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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90917	To the supreme authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England the humble petition of John Poyntz, alias Morris.	Poyntz, John, fl. 1647-1650.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3132; Thomason 669.f.15[66]; ESTC R212057	1,381	1
A35636	The Case of Richard Stafford humbly offered to the consideration of both Houses of Parliament.		1689 (1689)	Wing C971; ESTC R37532	1,908	1
A46011	By the generall assemblie of the Confederat Catholicks of Ireland an establishment for the Court of Generall Iudicature.	Irish Confederation.; Kearnie, Philip.	1647 (1647)	Wing I343B; ESTC R36824	2,719	8
A93735	A copy of two letters which Richard Stafford had intended to have delivered unto the King and Queen but not being admitted by the yeomen of the guard, he left them on the rails of the back- stairs at White-Hall, on January 26, 1689/90 : in each of which was inclosed a printed paper, entituled, A supplemental tract of government, referred to the consideration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, January 4, in the year aforementioned.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1690 (1690)	Wing S5114; ESTC R42691	2,794	3
A34206	Concerning the priviledge of the vnder clark's in the Court of Chancery as now in clayme and practice		1649 (1649)	Wing C5698; ESTC R40861	2,874	7
A91956	To the chosen and betrusted knights, citizens, and burgesses, assembled in Parliament at Westminster. The humble petition of Alice Rolph, wife to Major Edmond Rolph, close prisoner at the Gate-house Westminster, &c. Presented to the Honourable House of Commons, Iuly 10. 1648.	Rolph, Alice.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1889; Thomason 669.f.12[73]; ESTC R210951	2,944	1
A31202	The Case relating to the bill for preventing multiplicity of vexatious suits and for ascertaining a certain customary tyth in the county of Derby.		1670 (1670)	Wing C1201; ESTC T114265	3,039	2
A75869	The humble petition of the worshipful Thomas Adams, John Langham, and James Bunce, aldermen of London, presented to the Lords at their bar on Tuesday April 25. 1648. Wherein is declared their firm resolution to stand for the defence of the established laws of the land. Also their protestation against the lords jurisdiction over them or any other commoners in criminal cases. With their appeal from the Lords to their proper and competent judges (a jury of their equals) and judges sworn to proceed according to the known law of England. Together with a salva libertate by them sent to the lieutenant of the Tower, April 23. 1648.	Adams, Thomas, Sir, 1586-1668.; Langham, John, Sir, 1584-1671.; Bunce, James, Sir, d. 1670.	1648 (1648)	Wing A496; Thomason E435_31; ESTC R206259	3,203	8
B09921	The Lady Russel's and all Lords of Manners case and reasons against the bill for erecting a court of conscience	Russell, Rachel, Lady, 1636-1723.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1683 (1683)	Wing R2346B; ESTC R188739	3,719	3
A45083	Humble proposals to the Parliament now assembled whereby the profession of the civil law may be used in certain cases to the great ease and benefit of the people : without looking back to Episcopacy or any thing that is abolished, or making any use of the Pope's law commonly called The Canon law or taking away any thing from the Common law, and in a perfect compliance with this present government.		1656 (1656)	Wing H3600; ESTC R28932	3,795	12
A96441	No martial law, but advice for the grand inquests of London, and Middlesex, and may serve generally for the whole kingdome written by a London apprentice, on the behalfe of his fellow apprentices, 1648.	Whittington, John.	1648 (1648)	Wing W2045A; ESTC R43949	4,135	9
A77455	A brief relation containing an abreviation of the arguments urged by the late Protector against the government of this nation by a King or a single person. To convince men of the danger and inconveniency thereof. Urged by him to many of the Army, at St. Albans, Windsore, at White-hall (a little before the King was beheaded) and at several other places. Published for the good and information of Parliament, Army, and people.	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, attributed name.	1659 (1659)	Wing B4622A; Thomason E965_4; ESTC R207666	4,545	8
A95314	A true state of the case concerning Sir Edmond Turnor Kt. and George Carew Esq depending upon an especial appeal, to the judges delegates, with adjuncts from a sentence pronounced against them, and others in the admiralty court, at the instance of Jacob Neitz, Andreas Vanden Bogaerd, Michael Vander Plancken, and others, subjects of the King of Spain.		1677 (1677)	Wing T3110; ESTC R230459	4,912	4
A55583	William Powell alias Hinson Esq; plaintiffe; the Warden and Fellows of All-soules Colledge in Oxford defendants In the Chancellors Court of the University of Oxford in a pretended cause of dammage.	Powell, William.; All Souls College (University of Oxford)	1656 (1656)	Wing P3098A; ESTC R221774	5,578	8
