Shelfmark
Gc.7.25(09)
Title
The aphorismes of the kingdome. : 1. The Parliament is the moderation of monarchy. ... 2. The power of it is sufficient to prevent and restraine tyranny. ... 3. The essence of the law is the free consent of the law-makers. ... 4. The sole reason of the King is not the sound judgement of the kingdome. ... 5. All the votes in Parliament are directive to the law, none destructive. ... 6. The vote that is directive and coactive, is no wayes nomotheticall. ... 7. The negative vote of a king is no more than the dissent of one man. ... 8. The affirmative vote of a king make not the law; ergo, the negative cannot destroy it. ... 9. He that cannot destroy a law made, cannot destroy it in the making. ... 10. The power that makes lawes, repeales and revives them as reason requires. ... 11. Kings that doe good to their subjects of bountie, would be free of the obligation. ... 12. Laws are the best directions and obligations for all men to follow. To submit the principality to the laws is more than the crowne. ...
Varying form of title
Caption title: Commission of array
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : [Allen in Popes-head Alley], [1642]
Physical description
25, 24-31, 34-35, 34-35, 38-60 p. ; 22 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: A-G⁴ H² (F1 mis-signed E).
Note
"The aphorismes of the kingdome." - caption title, with the following numbered points forming the text on leaf A1 recto.
Note
Head- and tail- pieces; initials.
Note
Anonymous. Sometimes attributed to William Prynne.
Note
Opposing the commissions of array.
Note
Imprint from Thomason annotation.
Note
"The commission of array", with caption title on p.9, is identified as Thomason E.240[27].
Note
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Printed 6 October 1642 at London by allen in Popes head alley".
Citation/references note
ESTC, R8933
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.240[26]
Citation/references note
Thomason, E.240[27]
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P3893
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College. Possibly in library in 17th century with other pamphlet volumes in numbered sequence.
Binding
Sammelband. 17th century sprinkled sheep; blind double fillet to form a border on covers; single gilt fillet along board edges; red stained text block edges; rebacked in modern calf with smooth blind double-ruled spine; red leather spine label "Petitions &c 1641 Vol. VIII'; one additional flyleaf at the beginning of volume.
Copy-specific note
List of volume contents in a 19th/20th century hand, tipped in at front.
Subject
Commissions of array England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649.
Added entry--name
Prynne, William, 1600 - 1669 attributed name.
Added entry--name
Allen, Benjamin, ? - -1646 printer.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B52837