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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74129	An act to prevent the killing of deer.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing E1155; Thomason 669.f.16[15]; ESTC R211312	596	1
B27628	The opinions of the Barons of the Exchecquer. And directions to all justices of the peace, and constables, &c. for the legally convicting of all persons, that are taken in conventicles, and unlawful meetings. Given at the Court of Exchecquer, upon Justice Balch's case. Published by special authority.	England and Wales. Court of Exchequer.	1682 (1682)	Wing O358; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 515.l.2[58]; ESTC R213297	750	3
A96563	By the king, a proclamation whereas by a statute made in the twenty seventh year of the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth, it is ... enacted, that if any of the subjects of this kingdom ... shall be of, or brought up in any college of Jesuits or seminary erected or ordained in any parts beyond the seas ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1700 (1700)	Wing W2450; ESTC R43824	1,036	3
A82480	An Act prohibiting to brew for sale any ale or beer above ten shillings the barrel, besides the excize.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1649 (1649)	Wing E1151; Thomason 669.f.14[74]; ESTC R211259	1,129	1
A75911	Advertisement. The tryal of Sir Thomas Gascoigne not being printed, we thought good to let the world know, that Mr. Mowbray and Mr. Balron, two of the evidences against him, have both published their narratives, the title whereof it was judged convenient here to insert		1680 (1680)	Wing A620A; ESTC R230797	1,149	1
A79360	By the King. A proclamation, prohibiting all unlawful and seditious meetings and conventicles under pretence of religious worship.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1661 (1661)	Wing C3526; Thomason 669.f.26[47]; ESTC R210890	1,169	1
A74350	An act disabling the election of divers persons to any office or place of trust within the city of London, and the votes of such persons in such elections.	England and Wales.	1649 (1649)	Thomason E1060_72; ESTC R208784	1,205	5
A32375	By the King, a proclamation commanding the immediate return of all His Majesties subjects who are in any foreign seminaries, and forbidding relief to be sent to them	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1679 (1679)	Wing C3249; ESTC R34802	1,207	1
B02106	By the King. A proclamation commanding all persons being popish recusants, or so reputed, to depart from the cities of London and Westminster, and all other places within ten miles of the same.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1678 (1678)	Wing C3243; ESTC R171265	1,226	2
A35595	The Case concerning wools, &c.		1700 (1700)	Wing C864B; ESTC R34790	1,381	1
B05717	A proclamation, ordaining all persons in publick trust to sign the certificat and assurance	Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1690 (1690)	Wing S1960; ESTC R183575	1,526	2
A94638	To the right honourable the Lords now assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of the high-sheriff, knights, esquiors, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and other the inhabitants of the county of Berks.		1642 (1642)	Wing T1663; Thomason 669.f.4[75]; ESTC R210303	1,565	1
A84712	The form of a certificate to be used by Justices of Peace and others, through England and Wales in the case of Popish recusants refusing to take the oath of abjuration, and neglecting to appear before the justices to take the said oath.		1655 (1655)	Wing F1562; Thomason 669.f.20[13]; ESTC R211600	1,627	1
B31907	By the King, a proclamation. William R. Whereas his Majesty hath received information upon oath, of a horrid and detestable conspiracy, to assassinate and murther his Royal Person, carried on by Papists and other wicked and traiterous persons; ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1696 (1696)	Wing W2434; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 21.h.3[182]; ESTC R228569; ESTC R225364; ESTC R228569	1,651	2
B05503	A proclamation, anent persons travelling to or from this kingdom.	Scotland. Privy Council.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1691 (1691)	Wing S1643; ESTC R226029	1,663	1
A83015	An ordinance of the Lords & Commons assembled in Parliament, against unlicensed or scandalous pamphlets, and for the better regulating of printing. 28 Septembr. 1647. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing E1802; Thomason E409_20; ESTC R204428	1,837	8