A87528	A discourse touching the inconveniencies of a long continued Parliament. And the judgement of the law of the land in that behalfe. / By David Jenkins now prisoner in the Tower of London.	Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.	1647 (1647)	Wing J590; Thomason E392_30; ESTC R201584	6,068	12
A60770	Some considerations concerning the high-court of Chancery and the ordinance made for the regulation and limitation of that court.		1657 (1657)	Wing S4482A; ESTC R221575	6,340	13
A77413	Briefe collections out of Magna Charta: or, the knowne good old lawes of England· Which sheweth; that the law is the highest inheritance the King hath; and that if his charter, grant, or pattent, be repugnant to the said lawes, and statutes, cannot be good, as is instanced in the charter of Bridewell, London, and others. By which it appeares; that the King by his charter may not alter the nature of the law, the forme of a court; nor inheritance lineally to descend; nor that any subject be protected from arrests, suites, &c.	England. Magna Carta.	1643 (1643)	Wing B4557; Thomason E38_12; Thomason E102_11; ESTC R2906	6,685	16
A26745	An exact catalogue of the common and statute law books of this realm, and some others relating thereunto	Bassett, Thomas, bookseller.	1684 (1684)	Wing B1047; ESTC R37296	6,720	1
A58229	Reasons for a general indefinite speedy act of oblivion		1690 (1690)	Wing R482A; ESTC R14429	6,745	4
A87772	The kingdomes case: or, The question resolved, whether the Kings subjects of this realm of England may or ought to ayd and assist each other, in repressing the persons now assembled together under the name of the Kings Army. Pro lege rege grege ad ill. propugnandam. informandum conservandam. By him that prayeth studieth the peace of the King. kingdome. April, 24. 1643. It is this day ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this booke, entituled (the Kingdomes case) be printed by John Wright. Iohn White.	He that prayeth/studieth the peace of the King/kingdome.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. aut	1649 (1649)	Wing K584; Thomason E475_38; ESTC R202670	6,939	14
A50286	The Matters of fact in the present election of sheriffs, for the year ensuing, faithfully reported and the micarriages of my lord mayor and some other persons in this matter, briefly declared.		1682 (1682)	Wing M1304; ESTC R10733	6,990	4
A81335	A brief discourse proving independency, in church-government, destructive to the positive lawes of this kingdome, and inconsistent therewith. By Robert Derham, of Grayes Inne, Barrister. Published according to order.	Derham, Robert.	1646 (1646)	Wing D1096; Thomason E344_10; ESTC R200959	7,105	16
B01518	A catalogue of books printed for Thomas Basset, and are to be sold at his shop at the George near Cliffords Inne in Fleet-Street.		1672 (1672)	Wing B1042A; ESTC R172284	7,238	4
A58674	Two cases submitted to consideration	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1687 (1687)	Wing S141; Wing L1320A; ESTC R23606	7,680	2
B08379	An answer to the protestation of the nineteen Lords against the rejecting of the impeachment of Mr. Fitz-Harris		1681 (1681)	Wing A3438A; ESTC R172370	7,891	12
A56176	A choice collection of law books ancient, and modern consisting of the library of Henry Parker, Esq., of Grays-Inn deceased : as also of another eminent professor of the law ... will be exposed to sale by way of auction, on ... the 5th day of December, 1681 ... / by Edward Millington.	Millington, Edward, d. 1703.	1680 (1680)	Wing P399; ESTC R22895	8,537	17
A60565	A brief abstract of the case concerning the letters patents for reprizals (hereunto annexed) against the States-General and their subjects whereupon Capt. Compton Gwyther, William Coates, Joseph Bullivant, John Baxter, Francis Wansell, Francis Martin, John Gibson, and William Jones, prisoners in the Marshalsea, are to be tryed for their lives, according to the common law of England, on the 18th of February instant, upon the Statute of 28 Henry 8. cap. 15 under the pretence of piracy, for taking a Galliot-Hoy (called the Love of Rotterdam) laden with 160 tun of wine, and prunes, on the 3d of December last, bound from Bourdeaux to Dort / faithfully recollected out of all the originals by Thomas Smith Gent. ; with some remarkable observations both upon the matters of fact, and the law in the whole case.	Smith, Thomas, Gent.	1681 (1681)	Wing S4228; ESTC R12870	9,089	8
A57319	The right of the citizens of London to elect sheriffs in their common-hall, proved, from the custom of our ancestors, from their charters, history, antient acts of Parliament, judgments and resolutions of many learned judges		1700 (1700)	Wing R1505; ESTC R1437	9,090	4
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
