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A44117 The learned readings of Sir Robert Holbourne, Knight upon the statute of 25 Edw. 3. cap. 2, being the statute of treasons : to which is added cases of [brace] prerogative, treason, misprision of treason, felony, &c. / written by the Right Honourable Francis Bacon ... ; and now reprinted for publick benefit. Holborne, Robert, Sir, d. 1647.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. Cases of treason. 1681 (1681) Wing H2373; ESTC R34943 30,681 150 View Text
A38203 Articles of accusation, exhibited by the Commons House of Parliament now assembled, against Sr. John Bramston Knight, Sr. Robert Berkley Knight, justices of His Majesties Bench, Sr. Francis Crawley Knight, one of the justices of the Common-Pleas, Sr. Humphrey Davenport Knight, Sr. Richard Weston Knight, and Sr. Thomas Trevor Knight, barons of His Majesties Exchequer England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Bramston, John, Sir, 1577-1654.; Berkeley, Robert, Sir, 1584-1656.; Crawley, Francis, Sir, 1573 or 4-1649.; Davenport, Humphrey, Sir, 1566-1645.; Weston, Richard, Sir, 1579?-1652.; Trevor, Thomas, Sir, 1586-1656. 1641 (1641) Wing E2521; ESTC R6725 30,776 51 View Text
A88096 An acquittance or discharge from Dr E.H. his demand of a fifth part of the rectory of Br.in Barks. Pleaded as in a court of equity and conscience. By John Ley preacher of the Word of God there. And now published. As l. Part of an apologie for him against the doctors defamations of him at Oxford, and elsewhere. 2. As a preparative to further contestation with him about other differences betwixt them. The contents whereof follow next after the epistle dedicatory. Ley, John, 1583-1662. 1654 (1654) Wing L1868; Thomason E816_13; ESTC R207364 30,875 47 View Text
A48311 General reasons, grounded on piety, charity, justice and equitie, against the defaulcation of a fift part of the ministers maintenance who beareth the whole burthen of the ministerial function to any parish or people whereto are added particular reasons upon the like grounds against the payment of a fifth part to Dr. E.H. out of the rectory of Br. in Berks. : together with an answer to a letter of the said Dr. E.H. occasioned by the late insurrection at Salisbury / written by John Ley ... Ley, John, 1583-1662. 1655 (1655) Wing L1880; ESTC R22019 30,927 47 View Text
A25924 Articles of accusation exhibited by the Commons House of Parliament now assembled against St. John Bramston, Knight, Sr. Robert Berkley, Knight justices of His Majesites bench, Sr. Francis Crawley, Knight, one of the justices of the Common-pleas, Sr. Humphrey Davenport, Knight, Sr. Richard Weston, Knight, and Sr. Thomas Trevor, Knight, barons of His Majesties Exchequer. 1641 (1641) Wing A3833; ESTC R38534 30,976 35 View Text
A66659 The exact constable with his original & power in the offices of church wardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highwayes, treasurers of the county stock, and other inferior officers as they are established, both by the common laws and statutes of this realm. By E.W. of Grays-Inn Esq; Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656. 1660 (1660) Wing W3013; ESTC R219589 31,098 183 View Text
A40819 A sermon preached at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, James, Lord Bishop of Lincoln held at Hartford, June 12, 1700 / by Philip Falle ... Falle, Philip, 1656-1742. 1700 (1700) Wing F342; ESTC R16543 31,663 66 View Text
A61422 The beginning and progress of a needful and hopeful reformation in England with the first encounter of the enemy against it, his wiles detected, and his design ('t may be hop'd) defeated. Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. 1691 (1691) Wing S5422; ESTC R15155 31,818 45 View Text
A29929 A vindication of the case relating to the greenwax fines shewing how the rights and prerogative of the Crown are diminished, officers enriched, and the subjects oppressed by the mismanagement of that revenue : also, disproving the allegations used to hinder a reformation thereof, as contradictory to the reports and resolutions of the judges and lawyers, and the experience of persons of all ranks and degrees in all ages. Brunskell, Percivall, 17th cent. 1684 (1684) Wing B5238; ESTC R31991 33,087 115 View Text
A91198 Irenarches redivivus. Or, A briefe collection of sundry usefull and necessary statutes and petitions in Parliament (not hitherto published in print, but extant onely in the Parliament rolls) concerning the necessity, utility, institution, qualification, jurisdiction, office, commission, oath, and against the causlesse, clandestine dis-commissioning of justices of peace; fit to be publikely known and observed in these reforming times. With some short deductions from them; and a touch of the antiquity and institution of assertors and justices of peace in other forraign kingdomes. Together with a full refutation of Sir Edward Cooks assertion, and the commonly received erronious opinion, of a difference between ordinances and Acts of Parliament in former ages; here cleerly manifested to be then but one and the same in all respects, and in point of the threefold assent. Published for the common good, by William Prynne of Lincolns-Inne, Esq. Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1648 (1648) Wing P3987; Thomason E452_23; ESTC R203239 36,601 50 View Text