A75861	Ad general' quarterial' session' pacis dom' regis & reginæ, tent' pro com.' Midd. apud Hicks-Hall in St. John's-Street, in Com. præd' die Mercurii scilicet decimo tertio die Januarii Anno Regni Dom' Gulielmi & Dom' Mariæ nunc Regis et Reginæ Angliæ &c. ...	England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex)	1692 (1692)	Wing A467A; ESTC R233678	1,915	1
A84772	A letter from His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, to the Honoble William Lenthal Esq; Speaker of the Honorable House of Commons, conceraing [sic] the abuses and injuries done to certain godly ministers placed in livings by authority of Parliament. Together with an ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for preventing the like for the future. Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that this letter and ordinance be forthwith printed and published: H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing F177; Thomason E404_27; ESTC R201861	1,954	8
A66273	By the King and Queen, a proclamation concerning papists and other disaffected persons	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1691 (1691)	Wing W2559; ESTC R37259	1,985	1
A45986	An act for the more effectual suppressing of prophane cursing and swearing; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Wil.III.c.9.	Ireland.	1695 (1695)	Wing I319; ESTC R216039	2,056	8
A46563	A proclamation for putting in execution the additional act for improvement of tillage James R.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II); James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1687 (1687)	Wing J340; ESTC R15717	2,108	1
A66122	A declaration, for the strict discipline of the army, and due payment of quarters	William III, King of England, 1650-1702.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)	1694 (1694)	Wing W2318; ESTC R19733	2,143	2
A84531	An extract of the acts against importing Irish cattel, &c. One expired, the other not.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.	1680 (1680)	Wing E915A; ESTC R223320	2,203	1
A74143	By the Lord Protector. A proclamation declaring His Highness pleasure and command for putting in execution the laws, statutes and ordinances made against Jesuits and priests, and for the speedy conviction of Popish recusants.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.	1655 (1655)	Thomason 669.f.19[74]; ESTC R212275	2,230	1
A32516	By the King, a proclamation for the apprehending certain offenders therein named and for the better security of His Majesty and his government from dangers arising from popish recusants	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1678 (1678)	Wing C3435; ESTC R35886	2,249	1
A74343	An act for the punishment of crimes committed upon, or beyond the seas. Die Jovis, 20 Septembr. 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_65; ESTC R208698	2,685	7
A37576	An act for the better preventing and suppressing of prophane swearing and cursing	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Wing E1097; ESTC R40493	2,863	1
B09635	Rules and orders made by the Vice-Chancellor of the Vniversity of Oxford and Iustices of Peace for the good and safety of the Vniversity, city and county of Oxford whereas there is a dayly encrease of the plague in the city of Lodon, the suberbs and parts adjacent by reason whereof very many persons have of late and dayly doe withdraw themselves from their respective habitations ...	University of Oxford.	1665 (1665)	Wing O962; ESTC R181267	2,899	1
A57812	The cry of the oppressed for justice: or, The case of Thomas Rudd Who was imprisioned and whipped through several streets of the town of Leverpool, in the County of Lancaster, by the order of the then mayor of the said town, for going through the streets thereof, and exhorting the people to fear God. With a letter written by the said Thomas Rudd, to Thomas Sweeting, mayor of Leverpool.	Rudd, Thomas, d. 1719.	1700 (1700)	Wing R2171A; ESTC R218480	3,006	11
A41936	Great news from the west of England being a true account of two young persons lately bewitch'd in the town of Beckenton in Somerset-shire, shewing the sad condition they are in by vomiting or throwing out of their bodies the abundance of pins, nails, pewter, brass, lead, iron, and tin to the admiration of all beholders, and of the old witch being carryed several times to a great river, into which her legs being tied, she was thrice thrown in, but each time she swam like a cork, afterwards by order from a justice of the peace she was search'd by a jury of women and such signs and marks being found about her, positive oath was given in against her so that she is committed to jayl until the next assizes.		1689 (1689)	Wing G1738A; ESTC R26759	3,047	2