A50513	Appendix to Mr. Charles Mearne's catalogue of English books, chiefly of history, miscellany, and law, to be sold by auction at Richard's Coffee-House near the Middle-Temple-Gate, on Tuesday February 22d. 1686/7	Millington, Edward, d. 1703, attributed name.	1687 (1687)	Wing M1579; ESTC R213843	9,128	13
A32937	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens & side-men of every parish within the diocess of Canterbury, in the ordinary visitation of the Most Reverend Father in God, William, by divine providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury His Grace, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1678-1690 : Sancroft); Sancroft, William, 1617-1693.	1682 (1682)	Wing C4021; ESTC R40818	9,366	18
A31289	A catalogue of the choicest and most valuable books of the common & statute law hitherto published which will be sold by auction at the auction house in Ave-Mary-Lane over against the Black-Swan, near Ludgate-Street, on Monday the 14th of this instant February, 1686/7 / by Edward Millington.	Millington, Edward, d. 1703.	1687 (1687)	Wing C1369; ESTC R230618	9,505	11
A49814	A Discourse of fines shewing by what easie, althought corrupt and unlawful, method of practice it may happen, that any person or his heirs in England, at one time or other, to be legally defrauded and disinherited by abuses in fines ... / by T. L.	T. L., of Lincolns-Inn, Esq.	1670 (1670)	Wing L73; ESTC R5079	9,953	13
A65176	Vox populi, or, The peoples claim to their Parliaments sitting, to redress grievances, and provide for the common safety, by the known laws and constitutions of the nation humbly recommended to the King and Parliament at their meeting at Oxford, the 21th of March.		1681 (1681)	Wing V729; ESTC R6049	10,228	18
A50301	The practises of the Earl of Leycester against the minister of Pensherst laid open in a narrarive [sic] sent to his late Highness Oliver Lord Protector August 5. 1658.	Maudit, John.	1660 (1660)	Wing M1330; ESTC R217681	10,283	49
A35648	The case of Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath, upon his appeal against a decree obtain'd by Mrs. Elizabeth Took, (the now wife of Thomas Took, Esq.) and others, plaintiffs in Chancery, about a separate maintenance of 200 l per ann. clear above all charges settled on Mrs. Took, beside a large jointure	Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709, defendant.; Took, Elizabeth.	1695 (1695)	Wing C999; ESTC R170983	10,525	13
A91637	A Remonstrance or narrative by way of complaint to the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament in behalf of Robert Oxwicke and company, owners of the ship Endeavour, and of Richard Baker and company, proprietors of the said ships lading ... against Giles de la Roach and company, all subjects to the French king, wherein is faithfully described their horrid act of piracy at sea, committed the 21th of November 1655, English style, against the said English, by the said de la Roach and other French-men ... contrary to the articles of peace concluded the 3d of November 1655 ...		1660 (1660)	Wing R1025A; ESTC R42559	10,559	7
A94284	Englands freedome, souldiers rights: vindicated against all arbitrary unjust invaders of them, and in particular against those new tyrants at Windsore, which would destroy both under the pretence of marshall law. Or, the just declaration, plea, and protestation of William Thompson, a free commoner of England, unjustly imprisoned at Windsore. Delivered to his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and that which is called his Councell of Warre, the 14. of December, 1647. Unto which is annexed his letter to the Generall, wherein the said plea was inclosed. Also a petition to the rest of his fellow-prisoners to his Excellency.	Thompson, William, d. 1649.	1647 (1647)	Wing T1016; Thomason E419_23; ESTC R204646	10,648	12
A62721	To the high & honourable the legal earthly supreame povver of England, the representive body thereof, the Commons elective in Parliament assembled with authority only for the weale, but not for the woe of the people. The just petition of the free-borne commoners of the county of [blank] whose names are hereunto subscribed, earnestly desiring, the prosperity of the gospell, the removall of bad, the setlement of just lawes, the freedome of this nation, and the peace and tranquilety of all men.		1659 (1659)	Wing T1397A; ESTC R219762	10,952	10
A39243	The priviledges and prerogatives of the High Court of Chancery written by ... Thomas Lord Elsmere ...	Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.	1641 (1641)	Wing E540; ESTC R11911	11,675	26
A25993	The reply to Some reflections on Mr. Asgill's Essay on a registry, for titles of lands by way of a letter to the author of the Reflections.	Asgill, John, 1659-1738.	1699 (1699)	Wing A3931; ESTC R13686	11,774	41
A28357	Ordinances made by the Right Honourable Sir Francis Bacon ... being then Lord Chancellor for the better and more regular administration of iustice in the Chancery, to be daily observed saving the prerogative of this court.	England and Wales. Court of Chancery.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1642 (1642)	Wing B316; ESTC R20720	12,081	26
