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 t

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  • 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 t
  • Brief register. Part 2
  • Second part of a brief register and survey of the several kinds and forms of parliamentary writs
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Imprint
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.
Publication year
1660-1660
ESTC No.
R1409
Grub Street ID
62138
Description
[4], 55, 54-180 p. ; 4⁰