A47262	To the honourable, the House of Commons assembled in Parliament. Proposals humbly offered for a provision for the poor, and setting them to work.	Kent, Dircy.	1694 (1694)	Wing K309; ESTC R221021	3,130	1
A25929	Articles of impeachment of high treason, and other high crimes and offences, against William Earl of Powis, William Visount Stafford, Henry Lord Arundel of Wardour, William Lord Petre, and John Lord Bellasis, now prisoners in the Tower		1680 (1680)	Wing A3843; ESTC R38536	3,200	4
A45978	An act for the better regulating of measures in and throughout this kingdom	Ireland.	1695 (1695)	Wing I311; ESTC R475598	3,301	9
A45977	An act for the better observation of the Lords-day commonly called Sunday.; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Wil.III.c.17.	Ireland.	1695 (1695)	Wing I310; ESTC R216037	3,309	10
B03314	An abstract of such parts of several statutes relating to silks called alamodes and lustrings, as may guide officers, and others, in the execution thereof ; and direct all dealers in such silks, to avoid the penalties therein contained.	England and Wales. Laws, etc.	1699 (1699)	Wing E864; ESTC R225218	3,384	2
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
A87301	An act for banishing all papists exercising any ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and all regulars of the popish clergy out of this kingdom.; Laws, etc.	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I301; ESTC R178573	3,469	10
A06234	Orders conceiued and agreed to be published, by the Lord Mayor and aldermen of the citie of London, and the iustices of peace of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, by direction from the Lords of His Maiesties most honourable Priuie Councell	London (England); City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1608 (1608)	STC 16723.5; ESTC S4371	3,518	3
A25379	An Account of the late hardships and violence inflicted upon certain persons called Quakers for their peaceable religious meetings in the city and county of Glocester		1682 (1682)	Wing A312; ESTC R28171	3,617	10
A91255	The remonstrance of the noble-men, knights, gentlemen, clergy-men, free-holders, citizens, burgesses and commons of the late eastern, southern, and western associations who desire to shew themselves faithfull and constant to the Good Old Cause, the privileges and freedom of Parliament, the liberty and property of the subjects, laws of the land, and true reformed religion, which they were formerly called forth and engaged to defend by declaration of Parliament, the protestation, and Solemn National League and Covenant.		1659 (1659)	Wing P4051; Thomason 669.f.22[11]; ESTC R211340	3,706	1
A82493	An additionall act for sequestrations. Tuesday, February 7. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, Clerk of the Parliament.	England and Wales.	1660 (1660)	Wing E1170; Thomason E1074_29; ESTC R205476	3,858	11
A45980	An act for the better suppressing Tories, robbers and rapparees and for preventing robberies, burglaries, and other hainous crimes.; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Gui.III.c.21	Ireland.	1662 (1662)	Wing I314; ESTC R475717	3,866	8
A26319	Southt. ss. Ad General. Quarterial. Session. Pacis Domini Regis tent. pro com. prædict. apud Castrum Winton. in com. prædict. die Martis octavo die Octobris anno regni Regis Caroli Secundi tricesimo coram Carolo Domino De la Warr, Hugone Stewkeley, baronett. Carolo Lee, mil. Thoma Cole, ar. Olivero St. Johnm, ar. Willielmo Wither, ar. & aliis justiciariis, &c.	England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Southampton)	1678 (1678)	Wing A464B; ESTC R213917	3,871	1
A83153	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the better execution of the former oridinances for sequestration of delinquents and papists estates. Together with an oath that is to be taken within ten dayes after notice given of this present ordinance, by the severall sequestrators, committees, and persons imployed by vertue of the said ordinance. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1644 (1644)	Wing E1941; Thomason E49_22; ESTC R2350	4,000	11
A32570	By the King, a proclamation for the more effectual suppressing of popery	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II); Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1679 (1679)	Wing C3494; ESTC R39187	4,052	3
B03709	A hue and cry after the worst of murderers, in the case of the Duke of Buckingham.	Wright, Mary, fl. 1679-1680.	1680 (1680)	Wing H3294A; ESTC R188852	4,129	4
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
