By the King. A proclamation about dissolving this present Parliament, and the speedy calling a new one

All titles

• By the King. A proclamation about dissolving this present Parliament, and the speedy calling a new one
• Proclamations. 1679-01-24
• Proclamation about dissolving this present Parliament, and the speedy calling a new one

People / Organizations

• England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II). (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1678/9. [i.e. 1679]

Added name

Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Bill, John, active 1630-1681, printer.; Barker, Christopher, active 1640-1680, printer.; Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer.; Hills, Henry, -1689?, printer.

Publication year

1679

ESTC No.

R476371

Grub Street ID

375267

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 coat of arms ; 1°.

Note

Three different settings of text, with different Steele notation, identified. Wing does not differentiate between the different settings. In this setting, the royal coat of arms is Crawford no. 88 and the final line of text begins "able"

At end of text: Given at Our Court at Whitehall the twenty fourth day of January 1678. In the thirtieth year of Our reign

Dates are given according to Lady Day dating

Woodcut royal coat of arms (Crawford no. 88); woodcut factotum

Steele notation: Westmin- and peace-.