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A50190 A brief relation of the state of New England from the beginning of that plantation to this present year, 1689 in a letter to a person of quality. Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.; Kick, Abraham. To Her Royal Highness the Princess of Orange.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723. De successu Evangelii apud Indos in Nova-Anglia epistola. English. 1689 (1689) Wing M1189; ESTC R3614 12,192 22 View Text
A33926 The legality of the court held by His Majesties ecclesiastical commissioners defended their proceedings no argument against the taking off penal laws & tests. Care, Henry, 1646-1688. 1688 (1688) Wing C527; ESTC R23058 12,362 42 View Text
A69696 A character of popery and arbitrary government with a timely caveat and advice to all the freeholders, citizens and burgesses, how they may prevent the same by choosing good members to serve in this new Parliament. Philolaus, fl. 1681. 1681 (1681) Wing C2023; ESTC R19489 12,508 10 View Text
A78012 For every individuall member of the honourable House of Commons. Concerning the major, magstracy, and officers of Dover. Burt, Nathaniel, fl. 1644-1655. 1649 (1649) Wing B6142; Thomason E568_19; ESTC R206270 12,509 8 View Text
A63246 The speech of Charles Trinder, recorder of Gloucester at his entrance upon that office, January the 8th, 1687/8. Trinder, Charles. 1688 (1688) Wing T2283; ESTC R37902 12,670 19 View Text
A37436 Reasons humbly offer'd for a law to enact the castration of popish ecclesiastics, as the best way to prevent the growth of popery in England Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1700 (1700) Wing D843; ESTC R7912 12,802 28 View Text
B02912 Reasons humbly offer'd for a law to enact the castration, or gelding, of Popish ecclesiastics, as the best way to prevent the growth of popery in England. Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1700 (1700) Wing D843A; ESTC R175925 12,803 16 View Text
A34708 The antiquity and dignity of parliaments written by Sir Robert Cotton. Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631. 1680 (1680) Wing C6482; ESTC R14588 12,856 16 View Text
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 View Text
A72397 To the right honourable the lords and others of His Majesties most honourable Priuie Councell Hughes, Lewes, fl. 1620. 1625 (1625) STC 13920.5; ESTC S5222 13,284 27 View Text
A66120 Commission for Greenwich hospital 1695 (1695) Wing W2312; ESTC R19262 13,313 19 View Text
A07400 Certaine briefe, and speciall instructions for gentlemen, merchants, students, souldiers, marriners, &c. employed in seruices abrode, or anie way occasioned to conuerse in the kingdomes, and gouernementes of forren princes; Methodus describendi regiones, urbes, et arces. English Meyer, Albrecht, 1528-1603.; Jones, Philip, fl. 1589.; Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. 1589 (1589) STC 17784; ESTC S112501 13,361 32 View Text
A60388 A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons at St. Margarets Westminster, on Wednesday the 5th of April, 1699 being a solemn day of fasting for imploring a blessing on His Majesty and all his dominions, and for averting those judgments we most justly deserve, and for the distressed Protestants abroad / by James Smalwood ... Smalwood, James, d. 1719. 1699 (1699) Wing S4009; ESTC R10065 13,377 29 View Text
A91147 Beheaded Dr. John Hewytts ghost pleading, yea crying for exemplarie justice against the arbitrarie, un-exampled injustice of his late judges and executioners in the new High-Commission, or Court of Justice, sitting in Westminster-Hall. Conteining his legal plea, demurrer, and exceptions to their illegal jurisdiction, proceedings, and bloody sentence against him; drawn up by counsel, and left behinde him ready ingrossed; the substance whereof he pleaded before them by word of mouth, and would have tendred them in writing in due form of law, had he not discerned their peremptory resolution to reject and over-rule, before they heard them read. Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Hewit, John, 1614-1658. 1659 (1659) Wing P3900; Thomason E974_2; ESTC R205170 13,713 20 View Text
A52601 Two speeches delivered before the subscribing of the Covenant, the 25. of September, at St. Margarets in Westminster the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Henderson. Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646. 1643 (1643) Wing N1501; ESTC R4609 13,718 26 View Text
A46967 The tryal and examination of a late libel, intituled, A new test of the Church of Englands loyalty with some reflections upon an additional libel, intituled, An instance of the Church of Englands loyalty. Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703. 1680 (1680) Wing J846; ESTC R16934 13,743 12 View Text