A06243	Orders heertofore conceiued and agreed to bee published by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the citie of London and the iustices of peace of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, by direction from the lords of His Maiesties most honourable priuie councell, and now thought fit to be reuiued, and againe published.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1625 (1625)	STC 16729.3; ESTC S3286	4,257	3
B02949	An act for the better suppressing of theft upon the borders of England and Scotland, and for discovery of highway men and other felons. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the 17th day of September, An. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1100A; ESTC R228756	4,410	18
A92690	A proclamation, for calling out heretors and fencible men, to attend the King's host; Proclamations. 1692-05-09	Scotland. Privy Council.	1692 (1692)	Wing S1851; ESTC R229998	4,418	4
A82439	An act for the better suppressing of theft upon the borders of England and Scotland, and for discovery of high-way men and other felons. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, an. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1100; Thomason E1065_37; ESTC R30671	4,426	11
A91200	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.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3989; ESTC R42518	4,575	8
A57884	Rules, orders, and directions by the lord lieutenant and council	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1672-1677 : Essex); Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683.	1672 (1672)	Wing R2265_VARIANT-B; ESTC R39474	4,731	18
A57886	Rules, orders, and directions by the lord lieutenant and council	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1672-1677 : Essex); Essex, Arthur Capel, Earl of, 1631-1683.	1672 (1672)	Wing R2265; ESTC R39471	4,884	14
A44602	Proposals for a fund of a hundred and fifty thousand pounds per annum The first fifty thousand pounds per annum, of which, is proposed to be raised by and from a real improvement of the rights and prerogative of the crown. The other hundred thousand pounds per annum, to make the said fund, is proposed to be raised by such, who before they pay it, will be gainers, in happening to be the persons charged herewith, and therefore may with more reason afford to pay it, and think it no burden for being so charged. Most humbly offered to the consideration of the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, and both houses of Parliament. By Thomas Houghton. Lime-street December the 4th 1694.	Houghton, Thomas, Gent.	1694 (1694)	Wing H2932; ESTC R217010	4,981	11
A74400	An act for regulating the making of stuffs in Norfolk and Norwich. Die Jovis, 14 Novembr. 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_29; ESTC R209270	4,986	11
A45967	An act for incouraging Protestant-strangers and others to inhabit and plant in the kingdom of Ireland	Ireland.	1662 (1662)	Wing I303; ESTC R26813	5,038	14
A35032	A short narrative of the discovery of a college of Jesuits at a place called the Come in the county of Hereford which was sent up unto the Right Honorable the Lords assembled in Parliament at the end of the last sessions / by the Right Reverend Father in God Herbert, Lord Bishop of Hereford ... ; to which is added a true relation of the knavery of Father Lewis, the pretended bishop of Landaffe, now a prisoner in Monmouth gaol.	Croft, Herbert, 1603-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing C6977; ESTC R31314	5,342	24
A47603	The present great interest both of king and people in a letter written to one of the Lords of the Privy-Council / by a lover of his king and country.	F. K.	1679 (1679)	Wing K8; ESTC R20181	5,430	4
B02966	Anno sexto & septimo Gulielmi III. Regis. An act to prevent counterfeiting and clipping the coin of this kingdom.	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III).	1695 (1695)	Wing E1153AC; ESTC R175051	5,438	4
A87307	An Act for the relief and release of poor distressed prisoners for debt or dammages	Ireland.	1699 (1699)	Wing I322A; ESTC R232096	5,486	14
A53403	Orders conceived and published by the Lord Major and aldermen of the city of London, concerning the infection of the plague	City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.; City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1665 (1665)	Wing O397; ESTC R39821	5,594	15
A95311	The temples foundation laid: or, a way for setlement of religion. Humbly presented unto the Parliament. By M.T.	M. T.	1653 (1653)	Wing T31; Thomason E724_13; ESTC R207271	5,747	18
