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Journal of the proceedings in Parliament
Title
[Journal of the proceedings in Parliament], [1627/8 Mar 17 - 1628 Jun 26].
Physical Description
1 v. (268 p.) ; 31 x 19 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Includes table of contents; the items which do not appear in Rushworth have been marked in a later hand.
Tipped in: a chart titled "The Callendar or Schedule of Shipes which have bin taken by the enemy & lost within the space of three yeares last past."
Includes, in the same hand, a copy of "The Danger wherein the kingdome now standeth; and the remedie," by Sir Robert Cotton, cataloged separately.
On spine: "Journal, House of Commons."
From the library of James Adair (sold at Sotheby's 1798 Dec 13) with a note by D.O.C. Okeden.
Binding: full calf; gold decoration; rebacked.
In English.
Provenance
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Summary
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, recording speeches and petitions made in Parliament between March 1627 and June 1628, on such issues as a "petition of both houses against Recusants," whether a man can be taken prisoner without a cause expressed against him, and "A Remonstrance intended to be offered up to the King conscerning Tonnage and poundage." Preceded, in the same hand, by a 25-page copy of "The danger wherein the kingdome now standeth; and the remedie," by Sir Robert Cotton.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
England and Wales, Parliament (1628), Journal of the Proceedings. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
England and Wales, Parliament (1628), Journal of the Proceedings. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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