A88153 The afflicted mans out-cry, against the injustice and oppression exercised upon; or, An epistle of John Lilburn, gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 19. 1653. to Mr. Feak, minister at Christ Church in London. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1653 (1653) Wing L2078; Thomason E711_7*; ESTC R212915 13,792 15 View Text
A87637 Every mans case, or, Lawyers routed In seven treatises, the titles whereof you may find in the ensuing page. Written by John Jones, Gentl prisoner in the Fleet. Jones, John, of Neyath, Brecon. 1652 (1652) Wing J967; Thomason E1406_2; ESTC R209500 13,990 44 View Text
A96620 A discovery of charity mistaken; or, some reasons against committees forcing the Parliaments godly, faithfull and plundered ministers (who labor in the Word and doctrine) to pay fifth parts to sequestred wives and children. With some answers to some arguments alledged for it. As also some complaints of poore plundered ministers, against the hard dealings of some committees about fifth parts, and juries, with a motion for their settlements for their lives. Williamson, R., fl. 1653. 1653 (1653) Wing W2799; Thomason E723_10; ESTC R207250 14,125 19 View Text
A49986 The arguments of the Right Honourable the Earl of Danby the second time, at the Court of King's Bench at Westminster, upon his lordship's motion for bail, the 29th day of June, term. Trin. 1682 Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712, defendant. 1682 (1682) Wing L922; ESTC R11803 14,163 15 View Text
A83529 Two acts of Parliament, the one for the preventing of the inconveniences happening by the long intermission of Parliament. : And the other for regulating of the Privie Councell, and for taking away the court, commonly called, The Star-Chamber.; Laws, etc. England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1640 (1640) Wing E2382C; ESTC R230802 14,291 17 View Text
A69451 The character of a bigotted prince, and what England may expect from the return of such a one Ames, Richard, d. 1693. 1691 (1691) Wing A2975AB; ESTC R9100 14,420 28 View Text
A25258 Chuse which you will, liberty or slavery: or, An impartial representation of the danger of being again subjected to a popish prince; Character of a bigotted prince. Ames, Richard, d. 1693. 1692 (1692) Wing A2975AD; ESTC R213413 14,440 31 View Text
A43922 The History of the divorce of Henry VIII and Katharine of Arragon with the defence of Sanders : the resutation of the two first books of the history of the reformation of Dr. Burnett, by Joachim le Grand : with Dr. Burnett's answer and vindication of himself. 1688 (1688) Wing H2157; ESTC R12003 14,763 16 View Text
A50025 The history of the divorce of Henry VIII and Katharine of Arragon with the defence of Sanders, the refutation of the two first books of The history of the reformation of Dr. Burnett / by Joachim le Grand ; with Dr. Burnett's answer and vindication of himself.; Histoire du divorce de Henry VIII, roy d'Angleterre, et de Catherine d'Arragon. English Le Grand, Joachim, 1653-1733. 1690 (1690) Wing L960; ESTC R12003 14,775 16 View Text
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 View Text
A58138 Vox laici, or, The layman's opinion touching the making alterations in our established liturgy in an answer to a letter from a member of the convocation : with some remarks on the (pretended) answer of Vox cleri / by J.R. in a letter to a friend. J. R. 1689 (1689) Wing R36; ESTC R31952 14,808 28 View Text
A76885 A speech delivered by Sir Francis Bacon, in the lower House of Parliament quinto Iacobi, concerning the article of naturalization of the Scottish nation. Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. 1641 (1641) Wing B326; Thomason E158_6; ESTC R20938 14,824 38 View Text
A29005 An address to the honourable city of London, and all other cities, shires and corporations, concerning their choice of a new Parliament together with a true character of popery and arbitrary government / humbly presented by C. B. C. B. 1681 (1681) Wing B40; ESTC R2639 15,063 18 View Text
A01138 The charge of Sir Francis Bacon Knight, his Maiesties Attourney generall, touching duells vpon an information in the Star-chamber against Priest and Wright. With the decree of the Star-chamber in the same cause. Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; England and Wales. Court of Star Chamber. 1614 (1614) STC 1125; ESTC S121055 15,080 60 View Text
A26453 Advice to freeholders, and others, concerning the choice of members to serve in Parliament and the qualifications that render a gentleman worthy or underserving so great a trust: with a list of non-associators. 1698 (1698) Wing A647A; ESTC R215659 15,301 26 View Text