A91601	Questions resolved, and propositions tending to accommodation and agreement betweene the king being the royall head, and both Houses of Parliament being the representative body of the Kingdome of England.		1642 (1642)	Wing Q186; Thomason E118_38; ESTC R11505	12,437	16
A56888	Questions resolved, and propositions tending to accommodation and agreement betweene the King being the royall head, and both Houses of Parliament being the representative body of the Kingdome of England		1642 (1642)	Wing Q186A; ESTC R215158	12,472	10
A64412	Terms of accomodation, between those of the Episcopall, and their brethren of the Presbyterian perswasions supposed to be consistent with the declared principles of the most moderate of both parties, and humbly presented to the consideration of His Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament / by a countrey minister, a friend to Bath ...	Countrey minister.	1661 (1661)	Wing T756; ESTC R5	12,818	24
A60127	The third and last part of the magistracy and government of England vindicated with reasons for a general act of indemnity &c.	Shower, Bartholomew, Sir, 1658-1701.	1689 (1689)	Wing S3660; ESTC R28867	13,058	8
A78478	Certaine observations touching the two great offices of the seneschalsey or high-stewardship, and high-constableship of England.		1642 (1642)	Wing C1713; Thomason E122_23; ESTC R5060	13,081	16
A39011	An excellent collection of books, consisting of fathers, historians, philologists, &c. of Aldus, Stephanus, and other the best editors: with near a compleat set of all the common and statute law books of this kingdom of the exactest editions. Also a curious collection of modern English books in all volumes. The library of an eminent serjeant at law, lately deceased. Which will be sold by auction of Toms Coffee-house, adjoyning to Ludgate, on Monday the 2d. of July, 1694 and the days following, beginning at three in the afternoon. By John Bullord. Conditions of sale. 1. The bidder is the buyer, &c. 2. The books for ought we know are perfect; if any appear otherwise before they are taken away, the buyer has his choice of taking or leaving them ... Catalogues may be had gratis at Mr. Hargraves in Holburn, Mr. Partridge at Charing cross. bookseller;; [sic] Mr. Goodwins in Fleet-street and at the place of sale, ...	Bullord, John.	1694 (1694)	Wing E3797; ESTC R213664	13,122	17
A37469	The late Lord Russel's case wih observations upon it written by the Right Honourable Henry Lord De la Mere.	Warrington, Henry Booth, Earl of, 1652-1694.	1689 (1689)	Wing D878; ESTC R27291	13,386	17
A35603	The case of Anthony Earl of Shaftsbury as it was argued before His Majesties justices of the Kings Bench, Trin. Term., 29. Car. 2 : being upon his confinement in the Tower &c. : with a speech of this worthy Earl, pleading his own case, and the liberty of the subject.	Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683.	1679 (1679)	Wing C883; ESTC R4010	14,439	19
A62606	A sermon preached before the Queen, at White-Hall, February the 27th, 1690/1 by John Tillotson ...	Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1691 (1691)	Wing T1243; ESTC R16849	14,709	37
A43232	Reasons for setling [sic] admiralty-jurisdiction, and giving encouragement to merchants, owners, commanders, masters of ships, material-men and mariners humbly offered to the consideration of His Majesty, and the two Houses of Parliament.	Hedges, Charles, Sir, 1649 or 50-1714.	1690 (1690)	Wing H1350; ESTC R12142	14,738	23
A38407	Englands monarch, or, A conviction and refutation by the common law, of those false principles and insinuating flatteries of Albericus delivered by way of disputation, and after published, and dedicated to our dread soveraigne King James, in which he laboureth to prove by the civill law, our prince to be an absolute monarch and to have a free and arbitrary power over the lives and estates of his people : together with a generall confutation (and that grounded upon certaine principles taken by some of their owne profession) of all absolute monarchy.		1644 (1644)	Wing E2997; ESTC R10980	14,794	18
A88765	The justice of the Army against evill-doers vindicated: being a brief narration of the court-martials proceedings against Arnold, Tomson, and Lockyer, with the causes and grounds thereof. By which the impartiall reader may plainly judge, how hardly and unchristianly these men deale with the Army, to call that arbitrary, tyrannicall, barbarous murther, in them; which they could not omit without eminent neglect of their duty, and apparant danger of the most desperate events to the Parliament, kingdome, and Army, that can be imagined.	R. L.; Lawrence, Richard, d. 1684, attributed name.	1649 (1649)	Wing L55; Thomason E558_14; ESTC R204520	15,085	20