A50860 The famous collection of papers and pamphlets of all sorts, from the year 1600. down to this day, commonly known by the name of William Miller's collection is now to be sold, by retail, or otherwise, at the Acorn in St. Paul's Church-yard, turning down the Old-Change. Being digested into such an order and method, by way of alphabet, and common-place, that the reader shall find, without any difficulty, whatever he hath occasion for; as in the following table will appear. Composed by Mr. Charles Tooker. Catalogues may be had at Mr. Math. Gilliflowers at his shop in Westminster-hall, Mr. Chr. Bateman Middle-Row Holbourn, Mr. Joseph Hindmarsh over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, and at the guilded Acorn in St. Paul's Church-yard, London. Price 1 s Tooker, Charles, fl. 1695.; Miller, William, fl. 1661-1698, collector.; Laycock, William, collector. 1695 (1695) Wing M2067A; ESTC R213845 37,946 110 View Text
A89428 A true and exact relation of the great and heavy pressures and grievances the well-affected of the northern bordering countries lye under, by Sir Arthur Haslerigs misgovernment, and placing in authority there for justices of the peace, commissioners for the militia, ministry, and sequestrations, malignants, and men disaffected to the present government, set forth in the petition, articles, letters and remonstrance, humbly presented to the councel of state, with his apologie to the Lord President, for publishing thereof. / By John Musgrave. Musgrave, John, fl. 1654. 1650 (1650) Wing M3153; Thomason E619_10; ESTC R206368 38,763 55 View Text
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 View Text
A23629 The abridgement of the charter of the city of London being every free-man's privilege / exactly translated from the original record and rendered faithfully into English according to the said record itself from the time of William the Conquerour ... to the time of our now Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second ...; Laws, etc. City of London (England). 1680 (1680) Wing A102; ESTC R28074 40,722 84 View Text
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 View Text
A89853 Several petitions answered, that were put up by the priests of Westmorland, against James Nayler and Geo. Fox, servants of the most high God, persecuted by the priests of the world, as Jesus Christ and the apostles were persecuted by the Jewish high priests for the witnessing of the truth, and testifying against the deceits of the world. With the answer to an order given forth by the justices at Appleby sessions, contrary to the law of God, and the laws of the land. Also, an exhortation to the people, to mind the light of God in them, the teachings and leadings of the spirit of truth; the which if it be obeyed, will lead and guide them into all truth. Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.; R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.; Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1653 (1653) Wing N316A; Thomason E703_4; ESTC R3636 42,778 72 View Text
A62224 Observations upon the statute of 22 Car. II. cap. I. entituled, An act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles by Sir Edmund Saunders, Kt. ... Saunders, Edmund, Sir, d. 1683. 1685 (1685) Wing S742; ESTC R9546 42,853 166 View Text
A00880 In this booke is contayned the offices of shyriffes, bayliffes of lybertyes, escheatours, constables, and coroners and shewed what euerye one of them may doe by vertue of their offices, drawen out of bookes of the common lawe and of the statutes.; Office et auctoryte des iustyces de peas. English. Selections Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631. 1579 (1579) STC 10993.9; ESTC S4009 45,369 112 View Text
A80048 Judges judged out of their own mouthes or the question resolved by Magna charta, &c. Who have been Englands enemies, kings seducers, and peoples destroyers, from Hen. 3. to Hen. 8. and before and since. Stated by Sr. Edvvard Coke, Knt. late L. Chief Justice of England. Expostulated, and put to the vote of the people, by J. Jones, Gent. Whereunto is added eight observable points of law, executable by justices of peace. Jones, J., Gent.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; England. Magna Charta. 1650 (1650) Wing C4938; Thomason E1414_1; ESTC R13507 46,191 120 View Text
A91291 A summary collection of the principal fundamental rights, liberties, proprieties of all English freemen; both in their persons, estates, and elections; and of the memorable votes, resolutions, and Acts of Parliament, for their vindication and corroboration, in the late Parliaments of 3 & 17 of King Charles; collected out of their Journals, and printed Ordinances. Most necessary to be known, considered, re-established (in this present juncture of publick affairs) with all possible old and new securities; against past, present, and future publick violations, under-minings, by force or fraud, for the much-desired healing of the manifold large mortal wounds in these chief vital parts, and repairing the various destructive subversive breaches in these prime foundations of our English state fabrick; without which no effectual present or future healing, union, peace, or settlement can possibly be expected, or established in our distracted nations. / By William Prynne of Swainswick Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1656 (1656) Wing P4095; Thomason E892_3; ESTC R206517 46,699 73 View Text