A29410 A Brief account of the province of East-New-Jarsey in America published by the Scots proprietors having interest there, for the information of such as may have a desire to transport themselves or their families thither ; wherein the nature and advantage of, and interest in a forraign plantation to the country is demonstrated. 1683 (1683) Wing B4518; ESTC R10995 15,463 16 View Text
B01791 Britania expirans or, A brief memorial of commerce humbly offer'd to the Parliament, England and Wales. Parliament. 1699 (1699) Wing B4813B; ESTC R217700 15,726 25 View Text
A77282 A plea for the peoples good old cause: Or, The fundamental lawes and liberties of England asserted, proved, and acknowledged, to be our right before the Conquest, and by above 30 Parliaments, and by the late King Charls; and by the Parliament and their army in their severall declarations in their particular streights and differences. By way of answer to Mr. James Harrington his cxx. political aphorismes, in his second edition. By Capt. William Bray. Bray, William, 17th cent. 1659 (1659) Wing B4307; Thomason 763[7]; ESTC R207096 15,797 16 View Text
A63840 A defence of the confuter of Bellarmin's Second note of the church, antiquity, against the cavils of the adviser Tullie, George, 1652?-1695. 1687 (1687) Wing T3236; ESTC R7422 16,243 26 View Text
A55530 An answer to a letter from a clergyman in the city, to his friend in the country containing his reasons for not reading the declaration. Poulton.; Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695. Letter from a clergyman in the city to his friend in the country. 1688 (1688) Wing P3039; ESTC R25 16,451 21 View Text
A79427 The charter of the Royal Lustring Company Royal Lustring Company (London, England) 1697 (1697) Wing C3725; ESTC R230945 16,457 12 View Text
A88230 An outcry of the youngmen and apprentices of London: or, An inquisition after the lost fundamentall lawes and liberties of England. Directed (August 29. 1649.) in an epistle to the private souldiery of the Army, especially all those that signed the solemne ingagement at Newmarket-Heath, the fifth of Iune, 1647. But more especially to the private souldiers of the Generalls Regiment of Horse, that helped to plunder and destroy the honest and true-hearted English-men, trayterously defeated at Burford the 15. of May, 1649. Signed by Charles Collins, Anthony Bristlebolt, William Trabret, Stephen Smith, Edward Waldgrave, Thomas Frisby, Edward Stanley, VVilliam VVhite, Nicholas Blowd, John Floyd in the nameand [sic] behalf of themselves, and the young-men and apprentices of the City of London. Who are cordiall approvers of the paper, called, The agreement of the free people, dated May 1. 1649. and the defeated Burford-mens late vindication, dated the 20. of August, 1649.; Young-mens and the apprentices outcry. Collins, Charles, apprentice.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657, attributed name. 1649 (1649) Wing L2152; Thomason E572_13; ESTC R202784 16,945 12 View Text
A89919 A project for an equitable and lasting peace. Designed in the year 1643. when the affairs stood in ballance before the second coming of the Scots into this kingdom, from a desire to have kept them out then. With a disquisition how the said project may now be reduced to fit the present conjuncture of affairs, in a letter sent to divers prudent persons of all sorts. For preventing the Scots bringing an army into England a third time, or making themselves umpires of our affaires. By a cordiall agreement of the King, Parliament, City, Army, and of all the people in this kingdome among our selves. Nethersole, Francis, Sir, 1587-1659.; England and Wales, Army. 1648 (1648) Wing N498; Thomason E459_16; ESTC R203019; ESTC R205087 17,014 32 View Text
A49305 An appeal to the conscience of a fanatick shewing that the King of England, by the fundamental laws of it, is as absolute and independent a monarch as any of the kings mentioned in Scripture, and consequently, as free as any of them from any humane coactive power to punish, censure, or dethrone him : whereunto is added, a short view of the laws both foreign and domestick, against seditious conventicles / by a barrister at law. Lane, Bartholomew. 1684 (1684) Wing L328; ESTC R10926 17,115 31 View Text
A67732 The Young-mens and the apprentices outcry, or, An inquisition after the lost fundamentall lawes and liberties of England 1649 (1649) Wing Y131; ESTC R16464 17,402 12 View Text
A25346 An Account of the late design of buying up the wooll of Ireland in company in a letter to J.L. 1674 (1674) Wing A307A; ESTC R1232 17,420 28 View Text