A86443	The reading in Lincolnes-Inne, Feb. 28. 1641. Vpon the stat. of 25. E.3. cap. 2. being the statute of treasons. / By Robert Holborne, Esq.	Holborne, Robert, Sir, d. 1647.	1643 (1643)	Wing H2374; Thomason E246_14; ESTC R19470	15,208	17
A28043	Cases of treason written by Sir Francis Bacon, Knight ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1641 (1641)	Wing B272; ESTC R16590	15,315	40
A44192	Some considerations upon the question, whether the Parliament is dissolved by it's prorogation for 15 months?	Carey, Nicholas.; Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.	1676 (1676)	Wing H2467; ESTC R3362	16,176	27
A88190	The grand plea of Lievt. Col. John Lilburne, prerogative prisoner in the Tower of London, against the present tyrannicall House of Lords, which he delivered before an open committee of the House of Commons, the twenteth day of October, 1647. where Mr. Iohn Maynard the lawyer had the chaire.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2112; Thomason E411_21; ESTC R202731	16,502	16
A91484	A choice catalogue of the library of John Parsons, Esquire, late of the Middle-Temple, barrister: Consisting chiefly of law & history, ancient and modern. : Which will be exposed to sale by way of auction on Thursday the 30th day of this instant November, 1682. at the Auction-House, over against the Black Swan in Ave-Mary-Lane near Ludgate. / By Edward Millington, bookseller.	Parsons, John, Esquire.; Millington, Edward, d. 1703.	1682 (1682)	Wing P560; ESTC R228132	16,701	26
A13761	Cassius of Parma his Orpheus with Nathan Chitræus his commentarie, abridged into short notes: most profitable for the framing of the manners of schollers. Translated and abridged by Roger Rawlyns of Lyncolnes Inne, student in the common lawes.; Orpheus. English	Telesio, Antonio, 1482-1533?; Cassius, Caius, Parmensis, attributed name.; Homer. Iliad. Book 23, 304-325. English. aut; Rawlyns, Roger.; Chytraeus, Nathan, 1543-1598.	1587 (1587)	STC 24060; ESTC S118508	16,736	28
A86752	Confusion confounded: or, A firm way of settlement settled and confirmed. Wherein is considered the reasons of the resignation of the late Parlament, and the establishment of a Lord Protector.	Hall, John, 1627-1656.	1654 (1654)	Wing H343A; Thomason E726_11; ESTC R204693	16,845	22
A81046	Tythes no property to, nor lawful maintenance for a powerful Gospel-preaching ministry. Or A compulsory maintenance for Christs ministers is contrary to Christs doctrine and example of his apostles and the example of the faithful ministers of Christ, and famous reformers in all ages, as VVickliffe, Hus, and divers others, with an old prophecy written by Iohn Hus, as it is recorded by Fox in his Acts and monuments, commonly called the Book of martyrs. With a discovery of the marks of the false prophets and ministers in all ages (as they are found recorded in the ecclesiastical history) since the apostles days to this very time agreeing with the Scriptures of truth both of the Old and New Testament. Written by a lover of the souls of all men, Iohn Crook.	Crook, John, 1617-1699.; Hus, Jan, 1369?-1415.	1659 (1659)	Wing C7214bA; ESTC R29665	16,933	16
A88846	Deceptio intelectus & visus. Or the lawyers vviles unmasked Being the plain innocent mans path-way, for a speedy end at a cheap rate, in any perplexed or troublesome cause, without multitudes, or any bauling or wrangling lawyers to obscure the truth, by their jeering, and endeavouring to daunt all that shal speak either as partee, friend, witness or otherwise; which hath been too common. By Edm. Leach, of London, merchant.	Leach, Edmund, 17th century.	1652 (1652)	Wing L767A; ESTC R230379	17,520	64
A30057	A sermon preached at the Cathedral-Church of Hereford on May the 29th, 1684 being the anniversary day of His late Majesties birth and happy restauration, at a feast then first instituted by some of the loyal inhabitants of that country / by Richard Bulkeley ...	Bulkeley, Richard, 1657 or 8-1702.	1685 (1685)	Wing B5406; ESTC R3336	17,961	32
A78485	Certaine proposals of divers attorneys of the Court of Common-Pleas, for the regulating the proceedings at law, and remedying some inconveniences: whereby the clyent will be much secured, the processe shortned, the greatest part of the charge of most suits abated, many unnecessary suits in law and equity prevented, and the creditor and purchaser well provided for: and thereby lending, trade and commerce advanced: which is the end and desire of the proposers. / Presented to the honourable committee for the regulating proceedings in law Decemb. 5. 1650.		1651 (1651)	Wing C1728; Thomason E622_7; ESTC R206432	18,583	22
A93441	The antiquity & original of the Court of Chancery and authority of the lord chancellor of England being a branch of Serjeant Snagg's reading, upon the 28 chapter of Magna Charta, at the Middle Temple, in Lent, 13 Eliz. : with his congratulatory epistle, (by way of preface) to the Lord Chancellor Hatton, in 29 Eliz.	Snagg, Robert.	1654 (1654)	Wing S4381A; ESTC R42651	18,654	95
