd in the book / by G. Meriton, Gent.	Meriton, George, 1634-1711.	1694 (1694)	Wing M1799; ESTC R23533	92,726	194
A23013	Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethæ at the Parliament begunne at Westminster, the xxiij of Januarie, in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, queene, defender of the fayth &c., and there prorogued till the xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued, vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eight day of May then next ensuyng, were enacted as foloweth.; Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1559 Jan.-May)	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1572 (1572)	STC 9460; ESTC S4086	98,906	110
A54631	Lex parliamentaria, or, A treatise of the law and custom of the parliaments of England by G.P., Esq. ... ; with an appendix of a case in Parliament between Sir Francis Goodwyn and Sir John Fortescue, for the knights place for the county of Bucks, I Jac. I., from an original French manuscript, translated into English.; Lex parliamentaria. English	Petyt, George.	1690 (1690)	Wing P1943; ESTC R4908	108,214	341
A56204	The second part of a brief register and survey of the several kinds and forms of parliamentary writs comprising the several varieties and forms of writs for electing knights, citizens and burgesses for Parliaments and Great Council ... : wherein the original of the commons house, and elections of knights, citizens, burgesses and barons of ports to sit in Parliament, is infallibly evidenced to be no entienter than 40 H. 3. the presidents and objections to the contrarie answered ... / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1660 (1660)	Wing P4071; ESTC R1409	118,009	213
A88231	The peoples prerogative and priviledges, asserted and vindicated, (against all tyranny whatsoever.) By law and reason. Being a collection of the marrow and soule of Magna Charta, and of all the most principall statutes made ever since to this present yeare, 1647. For the preservation of the peoples liberties and properties. With cleare proofs and demonstrations, that now their lawes and liberties are nigher subvertion, then they were when they first began to fight for them, by a present swaying powerfull faction, amongst the Lords, Commons, and Army, ... so that perfect vassalage and slavery (by force of armes) in the nature of Turkish janisaries, or the regiments of the guards of France, is likely (to perpetuitie) to be setled, if the people doe not speedily look about them, and act vigorusly for the preventing of it. / Compiled by Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, and published by him for the instruction, information and benefit of all true hearted English-men.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1648 (1648)	Wing L2153; Thomason E427_4; ESTC R202741	121,715	88
A66672	Statuta pacis, or, A perfect table of all the statutes (now in force) which any way concerne the office of a justice of peace cleerly also setting down the severall duties of sheriffes, head-officers of corporations, stewards in leets, constables, and other oficers, so far forth as the said statutes do in any sort concern them / faithfully collected, and alphabetically digested under apt tables by E.W.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656.	1644 (1644)	Wing W3023; ESTC R25185	131,829	308
A32663	The royal charter of confirmation granted by King Charles II to the city of London wherein are recited verbatim, all the charters to the said city, granted by His Majesties royal predecessors, kings and queens of England / taken out of the records, and exactly translated into English by S.G. gent ; together with an index or alphabetical table, and a table explaining all the obsolete and difficult words in the said charter.; Charter	City of London (England).; S. G., Gent.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1680 (1680)	Wing C3604A; ESTC R6880	135,372	274
A23017	Anno quinto reginæ Elizabethe. At the parliament holden at Wesmynster the .xii. of Ianuary, in the fyfth yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady, Elizabeth by the grace of god, of England, Fraunce, and Irelande, quene, defendour of the the fayth. [et]c. To the hygh pleasure of almyghtye God, and the weale publique of this realme, were enacted as foloweth; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1564 (1564)	STC 9464.5; ESTC S113166	167,827	188
A49770	The interest of Ireland in its trade and wealth stated in two parts first part observes and discovers the causes of Irelands, not more increasing in trade and wealth from the first conquest till now : second part proposeth expedients to remedy all its mercanture maladies, and other wealth-wasting enormities, by which it is kept poor and low : both mix'd with some observations on the politicks of government, relating to the incouragement of trade and increse of wealth : with some reflections on principles of religion, as it relates to the premisses / by Richard Lawrence ...	Lawrence, Richard, d. 1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing L680A; ESTC R11185	194,038	492
A54632	Lex parliamentaria, or, A treatise of the law and custom of parliaments shewing their antiquity, names, kinds, and qualities ... : with an appendix of a case in Parliament between Sir Francis Goodwyn and Sir John Fortescue, for the knights place for the county of Bucks, I Jac. I.; Lex parliamentaria. English	Petyt, George.	1690 (1690)	Wing P1944; ESTC R8206	195,455	448
A47358	A topographie or survey of the county of Kent with some chronological, historicall, and other matters touching the same, and the several parishes and places therein / by Richard Kilburne of Hawkherst, Esquire.	Kilburne, Richard, 1605-1678.	1659 (1659)	Wing K434; ESTC R11347	205,576	444