A69845 The Case of the forfeitures in Ireland fairly stated with the reasons that induced the Protestants there to purchase them. 1700 (1700) Wing C912aA; Wing C1073; ESTC N61326 17,514 56 View Text
A88236 A plea, or protest, made by VVilliam Prynne, Esquire, and by him sent unto J.M. Knight, one of the eleven impeached Members. Wherein he declares the injustice and illegality of the Lords, Commons, and grandees of the Armies proceedings against him. Whereunto is annexed the case of A.B. (a citizen of London, and a free commoner of England) truly stated, in reference to a pretended impeachment of treason depending in the House of Peers against him : with an answer to certain queres framed thereupon : unto which is annexed the answer of the said A.B. unto the Lords assembled in Parliament in point of law, ... in which it is fully proved, that the House of Lords ... hath not the least jurisdiction in the world over any commoner ... with a full answer to all their presidents in such cases; and that it is not safe for the said A.B. to kneel at the Lords barre, because it is stooping and submitting to their jurisdiction. / Published for the common good of all honest Englishmen, by Lionel Hurbin Gentleman, March 17. 1647. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; J. M.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1648 (1648) Wing L2161; Thomason E432_18; ESTC R202738 18,211 22 View Text
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 View Text
A65414 An answer to the late K. James's last declaration, dated at St. Germains, April 17. s.n. 1693 Welwood, James, 1652-1727.; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1693 (1693) Wing W1302; ESTC R204539 18,776 44 View Text
A34784 The Covenant with a narrative of the proceedings and solemn manner of taking it by the honourable House of Commons and reverent Assembly of Divines the 25th day of September, at Saint Margarets in Westminster : also two speeches delivered at the same time, the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Hendersam. Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1643 (1643) Wing C6621; ESTC R3970 18,809 36 View Text
A44927 A discourse of pluralities (with the appendant non-residence) evincing the great evil and necessary duty of forsaking them by him that would approve himself a faithful minister of God. Hughes, William, b. 1624 or 5. 1680 (1680) Wing H3340; ESTC R30349 19,100 34 View Text
A44106 De successionibus apud anglos, or, A treatise of hereditary descents shewing the rise, progress and successive alterations thereof : and also the laws of descent as they are now in use. Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.; Shower, Bartholomew, Sir, 1658-1701. 1699 (1699) Wing H236; ESTC R14823 19,580 116 View Text
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 View Text
A42127 Chorographia, or, A survey of Newcastle upon Tine the estate of this country under the Romans : the building of the famous wall of the Piets, by the Romans : the ancient town of Pandon : a briefe description of the town, walls, wards, churches, religious houses, streets, markets, fairs, river and commodities, with the suburbs : the ancient and present government of the town : as also, a relation of the county of Northumberland, which was the bulwark for England, against the introdes of the Scots : their many castles and towers : their ancient Cheviot-Hills, of Tinedale, and Reedsdale, with the inhabitants. Gray, William, fl. 1649. 1649 (1649) Wing G1975; ESTC R10141 20,120 58 View Text
A00271 The copy of a letter lately vvritten by a Spanishe gentleman, to his freind in England in refutation of sundry calumnies, there falsly bruited, and spred emonge the people. The originall vvhereof vvas vvritten in Spanish, since the authors being in England, vvho by reason of a ship of those that miscaried of the late Armado, vvas taken, and there detained prisoner, vntill his deliuery by ransome. Now newly translated into Englishe, for the benefite of those (of that nation) that vnderstand not the Spanishe tounge. Verstegan, Richard, ca. 1550-1640. 1589 (1589) STC 1038; ESTC S116630 20,141 40 View Text
A60752 Solon secundus: or, Some defects in the English laws with their proper remedies. By a hearty lover of his country. Hearty lover of his country. 1695 (1695) Wing S4463; ESTC R221573 20,620 36 View Text
A33843 A Collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England 1689 (1689) Wing C5169B; ESTC R5138 20,766 44 View Text
A11800 Symmachia: or, A true-loues knot Tyed, betvvixt Great Britaine and the Vnited Prouinces, by the wisedome of King Iames, and the States Generall; the kings of France, Denmarke, and Sweden, the Duke of Sauoy, with the states of Venice being witnesses and assistants. For the weale and peace of Christendome. Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626. 1624 (1624) STC 22089; ESTC S116960 20,946 37 View Text