A74361	An act for removing all papists, and all officers and soldiers of fortune, and divers other delinquents from London and Westminster, and confining them within five miles of their dwellings; and for encouragement of such as discover priests and jesuits, their recievers and abettors. Die Martis, 26⁰ Februarii, 1649. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1060_83; ESTC R208812	5,813	12
A49074	By the maior to the aldermen of the ward of [blank] : whereas divers good laws have formerly been made, and are still in force against several wicked and disorderly practices ...	City of London (England).	1687 (1687)	Wing L2886L; ESTC R39662	5,962	12
A74485	An act for regulating the making of stuffs in Norfolk and Norwich. Saturday the 12th of November, 1653. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Clerk of the Parliament.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E1062_25; ESTC R209423	6,119	12
A37941	An ordinance of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, for explanation, and further enlargement of an ordinance for sequestration of delinquents estates	England and Wales.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1891; ESTC R43149	6,515	18
B09037	All ordinances and orders for the better observation of the Lords-Day and the fast 9. Decemb. 1646. ordered &c. that the ordinances for the better observation of the publick dayes of fast and humiliation and for the better observation of the Lords-Day be printed together ...	England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing E1199AA; ESTC R210501	6,537	20
A82520	All ordinances and orders, for the better observation of the Lords-Day, and the fast. 9. Decemb. 1646. Ordered, &c. that the ordinances for the better observation of the publick dayes of fast and humiliation and for the better observation of the Lords-Day be printed together, ... Hen. Elsynge Cler. Parl. Dom. Com.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing E1199; Thomason E377_7; ESTC R201359	6,562	15
A83005	An ordinance of explanation and further enlargement of a former ordinance made by the Lords and Commons in Parliamnet, for sequestration of delinquents estates-with an oath for renouncing of popery. August 19. 1643. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament assembled, that this ordinance be forethwith printed and published. H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1794A; Thomason E65_25; ESTC R884	6,656	15
A82524	All the ordinances of the Lors [sic] and Commons assembled in Parliament: for the true payment of tythes, and other such duties according to the lawes and customes of this realme Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that these ordinances for the due payment of all tythes and such other duties, be forthwith printed and published. Joh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.; Proceedings	England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1652 (1652)	Wing E1201; ESTC R232115	6,660	16
A88854	Proposalls for an Act for prevention of the great trouble and charge which the honest people of this nation, have been put to; by wrongfull arrests and imprisonments, and for preserving them from such arrests (being upon feigned great actions) at the sute of divers to whom they have owed nothing. And also for an other Act for the taking away the great trouble and charge, which the people of this nation have been put to; by sheriffs, bayliffs, serjeants, &c. to procure arrests and appearances of their debtors, &c. in order to the more speedy satisfying of creditors; for the saving to the people of this nation, between 4 and 500000. pounds yearly, part of the 1500000. pounds, formerly proposed to be so saved yearly, mentioned in the proposalls for creditors and prisoners. With a short explanation in particular, how those 300000. pounds, and more, by these proposalls for creditors and prisoners, will be saved. Offered to the same consideration, as those for creditors and prisoners are. / By Will. Leach of the Middle Temple Gent.	Leach, William.	1650 (1650)	Wing L779; Thomason E604_1; ESTC R205839	6,668	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
A95587	To the Right Honorable assembly, the Lords, Knights, Esquires, and Burgesses of the Honorable House of Commons in Parliament: the humble petition of the antient overseers, rulers and assistants of the Company of Watermen. VVherein is showed, how intollerably they have been abused and slandered, with false accusations, by divers refractory and abusive watermen, who have mislead many others to their faction. Their odious slanders being heere truly confuted, and the innocencie of the rulers declared. By Iohn Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing T518; Thomason E144_25; ESTC R212728	6,940	11