A38520	Epistola Medio-Saxonica, or, Middlesex first letter to His Excellency, the Lord General Cromwell together with their petition concerning tithes and copy-holds of inheritance, presented to the supreme authority, the Parliament of England : wherein the tortious and illegal usurpation of tithes, contrary to Magna Charta, is discovered, the blemished dignity of copy-holders revived, and how lords of manors have formerly incroached upon their liberties, by imposing arbitrary fines, and multiplying of heriots : whereunto is annexed two additional cases concerning the unreasonable exactions of fines and heriots, contrary to law, in these latter times ...	Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.; Wingfield, Augustus. Vindiciae Medico-Saxonicae.	1653 (1653)	Wing E3170; ESTC R5296	18,776	30
A33997	A curious collection of law-books, ancient and modern, consisting of the libraries of John Collins, Esq. ... and of another fam'd practicer of the law with additions of the best and latest law-books hitherto extant : as also an appendix of a considerable number of books of the civil & canon-law : will be exposed to sale by way of auction, on Munday the 2d day of July, 1683, at the first house on the left-hand in Flying-Horse Court in Fleetstreet, near the Kings-Head Tavern at Chancery Lane end, by Edward Millington, bookseller.	Collins, John, 1625-1683.; Millington, Edward, d. 1703.	1683 (1683)	Wing C5370; ESTC R21779	19,208	22
A93719	Rules of civil goverment [sic], drawn from the best examples of forreign nations, and Common-wealths-briefely discovering the excellency and benefit of good governors, and the dangerous consequence of corrupt self-seekers. In a short dialogue between a country man and a scholer. / Written by Robert Sprye, lawyer. Humbly presented to his Excellency the Lord Generall as a word in season.; Rules of civil government	Spry, Robert.	1653 (1653)	Wing S5089; Thomason E1484_3; ESTC R208760	19,290	63
A55586	The Power of the Kings of England to examine the charters of particular corporations and companies exemplified by the statutes and laws of this realm.		1684 (1684)	Wing P3106; ESTC R10321	19,542	18
B11858	An apology of an appeale Also an epistle to the true-hearted nobility. By Henry Burton, pastor of St. Mathewes Friday-Street.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1636 (1636)	STC 4135; ESTC S106955	19,673	40
A40071	An answer to the paper delivered by Mr. Ashton at his execution to Sir Francis Child ... together with the paper itself.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.; Ashton, John, d. 1691.; Child, Francis, Sir, 1642-1713.; Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1690 (1690)	Wing F1695; ESTC R30132	19,700	32
A26252	An Authentical account of the formalities and judicial proceedings upon arraigning at Westminster, a peer of the realm before a Lord high-steward		1680 (1680)	Wing A4264; ESTC R25898	19,733	37
A62230	Summus angliæ seneschallus, or, A survey of the Lord High-Steward of England his office, dignity, and jurisdiction, particularly the manner of arraigning a peer indicted of treason, or felony : in a letter to the Lords in the Tower ...	Saunders, Edmund, Sir, d. 1683.	1680 (1680)	Wing S745; ESTC R9936	19,870	38
A61336	An answer to the seditious and scandalous pamphlet entituled The tryal of W. Penn and W. Mead at the sessions held at the Old Baily, London, the 1, 3, 4, 5 of Sept., 1670 contained in four sections / written by S.S. ...	Starling, Samuel, Sir, d. 1674.	1671 (1671)	Wing S5296; ESTC R1083	20,075	41
A27455	An argument shewing that 'tis impossible for the nation to be rid of the grievances occasion'd by the marshal of the King's-Bench, and warden of the Fleet, without an utter extirpation of their present offices with proposals for a new constitution of those offices by way of letter to a member of Parliament.	J. B. (John Berisford)	1699 (1699)	Wing B1962; ESTC R5834	20,197	36
A31129	The Case of the charter of London stated shewing, I. What a corporation is, II. Whether a corporation may be forfeited, III. Whether the mayor, commonalty, and citizens have done any act in their common council, whereby to forfeit their corporation and franchises.		1683 (1683)	Wing C1026; ESTC R20678	20,199	19
A43976	Considerations upon the reputation, loyalty, manners, & religion of Thomas Hobbes of Malmsbury written by himself, by way of letter to a learned person.; Mr. Hobbes considered in his loyalty, religion, reputation and manners	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1680 (1680)	Wing H2218; ESTC R6871	20,985	80
A35589	The Case between Sir Jerom Alexander, Knight ... and Sir William Ashton, Knight ... concerning precedency	Alexander, Jerome, Sir.; Ashton, William, Sir.	1661 (1661)	Wing C853; ESTC R7783	21,183	14
A08939	The case of shipmony briefly discoursed, according to the grounds of law, policie, and conscience and most humbly presented to the censure and correction of the High Court of Parliament, Nov. 3. 1640.	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.	1640 (1640)	STC 19216; ESTC S114002	21,342	52