A52210 The charter granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the inhabitants of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England; Charter Massachusetts.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1699 (1699) Wing M999; ESTC R7972 21,076 16 View Text
A67895 A learned discourse of ceremonies retained and used in Christian churches. Written by the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews late Bishop of Winchester a little before his death: at the request of an eminent person that desired satisfaction therein. Printed by the original copy written with his own hand, ex pede Hercules. Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.; Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671. 1653 (1653) Wing A3131; ESTC R207727 21,081 91 View Text
A65663 England's calamities discover'd with the proper remedy to restore her ancient grandeur and policy / humbly presented by James Whiston. Whiston, James, 1637?-1707. 1696 (1696) Wing W1686; ESTC R15115 21,142 42 View Text
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 View Text
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 View Text
A82540 The answer of the Parliament of England, to a paper, entituled, a declaration by the Kings Majesty, to his subjects of the kingdoms of Scotland, England and Ireland. Printed at Edinburgh, 1650. Whereunto is annexed, copies of four letters to the King of Scotland, which were found in the Lord Loudouns cabinet. Die Veneris, 20 Septem. 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that this answer and letters be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti. England and Wales. Parliament.; Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1598-1663. 1650 (1650) Wing E1227; Thomason E613_2; ESTC R206510 21,416 40 View Text
A04894 An epitaph, or rather a short discourse made vpon the life [and] death of D. Boner sometimes vnworthy Bisshop of London whiche dyed the v. of September in the Marshalsie. Knell, Thomas. 1569 (1569) STC 15033; ESTC S120017 21,496 62 View Text
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 View Text
A35085 A sermon preached upon the anniversary solemnity of the happy inauguration of our dread soveraign Lord King James II in the Collegiate Church of Ripon, February the 6th. 1685/6 / by Thomas Cartwright ... Cartwright, Thomas, 1634-1689. 1686 (1686) Wing C706; ESTC R21036 21,714 46 View Text
A94306 Sergeant Thorpe judge of assize for the northern circuit, his charge, as it was delivered to the grand-jury at York assizes the twentieth of March, 1648. and taken in shortwriting. Clearly epitomizing the statutes belonging to this nation, which concerns (and, as a golden rule, ought to regulate) the severall estates and conditions of men. And (being duely observed) do really promote the peace and plenty of this Commonwealth. Thorpe, Francis, 1595-1665. 1649 (1649) Wing T1071; Thomason E1068_1; ESTC R210315 21,832 31 View Text
A26139 The original and growth of printing collected out of history, and the records of this kingdome : wherein is also demonstrated, that printing appertaineth to the prerogative royal, and is a flower of the crown of England / by Richard Atkyns. Atkyns, Richard, 1615-1677. 1664 (1664) Wing A4135; ESTC R22866 21,864 35 View Text
A00364 A letter sent by I.B. Gentleman vnto his very frende Maystet [sic] R.C. Esquire vvherin is conteined a large discourse of the peopling & inhabiting the cuntrie called the Ardes, and other adiacent in the north of Ireland, and taken in hand by Sir Thomas Smith one of the Queenes Maiesties priuie Counsel, and Thomas Smith Esquire, his sonne. I. B., gentleman.; Smith, Thomas, Sir, 1513-1577. Offer and order given forth by sir Thomas Smyth knight, and Thomas Smyth hys sonne. 1572 (1572) STC 1048; ESTC S100377 22,087 62 View Text
A82034 An exact relation of the proceedings and transactions of the late Parliament: their beginning and ending. With a briefe account of their expence of the time of their session, and of the acts that were made by them, who were dissolved the 12. Decemb. 1653. As likewise of foure great votes, viz. I. For abolishing the Court of Chancery. II. For a new modell of the law. III. For taking away the power of patrons to make presentations. IV. That innocent negative vote of not agreeing with the report of the committee for tithes. And an account of some reasons of those votes: with a briefe apology in way of vindication of those gentlemen that appeared for the votes from the great out-cry made against them. By L.D. a Member of the late Parliament. L. D., member of the late Parliament. 1654 (1654) Wing D52; Thomason E729_6; ESTC R19772 22,347 31 View Text
