Shelfmark
Fn.7.13
Author
Uniform title
[Brief register. Part 2.]
Title
The second part of a brief register and survey of the several kinds and forms of parliamentary vvrits. : Comprising the several varieties and forms of writs for electing knights, citizens and burgesses for parliaments and great councils, issued to sheriffs of counties only, with the antientest returns of these writs by sheriffs yet extant on record (from 49 H.3. til 22 E.4.) amongst the records in the tower: intermixed with other rare writs, pertinent to this subject; and some writs of prorogation and re-sommons, with special usefull annotations and observations on them, after most of these writs recitals, for the readers information. Wherein the original of the Commons House, and elections of knights, citzens, burgesses, and barons of ports to sit in Parliament, is infallibly evidenced to be no antienter than 49 H. 3. the presidents and objections to the contrarie, answered: the original of antient boroughs, and how many they were under king Edward the 1. 2, 3. discovered: the power of the kings of England, in creating new boroughs by charters or writs, augmenting, diminishing the number of knights, burgesses, members of the Commons House, and altering the forms of writs of summons, without a Parliament; ... Some grosse mistakes touching parliament writs and members refuted, with many other rarities concerning Parliaments. / By William Prynne Esquire, a bencher of Lincolns-Inne..
Varying form of title
Second part of a brief register and survey of the several kinds and forms of parliamentary writs
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by T. Childe and L. Parry, and are to be sold by Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain., 1660..
Physical description
[4], 55, 54-180 p. ; 19 cm. (4°)
Note
Signatures: [A]² B-Z⁴ Aa⁴ (-Aa4, and leaf Aa2 mis-signed Bb).
Note
Title within a ornamental border.
Note
Errata at the base of page 180.
Note
Head-pieces and printed marginalia.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P4071
Citation/references note
ESTC, R1409
Numbering peculiarities note
Errors in pagination: page no.110 misnumbered no.200.
Provenance
Booklabel of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Binding
18th century calf; border of blind double fillets with additional double fillet parallel to spine; four raised bands; red leather spine label; bound as a set with parts 1 and 4.
Copy-specific note
Previously Dk.8.17.
Subject
England and Wales.. Parliament
Subject
England and Wales.. Parliament
Subject
Writs England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Parliamentary practice Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Genre/Form
Legal works.
Added entry--name
Thomas, Edward, active 1657 - 1687 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Parry, Leonard, active 1660 - 1666 printer.
Added entry--name
Childe, Thomas, active 1660 - 1666 printer.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B42563