A69775	The history of popery, or, Pacquet of advice from Rome the fourth volume containing the lives of eighteen popes and the most remarkable occurrences in the church, for near one hundred and fifty years, viz. from the beginning of Wickliff's preaching, to the first appearance of Martin Luther, intermixt with several large polemical discourses, as whether the present Church of Rome be to be accounted a Church of Christ, whether any Protestant may be present at Mass and other important subjects : together with continued courants, or innocent reflections weekly on the distempers of the times.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1682 (1682)	Wing C521; ESTC P479002	208,882	288
A39473	An exact abridgment of all the statutes of King William and Queen Mary now in force and use / by J. Washington.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Washington, Joseph, d. 1694.	1694 (1694)	Wing E913; ESTC R23866	210,071	247
A81194	A compendium of the laws and government ecclesiastical, civil and military, of England, Scotland & Ireland and dominions, plantations and territories thereunto belonging, with the maritime power thereof, and jurisdiction of courts therein. Methodically digested under their proper heads. By H.C. sometime of the Inner Temple.	Curson, H. (Henry)	1699 (1699)	Wing C7686A; ESTC R231895	237,927	672
A44732	Londinopolis an historicall discourse or perlustration of the city of London, the imperial chamber, and chief emporium of Great Britain : whereunto is added another of the city of Westminster, with the courts of justice, antiquities, and new buildings thereunto belonging / by Jam. Howel Esq.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing H3091; ESTC R13420	281,998	260
A85670	Bouleutērion, or A practical demonstration of county judicatures. Wherein is amply explained the judiciall and ministeriall authority of sheriffs. Together with the original, jurisdiction, and method of keeping all countrey courts. / By Will: Greenwood, philomath.	Greenwood, Will. William.	1659 (1659)	Wing G1870; Thomason E1789_1; ESTC R209680	323,562	484
A50824	The new state of England under Their Majesties K. William and Q. Mary in three parts ... / by G.M.	Miege, Guy, 1644-1718?	1691 (1691)	Wing M2019A; ESTC R31230	424,335	944
A34797	The interpreter, or, Book containing the signification of words wherein is set forth the true meaning of all ... words and terms as are mentioned in the law-writers or statutes ... requiring any exposition or interpretation : a work not only profitable but necessary for such as desire thoroughly to be instructed in the knowledge of our laws, statutes, or other antiquities / collected by John Cowell ...	Cowell, John, 1554-1611.	1658 (1658)	Wing C6644; ESTC R31653	487,806	288
A19476	The interpreter: or Booke containing the signification of vvords wherein is set foorth the true meaning of all, or the most part of such words and termes, as are mentioned in the lawe vvriters, or statutes of this victorious and renowned kingdome, requiring any exposition or interpretation. ... Collected by Iohn Cowell ...	Cowell, John, 1554-1611.	1607 (1607)	STC 5900; ESTC S108959	487,900	584
A08536	Theatrum orbis terrarum Abrahami OrtelI Antuerp. geographi regii. = The theatre of the vvhole world: set forth by that excellent geographer Abraham Ortelius; Theatrum orbis terrarum. English	Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598.; Bedwell, William, ca. 1561-1632, attributed name.; W. B.	1608 (1608)	STC 18855; ESTC S122301	546,874	619
A43524	Cyprianus anglicus, or, The history of the life and death of the Most Reverend and renowned prelate William, by divine providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury ... containing also the ecclesiastical history of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from his first rising till his death / by P. Heylyn ...	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1668 (1668)	Wing H1699; ESTC R4332	571,739	552
A39466	An exact abridgment of all statutes in force and use from the beginning of Magna Carta until 1641 / by Edm. Wingate of Grayes-Inne, Esq. ; with a continuation, under their proper titles, of all acts in force and use, untill the year 1666, and alphabetically digested under apt titles ; whereto is annexed four tables directing to the several matters and clauses throughout the said statutes.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656.; Manby, Thomas, of Lincolns-Inn.	1666 (1666)	Wing E906; ESTC R33346	579,794	810
A54686	Investigatio jurium antiquorum et rationalium Regni, sive, Monarchiae Angliae in magnis suis conciliis seu Parliamentis. The first tome et regiminis cum lisden in suis principiis optimi, or, a vindication of the government of the kingdom of England under our kings and monarchs, appointed by God, from the opinion and claim of those that without any warrant or ground of law or right reason, the laws of God and man, nature and nations, the records, annals and histories of the kingdom, would have it to be originally derived from the people, or the King to be co-ordinate with his Houses of Peers and Commons in Parliament / per Fabianum Philipps.	Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.	1686 (1686)	Wing P2007; ESTC R26209	602,058	710
A84524	A collection of the statutes made in the reigns of King Charles the I. and King Charles the II. with the abridgment of such as stand repealed or expired. Continued after the method of Mr. Pulton. With notes of references, one to the other, as they now stand altered, enlarged or explained. To which also are added, the titles of all the statutes and private acts of Parliament passed by their said Majesties, untill this present year, MDCLXVII. With a table directing to the principal matters of the said statutes. By Tho: Manby of Lincolns-Inn, Esq.; Public General Acts. 1625-1667	England and Wales.; Manby, Thomas, of Lincolns-Inn.	1667 (1667)	Wing E898; ESTC R232104	710,676	360