A45944 The interest of the English nation under the happy government of King William III once more asserted in answer to the challenge of a Jacobite : wherein is proved that the law which forbids taking up arms against the King upon any pretence whatsoever is consistent with the late revolution / by Philo-kalo-basileos. Philo-kalo-basileos. 1696 (1696) Wing I268; ESTC R25207 22,742 31 View Text
A69292 A record of some worthy proceedings in the honourable, wise, and faithfull Howse of Commons in the late Parliament England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. 1611 (1611) STC 7751; ESTC S122422 22,834 50 View Text
A52706 A letter from a gentleman in the city to a gentleman in the country, about the odiousness of persecution wherein the rise and end of the penal laws for religion in this kingdom, are consider'd : occasioned by the late rigorous proceedings against sober dissenters, by certain angry justices in the country. A. N.; Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1687 (1687) Wing N3; Wing L1388A_CANCELLED; ESTC R9450 23,013 34 View Text
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 View Text
A47832 Considerations and proposals in order to the regulation of the press together with diverse instances of treasonous, and seditious pamphlets, proving the necessity thereof / by Roger L'Estrange. L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1663 (1663) Wing L1229; ESTC R19523 23,965 49 View Text
A26167 An apology for the East-India Company with an account of some large prerogatives of the crown of England, anciently exercised and allowed of in our law, in relation to foreign trade and foreign parts / by W.A. ... Atwood, William, d. 1705? 1690 (1690) Wing A4169; ESTC R223580 23,995 41 View Text
A32839 A treatise wherein is demonstrated, I. That the East-India trade is the most national of all foreign trades, II. That the clamors, aspersions, and objections made against the present East-India company, are sinister, selfish, or groundless, III. That since the discovery of the East-Indies, the dominion of the sea depends much upon the wane or increase of that trade, and consequently the security of the liberty, property, and protestant religion of this kingdom, IV. That the trade of the East-Indies cannot be carried on to national advantage, in any other way than by a general joynt stock, V. That the East-India trade is more profitable and necessary to the kingdom of England, than to any other kingdom or nation in Europe by Philopatris. Child, Josiah, Sir, 1630-1699. 1681 (1681) Wing C3866; ESTC R19413 24,211 48 View Text
A54684 The antiquity, legality, right, use, and ancient usage of fines paid in chancery upon the suing out, or obtaining some sorts of original writs retornable into the Court of Common-Pleas at Westminster / by Fabian Phillips ... Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1663 (1663) Wing P2005A; ESTC R31118 24,218 54 View Text
A55052 An impartial account of the state of New England, or, The late government there, vindicated in answer to the Declaration which the faction set forth when they overturned that government : with a relation of the horrible usage they treated the governour with , and his Council, and all that had His Majesty's commission : in a letter to the clergy there / by John Palmer. Palmer, John, 1650-1700? 1690 (1690) Wing P246; ESTC R37740 24,245 41 View Text
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 View Text
A60393 A catalogve of superstitons innovations in the change of services and ceremonies, of presumptuous irregularities, and transgressions, against the Articles of Religion, Act of Parliament for uniformity, canons, advertisements, injunctions, and homilies and lastly, of sundry perjurious violations of the locall statutes of Durham Cathedrall church, which the dean and presendaries, and all other members of the said church, took their corporall oaths, to observe, and obey, at their admittance and installation, according to that in the 13. Chap. De admissione Canonicorum ... / opposed by Peter Smart ... Smart, Peter, 1569-1652? 1642 (1642) Wing S4013; ESTC R560 24,629 36 View Text
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 View Text