A49831 The office and dutie of constables, churchwardens and other the overseers of the poore together with the office and dutie of the surveyours of the high-wayes / collected for the help and benefit of such as are ignorant and unskilfull in the discharge and execution of the said offices. Layer, John, 1585?-1641. 1641 (1641) Wing L746; ESTC R34961 46,963 177 View Text
A33959 A perfect guide for Protestant dissenters in case of prosecution upon any of the penal statutes made against them together with the statutes of 35 Eliz. and 22 Car. 2 at large : to which is added a post-script about ecclesiastical courts and prosecution in them. Care, Henry, 1646-1688. 1682 (1682) Wing C531; ESTC R5384 47,546 38 View Text
A56154 Demophilos, or, The assertor of the peoples liberty plainly demonstrating by the principles even of nature itself, and by the primitive constitutions of all governments since the creation of the world that the very essence and the fundamentals of all governments and laws was meerly the safety of the people, and the advancement of their rights and liberties, to which is added the general consent of all Parliaments in the nation, and the concurrence of threescore and two kings since first this island was visible in earnest, and by commerce with other nations, hath been refined from fable and neglect / by William Prynne ...; Summary collection of the principal fundamental rights, liberties, proprieties of all English freemen Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1658 (1658) Wing P3943; ESTC R5727 47,915 74 View Text
A39612 Statuta vetera & recentiora a methodical collection & abridgement of the statutes that relate to the knowledge and practice of the common-law / by D.F.; Laws, etc. England and Wales.; D. F. 1672 (1672) Wing F11; ESTC R32949 51,770 143 View Text
A06315 [Charter to Shipwrights company] Worshipful Company of Shipwrights (London, England); Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.; Fleming, Tho.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634. 1612 (1612) STC 16785; ESTC S114020 51,816 72 View Text
A42295 A guide to juries setting forth their antiquity, power and duty from the Common-law and statutes : with a table / by a person of quality ; also a letter, to the author, upon the same subject. Person of quality.; Maynard, John, Sir, 1602-1690. 1699 (1699) Wing G2186; ESTC R10120 53,071 146 View Text
A61436 A plain relation of the late action at sea between the English & Dutch, and the French fleets, from June 22 to July 5 last with reflections thereupon, and upon the present state of the nation : together with A preparation for death and a perswasive to criminals to do right to their countrey, and a specimen of a bill for reformation of manners, drawn for the bishops, and mentioned in the folowing reflections. Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. 1690 (1690) Wing S5434; ESTC R13699 53,677 77 View Text
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 View Text
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 View Text
A84383 Pseudochristus: or, A true and faithful relation of the grand impostures, horrid blasphemies, abominable practises gross deceits; lately spread abroad and acted in the county of Southampton, by William Frankelin and Mary Gadbury, and their companions. The one most blasphemously professing and asserting himself to be the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God who dyed and was crucified at Jerusalem for the sins of the people of God. The other as wickedly professing and asserting her self to be the Spouse of Christ, called, the Lady Mary, the Queen, and Bride, and Lambs Wife. Together with the visions and revelations, to which they did pretend their ways of deceiving, with the names and actions of sundry persons deceived by them. As also their examinations and confessions before the justices of the peace, their imprisonment, and their tryal before the judg of assize, at the last assize holden at Winchester, March 7. 1649. Published for a publique benefit and warning to every one to take heed to himself, that he be not deceived by the errors and deceits of these present times. / By Humphry Ellis, minister of the word in the city of Winton. Ellis, Humphrey, d. 1676. 1650 (1650) Wing E579; Thomason E602_12; ESTC R206414 57,353 63 View Text
A70584 A Curious collection of books and pamphlets being the stock of Mr. William Miller, late of London, bookseller : consisting in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, &c. : will be sold by auction on Thursday the 2[?]th instant, at eleven a clock in the forenoon, in Westminster-Hall : which sale will continue until the number of 1500 bundles are sold off / by [----] Miller, William. 1695 (1695?) Wing M2067; ESTC R43454 58,164 192 View Text
A44243 Pleas of the crown, or, A brief but full account of whatsoever can be found relating to that subject by Sir Matthew Hale. Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676. 1678 (1678) Wing H253; ESTC R30719 59,149 256 View Text