A10218	De pace Regis et regni viz. A treatise declaring vvhich be the great and generall offences of the realme, and the chiefe impediments of the peace of the King and kingdome, as menaces, assaults, batteries, treasons, homicides, and felonies ... and by whome, and what meanes the sayd offences, and the offendors therein are to bee restrained, repressed, or punished. ... Collected out of the reports of the common lawes of this realme, and of the statutes in force, and out of the painfull workes of the reuerend iudges Sir Anthonie Fitzharbert, Sir Robert Brooke, Sir William Stanford, Sir Iames Dyer, Sir Edward Coke, Knights, and other learned writers of our lawes, by Ferdinando Pulton of Lincolnes Inne, Esquier.	Pulton, Ferdinando, 1536-1618.; Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; England and Wales. Public General Acts. Selections.	1609 (1609)	STC 20495; ESTC S116053	719,079	571
A61358	State tracts, being a farther collection of several choice treaties relating to the government from the year 1660 to 1689 : now published in a body, to shew the necessity, and clear the legality of the late revolution, and our present happy settlement, under the auspicious reign of their majesties, King William and Queen Mary.	William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.	1692 (1692)	Wing S5331; ESTC R17906	843,426	519
A43206	A chronicle of the late intestine war in the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland with the intervening affairs of treaties and other occurrences relating thereunto : as also the several usurpations, forreign wars, differences and interests depending upon it, to the happy restitution of our sacred soveraign, K. Charles II : in four parts, viz. the commons war, democracie, protectorate, restitution / by James Heath ... ; to which is added a continuation to this present year 1675 : being a brief account of the most memorable transactions in England, Scotland and Ireland, and forreign parts / by J.P.	Heath, James, 1629-1664.; Phillips, John. A brief account of the most memorable transactions in England, Scotland and Ireland, and forein parts, from the year 1662 to the year 1675.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1321; ESTC R31529	921,693	648
A87648	An assistance to justices of the peace, for the easier performance of their duty. By Jos. Keble, of Grays Inn, Esq.	Keble, Joseph, 1632-1710.	1683 (1683)	Wing K113B; ESTC R225612	927,076	736
A34852	Hibernia anglicana, or, The history of Ireland, from the conquest thereof by the English, to this present time with an introductory discourse touching the ancient state of that kingdom and a new and exact map of the same / by Richard Cox ...	Cox, Richard, Sir, 1650-1733.	1689 (1689)	Wing C6722; ESTC R5067	1,013,759	1,088
A28561	A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names of all the counties, provinces, remarkable cities, universities, ports, towns, mountains, seas, streights, fountains, and rivers of the whole world : their distances, longitudes, and latitudes : with a short historical account of the same, and their present state : to which is added an index of the ancient and Latin names : very necesary for the right understanding of all modern histories, and especially the divers accounts of the present transactions of Europe / begun by Edmund Bohun ... ; continued, corrected, and enlarged with great additions throughout, and particularly with whatever in the geographical part of the voluminous, Morey and Le Clerks occurs observable, by Mr. Bernard ; together with all the market-towns, corporations, and rivers, in England, wanting in both the former editions.	Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699.; Barnard, John Augustine, b. 1660 or 61.	1693 (1693)	Wing B3454; ESTC R13938	1,110,589	500
A68197	The first and second volumes of Chronicles. [vol. 1] comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland: first collected and published by Raphaell Holinshed, William Harrison, and others: now newlie augmented and continued (with manifold matters of singular note and worthie memorie) to the yeare 1586. by Iohn Hooker aliàs Vowell Gent and others. With conuenient tables at the end of these volumes.; Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. vol. 1	Holinshed, Raphael, d. 1580?; Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.; Stow, John, 1525?-1605.; Thynne, Francis, 1545?-1608.; Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.; Harrison, William, 1534-1593.; Boece, Hector, 1465?-1536.; Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?	1587 (1587)	STC 13569_pt1; ESTC S122178	1,179,579	468
A35827	The journals of all the Parliaments during the reign of Queen Elizabeth both of the House of Lords and House of Commons / collected by Sir Simonds D'Ewes ... Knight and Baronet ; revised and published by Paul Bowes ..., Esq.	D'Ewes, Simonds, Sir, 1602-1650.; Bowes, Paul, d. 1702.	1682 (1682)	Wing D1250; ESTC R303	1,345,519	734
A65910	Memorials of the English affairs, or, An historical account of what passed from the beginning of the reign of King Charles the First, to King Charles the Second his happy restauration containing the publick transactions, civil and military : together with the private consultations and secrets of the cabinet.	Whitlocke, Bulstrode, 1605-1675 or 6.; Anglesey, Arthur Annesley, Earl of, 1614-1686.	1682 (1682)	Wing W1986; ESTC R13122	1,537,120	725
B18452	Camden's Britannia newly translated into English, with large additions and improvements ; publish'd by Edmund Gibson ...; Britannia. English	Camden, William, 1551-1623.; Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.	1695 (1695)	Wing C359	2,080,727	883