A45979	An act for the better securing the government by disarming papists	Ireland.	1695 (1695)	Wing I312; ESTC R475577	7,177	16
A39400	Orders established the 14th of this present January, by His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax for regulating the army and for the soldiers paying of quarters, and fair behavior in the countreys : together with several letters from His Excellency to the committees and justices of the peace of the several counties to put the said orders in execution.	England and Wales. Army. Council.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1646 (1646)	Wing E740; ESTC R24956	7,201	22
A85053	A warrant of the Lord General Fairfax to the Marshall Generall of the Army, to put in execution the former ordinances & orders of Parliament, and act of Common Councell, concerning the regulating of printing, and dispersing of scandalous pamphlets. Whereunto is annexed the said ordinances and orders.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.; Lawrence, Richard, d. 1684.	1649 (1649)	Wing F253; Thomason E538_1; ESTC R205999	7,241	15
A74511	An ordinance for better amending and keeping in repair the common high-waies within this nation. Fryday March 31. 1654. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and his Council, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1654 (1654)	Thomason E1063_26; ESTC R209578	7,562	19
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
B02946	An act for the better observation of the Lords-Day. At the Parliament begun at Westminster, the seventeenth day of Septemb. An. Dom. 1656.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1094C; ESTC R176082	8,292	16
A68314	A table of all the principall matters and wordes conteined in the booke Of the office of iustices of peace compiled by Master Lambard digested and contriued vnder apt titles, obseruing the alphabeticall order / deuised by Christopher Powell of Graies Inne, gent.	Powell, Christopher, of Gray's Inn.	1583 (1583)	STC 15164a.5; ESTC S4731	8,809	16
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
A90224	To the Right Honourable, the knights, citizens, and burgesses, the Parliament of England, assembled at Westminster, the humble appeale and petition of Mary Overton, prisoner in Bridewell:.	Overton, Mary.	1647 (1647)	Wing O617; Thomason E381_10; ESTC R201411	9,107	15
A88461	Orders formerly conceived and agreed to be published by the Lord Major and the aldermen of the City of London: and the justices of peace of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey, concerning the infection of the plague. And now re-printed and published by order of the Honourable House of Commons.; Laws, etc.	City of London (England).; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; City of London (England). Court of Aldermen.	1646 (1646)	Wing L2864B; Thomason E352_2; ESTC R201073	10,154	23
A83552	Two ordinances of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament :I. concerning the names of the committee for the associated counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, Hertford and Huntington, together with instructions for the said committee. II. For explanation of a former ordinance for sequestration of delinquents estates: with an oath for renouncing of poperie. Also three speciall orders; viz. I. That the divines of the assembly that are resiants of the associated counties, ... be desired to go down into their severall counties, to stirre up the people to rise for their defence. II. That the Lord Generall the Earl of Essex, be desired to grant a commission to the Earl of Manchester, to be Sergeant Major Generall of all the forces of the six associated counties. III. That the said six associated counties shall forthwith raise a bodie of ten thousand foot and dragoons to withstand the enemie. Ordered by the Commons in Parliament ... H. Elsynge, Cler, Parl. D. Com.; Proceedings. 1643-08-14	England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2409A; ESTC R225900	10,216	12
A77719	Mr. Brunskell's case and proposals	Brunskell, Percivall, 17th cent.	1690 (1690)	Wing B5236; ESTC R205837	10,341	4
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
A93149	A friendly discourse concerning profane cursing and swearing, wherein is shewed the heinousness of those sins, and the necessity of private persons giving informations for the suppressing of them, pursuant to the late act of Parliament In a familiar conference between two plain persons. Made publick for the awakening of the consciences of common-swearers; and the vindication of our religious informers, who have been the instruments of the remarkable abatement of swearing; and for the encouragement of all good Christians, to joyn their endeavours with them for the entire suppressing it; and by giving informations to the magistrates against it, drunkenness, and prophanation of the Lord's Day.		1697 (1697)	Wing S33A; ESTC R230178	11,117	16