A48475 The duty and office of high-constables of hundreds, petty-constables, tythingmen, and such inferior ministers of the peace with the several duties and offices of churchwardens, overseers, and collectors for the poor, of surveyors for amending the higheways, and distributors of the provision for the destruction of noysom fowl and vermin / first collected by William Lambard, in the reign of Q. Elizabeth ; and now enlarged with many useful additions according to the succeeding statutes by R. Turner ... Lambarde, William, 1536-1601.; Turner, R. 1671 (1671) Wing L215A; ESTC R41023 59,151 158 View Text
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 View Text
A54694 Restauranda, or, The necessity of publick repairs, by setling of a certain and royal yearly revenue for the king or the way to a well-being for the king and his people, proposed by the establishing of a fitting reveue for him, and enacting some necessary and wholesome laws for the people. Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1662 (1662) Wing P2017; ESTC R7102 61,608 114 View Text
A93109 Of corporations, fraternities, and guilds. Or, a discourse, wherein the learning of the law touching bodies-politique is unfolded, shewing the use and necessity of that invention, the antiquity, various kinds, order and government of the same. Necessary to be known not only of all members and dependants of such bodies; but of all the professours of our common law. With forms and presidents, of charters of corporation. / By William Shepheard, serjeant at law. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1659 (1659) Wing S3195; Thomason E1912_2; ESTC R203559 65,245 193 View Text
A37113 Du Vergers humble reflections vpon some passages of the Right Honorable the Lady Marchionesse of Nevvcastles Olio, or, An appeale from her mes-informed, to her ovvne better informed iudgement Du Verger, S. 1657 (1657) Wing D2921; ESTC R21646 66,712 176 View Text
A50664 Immorality, debauchery, and profaneness, exposed to the reproof of Scripture, and the censure of the law containing a compendium of the penal laws now in force against idleness, profaneness, and drunkenness, houses of unlawful games, profane swearing and cursing, speaking or acting in contempt of the Holy Sacrament, disturbing of ministers, profane jesting with the name of God, absenting form the church, profanation of the Lord's day, debauched incontinency, and bastard-getting : with several texts of Scripture prohibiting such vices : also a brief collection of several signal judgments of God against offenders in the said vices and debaucheries / published for the advancement of reformation of manners, so happily begun and carried on by several societies, by G. Meriton, Gent. Meriton, George, 1634-1711. 1698 (1698) Wing M1800; ESTC R16769 67,391 130 View Text
A54212 The second part of The continued cry of the oppressed for justice being an additional account of the present and late cruelty, oppression & spoil inflicted upon the persons and estates of many of the peaceable people called Quakers, in divers counties, cities and towns in this nation of England and Wales (chiefly upon the late act made against conventicles) for the peaceable exercise of their tender consciences towards God in matters of worship and religion.; Continued cry of the oppressed for justice. Part 2 Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1676 (1676) Wing P1362A; ESTC R234420 69,745 113 View Text
A59721 The justice of the peace, his clarks cabinet, or, A book of presidents, or warrants, fitted and made ready to his hand for every case that may happen within the compass of his masters office for the ease of the justice of peace, and more speedy dispatch of justice / by William Shepard ... Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1660 (1660) Wing S3190; ESTC R31195 70,352 144 View Text
A52161 An historical relation of the conspiracy of John Lewis, Count de Fieschi, against the city and republic of Genoua, in the year 1547 written in Italian by Augustin Mascardi, Gentleman of the Bed-chamber to Pope Urban the Eighth ; done into English by the Honourable Hugh Hare, Esq.; Congiura del conte Gio. Luigi de Fiéschi. English Mascardi, Agostino, 1591-1640.; Hare, Hugh, 1668-1707. 1693 (1693) Wing M904; ESTC R19812 70,962 242 View Text
A93926 The VViltshire rant; or A narrative wherein the most unparallel'd prophane actings, counterfeit repentings, and evil speakings of Thomas Webbe late pretended minister of Langley Buriall, are discovered; the particulars whereof are set down in the following page. Also the proceedings of those in authority against him. With a catalogue of his untruths in his Masse of malice, and replies to sundry of them. by Edw. Stokes Esq; Stokes, Edward, Esq. 1653 (1653) Wing S5725; Thomason E669_5; ESTC R207024 71,727 91 View Text
A69998 Certaine observations concerning the office of the Lord Chancellor composed by the Right Honorable and most learned Thomas, Lord Ellesmere, late Lord Chancellor of England ; whereunto is annexed a perfect table and a methodicall analysis of the whole treatise. Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617. 1651 (1651) Wing E359; ESTC R4472 72,038 136 View Text
A64757 Practica Walliæ, or, The proceedings in the great sessions of Wales containing the method and practice of an attorney there, from an original to the execution : whereunto is added, the old statute of Wales at large, and an abridgement of all the statutes uniting Wales to England : with tables of the fees, and the matters therein contained / by Rice Vaughan ... Vaughan, Rice. 1672 (1672) Wing V136; ESTC R3656 72,094 234 View Text