A91205	A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment. Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. / By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing P3994; Thomason E495_1; ESTC R203242	21,355	30
A64063	The commoners liberty, or, The English-mans birth-right ...	Twysden, Roger, Sir, 1597-1672.	1659 (1659)	Wing T3551; ESTC R20848	21,436	38
A79999	Englands compleat law-judge, and lawyer. Declared in these ensuing heads; 1. Whether that law and those judges and practizers owned time out of minde by the supreme authority of the nation, be not the laws, judges, and lawyers of this Common-wealth, &c. 2. Whether courts so constituted are not records of the nation. 3. Whether each court hath not power, as such, to enforce its owne decrees. 4. That the decrees and usages of such a court are as valid as of any court. 5. Whether it be not against reason, that when divers courts in the same nation act by divers lawes, one of the courts should have power to prohibit the other to proceed to bring the matters in difference before it self. 6. Concerning judges of appeale.	Cock, Charles George.; Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1655 (1655)	Wing C4788; Thomason E860_3; ESTC R206642	21,704	41
A92896	A narrative of the proceedings of the Committee for preservation of the Customes, in the case of Mr George Cony merchant. By Samuel Selvvood Gent.	Selwood, Samuel.; England and Wales. Committee for Preservation of the Customes.	1655 (1655)	Wing S2489; Thomason E844_4; ESTC R203533	21,721	43
A73793	A briefe declaration for vvhat manner of speciall nusance concerning private dwelling houses, a man may have his remedy by assise, or other action as the case requires Vnfolded in the arguments, and opinions of foure famous sages of the common law; together with the power, and extent of customes in cities, townes, and corporations, concerning the same: together with the determination of the law, concerning the commodity, and use of houses, and their appurtenances. Whereunto is added, the iustices of assise their opinion, concerning statute law for parishes, and the power of iustices of peace, church wardens, and constables; and to know what they are to doe concerning bastards borne in their parishes, reliefe of the poore, and providing for poore children, what remedy for the same.	Monson, Robert, d. 1583.; Plowden, Edmund, 1518-1585.; Wray, Christopher, Sir, 1524-1592.; Manwood, John, d. 1610.	1636 (1636)	STC 6453.5; ESTC S109443	22,208	48
A49526	The answer of the chancellor, masters and scholars of the Vniversity of Oxford, to the petition, articles of grievance, and reasons of the city of Oxon presented to the honorable committee for regulating the University of Oxford the 24. of July, 1649.	University of Oxford.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1656-1692.	1649 (1649)	Wing L363; ESTC R19608	22,313	47
A30477	The unreasonableness and impiety of popery: in a second letter written upon the discovery of the late plot..	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1678 (1678)	Wing B5935; ESTC R7487	22,368	40
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
A28308	Some remarks upon government, and particularly upon the establishment of the English monarchy relating to this present juncture in two letters / written by and to a member of the great convention, holden at Westminster the 22nd of January, 1689.	A. B.; N. T.	1689 (1689)	Wing B31; ESTC R2761	23,032	29
A45503	The Case of Samuel Hanson, merchant and planter in Barbadoes humbly offer'd and submitted to the Kings most excellent Majesty's consideration and royal determination in council.		1684 (1684)	Wing H664; ESTC R29468	24,118	19
A62698	Tam quam, or, A attaint brought in the supream court of the King of kings, upon the statutes, Exod. 20. 7, 16 and Levit. 19. 12 against those modern jurors, who have found any indictments upon the statutes of 23 Eliz., 29 Eliz., or 3 Jacobi, against Protestants, for monthly absence from church, without any confession of the parties, or oath of witness against them, or made any presentments of them : contrary to the express letter of their oaths taken in a Court of Judgment, the course of the law of England, or any right reason : wherein is discoursed, whether any Protetant be concerned in that part of those laws? : the contrary is proved : as also whether a grand-jury's finding and indictment, be any evidence to a petit-jury? : the absurdness, and most pernicious consequents of which are detected, and the vengeance of God agaisnt false-swearing is declared / by one who prosecutes, as well for his sovereign lord the King of kings, as for the lives, liberties, and properties of all the subjects of England.	One who persecutes as well for his sovereign lord the King of kings as for the lives, liberties, and properties of all the subjects of England.	1683 (1683)	Wing T133; ESTC R17	24,452	40