A23810	An Abstract of several examinations taken upon oath in the counties of Monmouth and Hereford, and delivered in to the Honourable House of Commons reported by Sir John Trevor, chair-man to the committee for drawing reasons to be given to the lords at a conference to prevent the growth and increase of popery ; together with the account given to the House of Commons the 12th of April, 1678, by John Arnold and John Scudamore, Esqs., of the encouragement given to popery in the counties of Monmouth and Hereford.	Trevor, John, Sir, 1637-1717.; Arnold, John, Justice.; Scudamore, John.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1680 (1680)	Wing A120; ESTC R6638	11,153	20
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
A36891	A plain and easie method shewing how the office of overseer of the poor may be managed, whereby it may be 9000 l. per annum advantage to the county of Devon, without abating the weekly relief of any poor, or doing a penny damage to any person / by Richard Dunning ...	R. D. (Richard Dunning)	1685 (1685)	Wing D2614; ESTC R41940	11,914	24
A51532	The portraicture of Roger L'Estrange drawn to the life as it was taken in the Queens Chappel	Mowbray, Lawrence.; Prance, Miles, fl. 1678-1689. L'Estrange a papist.	1681 (1681)	Wing M2995; ESTC R15766	12,436	24
A93859	Phinehas, or, The common duty of all men, and the special duty of magistrates, to be zealous and active in the execution of laws against scandalous sins and debauchery and of that in particular, against prophane cursing and swearing.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1695 (1695)	Wing S5433A; ESTC R184628	12,740	16
A49310	A complaint of the oppressed against the oppressors, or, The unjust and arbitrary proceedings of some souldiers and justices against some sober godly persons, in and near London who now lye in stinking goals [i.e. gaols] for the testimony of good conscience : with some reasons why they cannot swear allegiance to obtain their liberty / faithfully collected by John Lovewel.	Lovewel, John.	1661 (1661)	Wing L3292; ESTC R31000	13,310	20
A61361	The Statute-laws perused and revived, or, A Remedy against pedlers, hawkers, and petty chapmen &c. fit to be known by all constables and other parish-officers, also by the ministers in the countrey, and all other persons whatsoever.		1693 (1693)	Wing S5338; ESTC R35204	13,330	15
A41882	The Great case of the justices stated and determined touching their duty of putting the laws in execution, whether dissenters were indulg'd or not, or, A discourse concerning the oath of the justice of peace, explaining the extent of its obligation : being a case universally seasonable, in regard to righteousness, peace, and the prosperity of this nation.		1688 (1688)	Wing G1672; ESTC R43213	15,063	84
A39444	An abstract of all the statute-laws of this kingdom now in force, made against Jesuits, seminary priests, and popish recusants		1675 (1675)	Wing E863; ESTC R7779	15,565	24
A39482	A summary account of all the statute-laws of this kingdom now in force against Jesuits, seminary priests, and popish recusants drawn up for the benefit of all Protestants / done by a Protestant, to inform such of his fellow-subjects, that are ignorant of these laws, and would be willing to do their duties, where, and when the laws enjoyn them.	Protestant.	1673 (1673)	Wing E924; ESTC R233181	15,670	16
A39442	An abridgment; or, a summary account of all the statute laws of this kingdom made against Jesuites, seminary priests, and popish recusants drawn up for the benefit of my dear Protestant countrey men, and specially of the juries of England; who, in pursuance of his Majesties proclamation, published at the request and desire of the two houses of Parliament, are to present and indict all Jesuites, priests, and popish recusants, according to the tenor and effect of the said statute laws, and of the said proclamation. Done by a Protestant, to inform such of his fellow subjects, that are ignorant of these laws, and would be willing to do their duties, where and when the laws injoyn them thereto.		1666 (1666)	Wing E861; ESTC R200827	16,826	20
A70215	The Irish-evidence convicted by their own oaths, or, Their swearing and counter-swearing plainly demonstrated in several of their own affidavits herewith faithfully published as also a full and impartial account of their past & present practices.	Hetherington, William.	1682 (1682)	Wing H1626; ESTC R10355	17,276	20