A88207 The iust mans iustification: or A letter by way of plea in barre; Written by L. Col. John Lilburne, to the Honourable Justice Reeves, one of the justices of the Common-wealths courts, commonly called Common Pleas. Wherein the sinister and indirect practices of Col. Edward King against L. Col. Lilburne, are discovered. 1. In getting him cast into prison for many weekes together, without prosecuting any charge against him. 2. In arresting him upon a groundlesse action of two thousand pounds in the Court of Common Pleas; thereby to evade and take off L. Col. Lilburns testimony to the charge of high treason given in against Col. King, and now depending before the Honourable House of Commons. In which letter is fully asserted and proved that this cause is only tryable in Parliament, and not in any subordinate court of justice whatsoever. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1646 (1646) Wing L2125; Thomason E340_12; ESTC R200876 25,288 20 View Text
A89578 A sacred record to be made of Gods mercies to Zion: a thanksgiving sermon preached to the two Houses of Parliament, the Lord Major, Court of Aldermen, and Common-Councell of the city of London, at Christ-Church, June 19. 1645. Being the day of their publike thanksgiving to almighty God for the great and glorious victory obtained by the Parliaments army under the conduct of Sir Thomas Fairfax in Naseby-field. / Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655. 1645 (1645) Wing M773; Thomason E288_36; ESTC R200112 25,316 41 View Text
A26400 An address to the Church of England: evidencing her obligations both of interest and conscience, to concurr with his gracious Majesty in the repeal of the penal laws and tests Allowed to be published this 1st of September, 1688. 1688 (1688) Wing A564B; ESTC R213112 25,350 25 View Text
A03408 A pollitique platt for the honour of the Prince, the greate profite of the publique state, relief of the poore, preseruation of the riche, reformation of roges and idle persones, and the wealthe of thousandes that knowes not howe to liue. Written for an Newyeres gift to Englande, and the inhabitantes thereof: by Robert Hitchcok late of Cauersfeelde in the countie of Buckyngham Gentleman Hitchcock, Robert, Captain. 1580 (1580) STC 13531; ESTC S104130 25,631 61 View Text
A79851 A second voyce from the temple to the higher povvers. Wherein is proved that the decrees and institutions of popes and popish counsels, which have been established by the law of the land, and have been continued and confirmed throughout divers ages, by several acts of Parliament, against Jesus Christ, in the way and order of the Gospel (the same yet standing) ought by the present supream authority of this nation to be taken away. Moreover; here is shewed, some particular decrees of popes, which have beeen established by several acts of Parliament, viz. A nationall ministry, tythes, prohibiting men from publick preaching of the Gospel, unlesse elected and ordained after a popish manner, &c. All which as they are the institutions of popes, formerly confirmed by the law of the land, so now, to be abrogated. By John Canne. Canne, John, d. 1667? 1653 (1653) Wing C442A; Thomason E710_19; ESTC R207195 25,656 36 View Text
A26927 Fair-warning, or, XXV reasons against toleration and indulgence of popery with the Arch-bishop of Canterbury's letter to the King and all the bishops of Irelands protestation to the Parliament to the same purpose : with an answer to the Roman-Catholicks reasons for indulgence : also the excellent reasons of the Honourable House of Commons against indulgence, with historical observations thereupon. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1663 (1663) Wing B1263; ESTC R15222 25,663 47 View Text
A70102 A brief justification of the Prince of Orange's descent into England, and of the kingdoms late recourse to arms with a modest disquisition of what may become the wisdom and justice of the ensuing convention in their disposal of the crown. Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714. 1689 (1689) Wing F733; ESTC R228036 25,801 42 View Text
A54690 A plea for the pardoning part of the soveraignty of the kings of England Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1682 (1682) Wing P2012; ESTC R9266 26,002 72 View Text
A62284 The reformation of the Church of England justified according to the canons of the Council of Nice, and other general councils, and the tradition of the Catholick Church being an answer to a paper reprinted at Oxford, called (The schism of the Church of England) demonstrated in four arguments, formerly proposed to Dr. Gunning and Dr. Pearson the late bishops of Ely and Chester, by two Catholick disputants, in a celebrated conference upon that point : in which answer the unworthy and false dealings of the papists are shewed, and the charge of schism returned upon them, and the Church of England proved truly Catholick and apostolick in her doctrine and constitution / by Dr. Saywell. Saywell, William, 1643-1701. 1688 (1688) Wing S804; ESTC R34023 26,158 36 View Text