A34019 A briefe summary of the lavves and statutes of England so far forth as the same do concerne the office of justices of the peace, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, churchwardens, and other officers and ministers of the commonwealth : together with divers other matters not onely acceptable for their rarity, but also very necessary for their great use and profit, for all persons, but especially for such as bear office in this common-wealth / collected by Nicholas Collyn ... Collyn, Nicholas. 1655 (1655) Wing C5397; ESTC R39835 73,691 214 View Text
A44360 Due order of law and justice pleaded against irregular & arbitrary proceedings in the case and late imprisonment of George Whitehead and Thomas Burr in the city and county gaol of Norwich, from the 21st day of the 1st moneth called March, 1679, to the 12th day of the 5th moneth, called July, 1680 being an impartial account of the most material passages and letters to the magistrates relating to the said proceedings with the prisoners above said : wherein the people called Quakers are vindicated and cleared from popery : published for information and caution on the behalf of true Protestants and English-mens birth-rights. Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681. 1680 (1680) Wing H2660; ESTC R7941 74,567 109 View Text
A43754 A brief relation of the irreligion of the northern Quakers wherein their horrid principles and practices, doctrines and manners ... are plainly exposed to the view of every intelligent reader : together with a (brief reply) to some part of a very scurilous and lying pamphlet called. Higginson, Francis, 1617-1670.; Fox, George, 1624-1691. Sauls errand to Damascus. 1653 (1653) Wing H1953; ESTC R34465 75,893 103 View Text
A42380 The compleat constable directing all [brace] constables, headboroughs, tithingmen, churchwardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, and scavengers in duty of their several offices according to the power allowed them by the laws and statutes, continued to this present time, 1692 : also directions for the London constables, to which is added a treatise of warrants and commitments proper for the knowledge of all constables, &c. Gardiner, Robert. 1692 (1692) Wing G238B; ESTC R40879 79,778 167 View Text
A52196 Acts and laws passed by the great and general court or assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachussets-bay, in New England begun at Boston, the eighth day of June 1692, and continued by adjournment, unto Wednesday the twelfth day of October following : being the second sessions. Massachusetts. General Court. 1692 (1692) Wing M950; ESTC R8928 80,538 97 View Text
A36287 Don Tomazo, or, The juvenile rambles of Thomas Dangerfield Dangerfield, Thomas, 1650?-1685. 1680 (1680) Wing D185; ESTC R12136 80,628 248 View Text
A46390 The laws of Jamaica passed by the assembly, and confirmed by His majesty in council, Feb. 23. 1683 : to which is added, A short account of the island and government thereof, with an exact map of the island.; Laws, etc. Jamaica.; Hanson, Francis. 1683 (1683) Wing J124; ESTC R8077 81,296 288 View Text
A57471 New observations on the natural history of this world of matter, and this world of life in two parts : being a philosophical discourse, grounded upon the Mosaick system of the creation and the flood : to which are added some thoughts concerning paradise, the conflagration by Tho. Robinson ... Robinson, Thomas, d. 1719. 1696 (1696) Wing R1719; ESTC R14369 82,451 282 View Text
A71289 A compendious view of the late tumults & troubles in this kingdom by way of annals for seven years viz, from the beginning of the 30th to the end of the 36th year of the reign of His Late Majesty King Charles II of blessed memory / by J.W. Esq. Wright, James, 1643-1713. 1685 (1685) Wing W3692; ESTC R5955 83,596 239 View Text
A28565 The justice of peace, his calling and qualifications by Edmund Bohun, Esq. Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699. 1693 (1693) Wing B3458; ESTC R18572 84,020 203 View Text
A28152 A word of reproof and advice to my late fellow-souldiers and officers of the English, Irish, and Scotish army with some inrhoad made upon the hireling and his mass-house, university, orders, degrees, vestments, poperies, heathenism, &c. : with a short catalogue of some of the fighting priests and ... have given them a blow in one of their eyes (pickt out of the whores head) which they call a fountain of religion but is a sink of iniquity ... / by E.B. Billing, Edward, 1623-1686. 1659 (1659) Wing B2903; ESTC R23695 86,580 98 View Text
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 View Text
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 View Text
A56192 The Popish royall favourite: or, a full discovery of His Majesties extraordinary favours to, and protections of notorious papists, priestes, Jesuites, against all prosecutions and penalties of the laws enacted against them notwithstanding his many royall proclamations, declarations, and protestations to the contrary: as likewise of a most desperate long prosecuted designe to set up popery, and extirpate the Protestant religion by degrees, in this our kealme [sic] of England, and all His Majesties dominions. Manifested by sundry letters of grace, warrants, writings under the Kings own signe-manuall, privy-signet, his privy-councels, and Secretary Windebanks hands and seals, by divers orders and proceedings in open sessions at Newgate, in the Kings Bench, and elsewhere ... Collected and published by authority of Parliament: by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1643 (1643) Wing P4039A; ESTC R220569 95,274 89 View Text