A87639	Jurors judges of law and fact or, certain observations of certain differences in points of law between a certain reverend judg, called Andr. Horn, and an uncertain author of a certain paper, printed by one Francis Neale this year 1650. styled, A letter of due censure and redargution to Lievt. Col. John Lilburn, touching his tryall at Guild-Hall, London in Octob. 1649. subscribed H.P. Written by John Jones, gent. Not for any vindication of Mr. Lilburn against any injury which the said author doth him, who can best vindicate himself by due cours of law; if not rather leav it to God whose right is to revenge the wrongs of his servants. Nor of my self, but of what I have written much contrary to the tenents of this letter; and for the confirmation of the free people of England, that regard their libertie, propertie, and birthright, to beleev and stand to the truth that I have written, so far as they shall finde it ratified by the lawes of God and this land; and to beware of flatterers that endevor to seduce them under colour of good counsel, to betray their freedoms to perpetual slavery.	Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon.	1650 (1650)	Wing J970; Thomason E1414_2; ESTC R209436	24,554	117
A40706	A dialogue betwixt Philautus and Timotheus in defence of Dr. Fullwood's Legas Angliæ against the vindicator of Naked truth, stiling himself Phil. Hickeringill.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1681 (1681)	Wing F2499; ESTC R7930	24,716	36
A33867	A collection of such of the orders heretofore used in Chauncery with such alterations and additions thereunto, as the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal of England, by and with the advice and assistance of the Honorable the Master of the Rolls, have thought fit at present (in order to a further reformation now under their Lordships consideration) to ordain and publish for reforming of several abuses in the said Court, preventing multiplicity of suits, motions, and unnecessary charge to the suitors, and for their more expeditious and certain course for relief.	England and Wales. Court of Chancery.; Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.; Keble, Richard, fl. 1650.	1652 (1652)	Wing C5196; ESTC R1289	24,790	100
A80116	A collection of such of the orders heretofore used in Chauncery, with such alterations & additions thereunto, as the Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal of England, by and with the advice and assistance of the Honorable the Master of the Rolls, have thought fit at present (in order to a further reformation now under their Lordships consideration) to ordain and publish, for reforming of several abuses in the said court, preventing multiplicity of suits, motions, and unnecessary charge to the suitors, and for their more expeditious and certain course for relief.	England and Wales. Court of Chancery.; Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.; Keble, Richard, fl. 1650.; Whitlocke, Bulstrode, 1605-1675 or 6.	1649 (1649)	Wing C5195; Thomason E1377_4; ESTC R209283	24,870	102
A42316	The late Lord Chief Justice North's argument in the case between Sir William Soames, sheriff of Svffolk and Sir Sam. Barnardiston, Bar. adjudged in the court of exchequer-chambers upon a writ of error containing the reasons of that judgement.	Guilford, Francis North, Baron, 1637-1685.	1689 (1689)	Wing G2214; ESTC R14444	24,927	36
A56177	A legal resolution of two important quæres of general present concernment Clearly demonstrating from our statute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish-churches, to administer the sacraments, as well as preach to their parishioners; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove them for their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them. By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne; to whom these quæres were newly propounded by some clients.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing P3995; ESTC R219602	25,257	35
A30994	A discourse concerning the nature of Christ's Kingdom with relation to the kingdoms of this world in two sermons preach'd at St. Maries before the University of Cambridge by Miles Barne.	Barne, Miles, d. 1709?	1682 (1682)	Wing B858; ESTC R28352	25,388	69
A50967	The minister's reasons for his not reading the kings declaration, friendly debated by a dissenter.	Dissenter.	1688 (1688)	Wing M2195; ESTC R10242	25,456	24
A91212	The Long Parliament tvvice defunct: or, An answer to a seditious pamphlet, intituled, The Long Parliament revived. Wherein the authors undeniable arguments are denied, examined, confuted: and the authority of this present Parliament asserted, vindicated. By a zealous yet moderate oppugner of the enemies of his prince and country.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669, attributed name.	1660 (1660)	Wing P4003; Thomason E1053_2; ESTC R203196	25,482	48