A26069 The royal apology, or, An answer to the rebels plea wherein the most noted anti-monarchial tenents, first, published by Doleman the Jesuite, to promote a bill of exclusion against King James, secondly, practised by Bradshaw and the regicides in the actual murder of King Charles the 1st, thirdly, republished by Sidney and the associators to depose and murder His present Majesty, are distinctly consider'd : with a parallel between Doleman, Bradshaw, Sidney and other of the true-Protestant party. Assheton, William, 1641-1711. 1684 (1684) Wing A4038; ESTC R648 26,293 69 View Text
A41852 One out-cry more against tythes unto the chief ruler of the nation of Engand [sic] and all that are with him of God permitted to be in present authority, whether Parliament, Councel or Army; by whatsoever name or title known or called: but in a more especial manner, to such of them as are yet remaining faithfnl [sic] unto the former declared for, and never to be forgotten cause of King Jesus, who are such as have not departed, through sinning against the light of a good conscience, ... And yer notwithstanding, you that are in present power know these things, do even as he did, suffer the saints in your name, and by your power daylie to be imprisoned, and otherwayes afflicted; and that you may not be ignorant thereof, I have been moved to make the same known unto you by way of declaration, which is grounded upon the Holy Scriptures; wherein is contained the manner of our sufferings, and by whom: ... Written the beginning of the second month, 1657. by Isaac Grayes, prisoner for the cause of Christ in the Wood-street Compter, London, ...; One out-cry more against tythes unto the chief ruler of the nation of England. Graye, Isaac. 1657 (1657) Wing G1626; ESTC R220318 27,098 37 View Text
A63255 The triumphs of justice over unjust judges exhibiting, I. the names and crimes of four and forty judges hang'd in one year in England, as murderers for their corrupt judgments, II. the case of the Lord Chief Justice Trefilian, hang'd at Tyburn, and all the rest of the judges of England (save one) banisht in K. Rich. the 2ds time, III. the crimes of Empson and Dudley, executed in K. Henry the 8th's days, IV. the proceedings of the ship-money-judges in the reign of K. Charles the first, V. diverse other presidents both antient and modern : to which is added VI. the judges oath, and some observations thereupon, humbly dedicated to the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs. Philo-Dicaios. 1681 (1681) Wing T2297; ESTC R3571 28,282 42 View Text
B21136 The advantages of the present settlement, and the great danger of a relapse Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1689 (1689) Wing D827B 28,552 40 View Text
A38251 An Eighth collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England 1689 (1689) Wing E265B; ESTC R19509 28,615 37 View Text
A91163 Accommodation cordially desired, and really intended. A moderate discourse: tending, to the satisfaction of all such, who do either wilfully, or ignorantly conceive that the Parliament is disaffected to peace. Written upon occasion of a late pamphlet, pretended to be printed at Oxford; entituled a Reply to the answer of the London-Petition for peace.; Contra-replicant, his complaint to His Majestie. Parker, Henry, 1604-1652. 1643 (1643) Wing P392A; Thomason E101_23; ESTC R21031 28,922 35 View Text
A24190 Accommodation cordially desired and really intended a moderate discourse tending to the satisfaction of all such who do either wilfully or ignorantly conceive that the Parliament is disaffected to peace : written upon occasion of a late 1642 (1642) Wing A164; ESTC R21031 28,934 34 View Text
A56182 The contra-replicant, his complaint to His Maiestie Parker, Henry, 1604-1652. 1643 (1643) Wing P400; ESTC R22502 28,940 31 View Text
A39852 A letter from a gentleman of quality in the country, to his friend, upon his being chosen a member to serve in the approaching Parliament, and desiring his advice being an argument relating to the point of succession to the Crown : shewing from Scripture, law, history, and reason, how improbable (if not impossible) it is to bar the next heir in the right line from the succession. E. F. 1679 (1679) Wing F14; ESTC R19698 29,065 21 View Text
A43105 The English-mans right a dialogue between a barrister at law and a jury-man : plainly setting forth, I. the antiquity of juries : II. the excellent designed use of juries : III. the office and just priviledges of juries, by the law of England. Hawles, John, Sir, 1645-1716. 1680 (1680) Wing H1185; ESTC R14849 29,854 42 View Text
A61495 A discourse of Episcopacy and sacrilege by way of letter written in 1646 / by Richard Stewart ... Steward, Richard, 1593?-1651. 1683 (1683) Wing S5519; ESTC R15105 29,953 44 View Text