A53033 The laws & acts of the General Assembly for Their Majesties province of New-York, as they were enacted in divers sessions, the first of which began April, the 9th, annoq[ue] Domini, 1691; Laws, etc. New York (State) 1694 (1694) Wing N831; ESTC R3503 96,003 114 View Text
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 View Text
A53046 The life of the thrice noble, high and puissant prince William Cavendishe, Duke, Marquess and Earl of Newcastle ... written by the thrice noble, illustrious and excellent princess, Margaret, Duchess of Newcastle, his wife. Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674. 1667 (1667) Wing N853; ESTC R30741 100,054 226 View Text
A50654 A guide for constables, churchwardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highways, treasurers of the county stock, masters of the house of correction, bayliffs of mannours, toll-takers in fairs &c. a treatise briefly shewing the extent and latitude of the several offices, with the power of the officers herein, both by common law and statute, according to the several additions and alterations of the law, till the 20 year of His Majesties reign / collected by Geo. Meriton, gent. Meriton, George, 1634-1711. 1669 (1669) Wing M1793; ESTC R35040 100,385 287 View Text
A93108 A new survey of the justice of peace his office· Wherein is briefly, yet clearly opened the severall parts thereof: and what one, or more justices of peace may do therein, in, or out of the sessions of the peace, by all the laws made to this day; and now in force. With the names, or times, of the statutes, acts, and ordinances themselves, relating to this office. Alphabetically set down under apt titles. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1659 (1659) Wing S3194; Thomason E1871_1; ESTC R203711 101,664 254 View Text
A09900 The attourneys academy, or, The manner and forme of proceeding practically vpon any suite, plaint or action whatsoever, in any court of record whatsoever, within this kingdome : especially in the great courts at Westminster, to whose motion all other court of law or equitie ... are diurnally mooued : with the moderne and most vsuall fees of the officers and ministers of such courts / publisht by his Maiesties speciall priuiledge ... [by] Tho. Povvell. Powell, Thomas, 1572?-1635? 1623 (1623) STC 20163.5; ESTC S124370 102,508 306 View Text
A66651 The body of the common law of England as it stood in force before it was altered by statute, or acts of Parliament, or state. Together with an exact collection of such statutes, as have altered, or do otherwise concern the same. Whereunto is also annexed certain tables containing a summary of the whole law, for the help and delight of such students as affect method. By Edm. Wingate of Grayes-Inne Esq; Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656. 1655 (1655) Wing W3007; ESTC R220028 104,837 228 View Text
A40814 An account of the Isle of Jersey, the greatest of those islands that are now the only reminder of the English dominions in France with a new and accurate map of the island / by Philip Falle ... Falle, Philip, 1656-1742. 1694 (1694) Wing F338; ESTC R9271 104,885 297 View Text
B09115 Votes of the House of Commons perused and signed to be printed according to the order of the House of Commons / by Me William Williams, Speaker. England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Williams, William, Sir, 1634-1700. 1680 (1680) Wing E2766B; ESTC R175256 105,532 178 View Text
A41330 The questions between the conformist and nonconformist, truly stated, and briefly discussed Dr. Falkner, The friendly debate &c., examined and answered : together with a discourse about separation, and some animadversions upon Dr. Stillingfleet's book entituled, The unreasonableness of separation : observations upon Dr. Templers sermon preached at a visitation in Cambridge : a brief vindication of Mr. Stephen Marshal. Firmin, Giles, 1614-1697. 1681 (1681) Wing F962; ESTC R16085 105,802 120 View Text
A26888 The certainty of the worlds of spirits and, consequently, of the immortality of souls of the malice and misery of the devils and the damned : and of the blessedness of the justified, fully evinced by the unquestionable histories of apparitions, operations, witchcrafts, voices &c. / written, as an addition to many other treatises for the conviction of Sadduces and infidels, by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing B1214; ESTC R13061 111,630 274 View Text
A59729 The offices of constables, church wardens, overseers of the poor, supravisors of the high-wayes, treasurers of the county-stock and some other lesser country officers plainly and lively set forth by William Sheppard. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1650 (1650) Wing S3202; ESTC R30564 113,836 230 View Text
A76259 A help to magistrates, and ministers of justice, also a guide to parish and ward-officers. : Containing, 1. Plain directions for justices of the peace ... 2. To their clerks in drawing forms of warrants, and other necessary writings. 3. A help to grand and petty juries. 4. Penalties upon forestallers ... 5. The rates of servants wages ... 6. Some directions to coroners and their inquests ... 7. Customs ... peculiar to the city of London in privileges, law-matters ... 8. The office and duty of a high constable ... 9. The office and duty of churchwardens and sidesmen. 10. The office and duty of the overseers of the poor. 11. The office and duty of toll-keepers and fair-keepers. 12. The office and duty of surveyors of highways, scavengers, &c. P. B., Gent. 1700 (1700) Wing B150A; ESTC R172533 117,286 226 View Text
A31599 The second part of the present state of England together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof / by Edward Chamberlayne ...; Angliae notitia. Part 2 Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703. 1671 (1671) Wing C1848; ESTC R5609 117,915 324 View Text
A62393 A guide to the customers and collectors clerks, or, A new index to the book of rates wherein the additional duties, impositions and subsidies of tonnage and poundage on goods and merchandizes, imported and exported, and variations from the said book of rates may be found : with references to the acts of Parliament of the first edition, where the matter is more at large expressed / collected by Richard Score. Score, Richard. 1699 (1699) Wing S936; ESTC R183280 118,447 244 View Text
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 View Text
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 View Text
A37139 The history of the campagne in Flanders, for the year, 1695 with an account of the seige of Namur / by Edward D'auvergne ... D'Auvergne, Edward, 1660-1737. 1692 (1692) Wing D296; ESTC R224871 132,710 198 View Text
A47102 An explanation of the laws against recusants, &c. abridged by Joseph Keble ... Keble, Joseph, 1632-1710. 1681 (1681) Wing K115; ESTC R1584 133,989 274 View Text
A96344 For the sacred lavv of the land. By Francis Whyte. White, Francis, d. 1657. 1652 (1652) Wing W1765; Thomason E1330_2; ESTC R209102 136,470 313 View Text
A19787 The office and authoritie of sherifes. Abridged by the former author Mich. Dalton, of Lincolnes Inne, Esquire; Officium vicecomitum. Abridgments. Dalton, Michael, d. 1648? 1628 (1628) STC 6213; ESTC S116874 144,803 487 View Text
A33823 English liberties, or, The free-born subject's inheritance containing, I. Magna Charta, the petition of right, the Habeas Corpus Act ... II. The proceedings in appeals of murther, the work and power of Parliament, the qualifications necessary for such ... III. All the laws against conventicles and Protestant dissenters with notes, and directions both to constables and others ..., and an abstract of all the laws against papists. Care, Henry, 1646-1688. 1680 (1680) Wing C515; ESTC R31286 145,825 240 View Text
A04754 The Complete justice a compendium of the particulars incident to justices of the peace, either in sessions or out of sessions : gathered out of the statutes, reports, late resolutions of the judges, and other approved authorities : abstracted and cited alphabetically for their ready helpe, and the ease of inferiour officers, and for the generall good of the kingdome. 1637 (1637) STC 14887.5; ESTC S4353 145,933 304 View Text
A45254 The reports of that reverend and learned judge, Sir Richard Hutton Knight sometimes one of the judges of the common pleas : containing many choice cases, judgments, and resolutions in points of law in the severall raignes of King James and King Charles / being written in French in his owne hand, and now faithfully translated into English according to order. England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas.; Hutton, Richard, Sir, 1561?-1639. 1656 (1656) Wing H3843; ESTC R14563 150,299 158 View Text
A69598 An address to the free-men and free-holders of the nation.; Address to the free-men and free-holders of the nation. Part 1 Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699. 1682 (1682) Wing B3445; Wing B3460; Wing B3461; ESTC R23155 159,294 284 View Text
A45839 Antiquities of the city of Exeter collected by Richard Izacke ...; Antiquities of the city of Exeter Izacke, Richard, 1624?-1698. 1677 (1677) Wing I1110; ESTC R22442 159,886 334 View Text
A86612 The pagan preacher silenced. Or, an answer to a treatise of Mr. John Goodwin, entituled, the pagans debt & dowry. Wherein is discovered the weaknesse of his arguments, and that it doth not yet appear by scripture, reason, or the testimony of the best of his own side, that the heathen who never heard of the letter of the Gospel, are either obliged to, or enabled for the believing in Christ; and that they are either engaged to matrimonial debt, or admitted to a matrimonial dowry. Wherein also is historically discovered, and polemically discussed the doctrin of Universal grace, with the original, growth and fall thereof; as it hath been held forth by the most rigid patrons of it. / By Obadiah Howe, A.M. and pastor of Horne-Castle in Lincolnshire. With a verdict on the case depending between Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Howe, by the learned George Kendal, DD. Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.; Kendall, George, 1610-1663. 1655 (1655) Wing H3051; Thomason E851_16; ESTC R207423 163,028 140 View Text
A39465 A continuation of the abridgment of all the statutes of K. William and Q. Mary, and of King William the Third, in force and use begun by J. Washington of the Midd. Temple Esq. ; revised and continued after his death to the end of the session of Parliament, 27 April, 1696 and now further continued, from the beginning of the second session of the Third Parliament, 20 October 1696, to the end of the third and last session of the said Third Parliament, 5 July, 1698 ; with two new tables.; Laws, etc. England and Wales.; Washington, Joseph, d. 1694. 1699 (1699) Wing E901; ESTC R10134 164,075 204 View Text
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 View Text
A13028 An assertion for true and Christian church-policie VVherein certaine politike obiections made against the planting of pastours and elders in every congregation, are sufficientlie aunswered. And wherein also sundrie projectes are set downe, how the discipline by pastors & elders may be planted, without any derogation to the Kings royal prerogatiue, any indignitie to the three estates in Parleament, or any greater alteration of the laudable lawes, statutes, or customes of the realme, then may well be made without damage to the people. Stoughton, William, fl. 1584.; Knollys, Francis, Sir, d. 1643. 1604 (1604) STC 23318; ESTC S117843 177,506 448 View Text
A29389 Reports of that grave and learned judge, Sir John Bridgman, knight, serjeant at law, sometime chief justice of Chester to which are added two exact tables, the one of the cases, and the other of the principal matters therein contained. Bridgman, John, Sir.; J. H.; England and Wales. Court of Common Pleas. 1659 (1659) Wing B4487; ESTC R19935 180,571 158 View Text
B00961 A booke of presidents, with additions of diuers necessarie instruments, meete for all such as desire to learne the manner and forme how to make euidences and instruments, &c. as in the table of this booke more plainly appeareth..; Book of precedents. Phayer, Thomas, 1510?-1560. 1607 (1607) STC 3346.5; ESTC S123541 184,144 289 View Text
A61696 An assertion for true and Christian church-policie wherein certain politike objections made against the planting of pastours and elders in every congregation are sufficiently answered : and wherein also sundry projects are set down ... Stoughton, William, 1632-1701. 1642 (1642) Wing S5760; ESTC R34624 184,166 198 View Text
A80293 The Compleat justice. Being an exact and compendious collection out of such as have treated of the office of justices of the peace, but principally out of Mr. Lambert, Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Dalton. / Now amplified and purged from sundry errors which were in former impressions thereof. ; Whereunto are added the resolutions of the judges of assises in the year 1633. ; Together with a compendious charge to be given at the quarter-sessions, not in print till this year 1661. 1661 (1661) Wing C5644A; ESTC R174206 192,009 409 View Text
A78161 The Attvrneys gvide, for suing out of fines, concords, and recoveries, &c. Being choice and exact presidents for all sorts of fines, concords, and recoveries. Together with full instructions in all proceedings relating thereunto, and the certain charges of the same. With a table of all the particulars. / Perused and approved by G.T. an able practioner, and others. I. B.; G. T. 1656 (1656) Wing B82; Thomason E1611_1; ESTC R22388 195,053 388 View Text
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 View Text
A47352 Choice presidents upon all Acts of Parliament relating to the office and duty of a justice of peace. With necessary notes and instructions thereupon taken out of the said Acts of Parliament, and other particular cases in law adjudg'd therein. As also a more useful method of making up Court-Rolls than hath been hitherto known or published in print. By Rich. Kilburne, Esq; late one of His Majestie's Justices of the Peace for the county of Kent, and principal of Staple-Inn. Kilburne, Richard, 1605-1678.; G. F., of Grayes-Inn. 1681 (1681) Wing K429; ESTC R217188 201,245 429 View Text
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 View Text
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 View Text
A61922 Regestum practicale, or, The practical register consisting of rules, orders, and observations concerning the common-laws, and the practice thereof : but more particularly applicable to the proceedings in the upper-bench, as well in matters criminal as civil ... / by William Style. Style, William, 1603-1679. 1657 (1657) Wing S6102; ESTC R33821 216,034 394 View Text
A53407 Eikōn vasilikē tetartē, or, The picture of the late King James further drawn to the life in which is made manifest by several articles, that the whole course of his life hath been a continued conspiracy against the Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the three kingdoms : in a letter to himself : the fourth part / by Titus Oates ... Oates, Titus, 1649-1705. 1697 (1697) Wing O40; ESTC R7727 224,388 196 View Text
A05017 Eirenarcha: or of the office of the iustices of peace in two bookes: gathered. 1579. and now reuised, and firste published, in the. 24. yeare of the peaceable reigne of our gratious Queene Elizabeth: by William Lambard of Lincolnes Inne Gent. Lambarde, William, 1536-1601. 1581 (1581) STC 15163; ESTC S109320 226,552 536 View Text