The second part of A seasonable legal and historical vindication, and chronological collection of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, lawes, government of all English freemen; . their best inheritance and onely security against all arbitrary tyranny and Ægyptian taxes. Wherein the extraordinary zeal, courage, care, vigilancy, civill, military and Parliamentary consultations, contests, to preserve, establish, perpetuate them to posterity, against all tyrants, usurpers, enemies, invaders, both under the ancient pagan and Christian Britons, Romans, Saxons. The laws and Parliamentall great councils of the Britons, Saxons. With some generall presidents, concerning the limited powers and prerogatives of our British and first Saxon kings; [...] are chronologically epitomized, [...] By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esquire.
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1655
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048208
Summary
Bibliographic description
[76],76 p. . 4to.. Identified in 1768 catalogue: B.7 [crossed through] in the closet [entered with Prynne's other works as 'Prynne's Histrio-Mastix, Registrum Brevium, & tracts. 14 vol.']. Bound with Prynne's 'A seasonable, legall, and historicall vindication' (London: 1654) and 'Historiarchos' (London: 1659). Imperfect: wanting initial blank leaf.. Provenance: Bookplate on front pastedown: Armorial, Grey and Booth quarterings impaling Cavendish-Bentinck: George Harry Grey, 5th earl of Stamford & 1st earl of Warrington (2nd cr.) (1737-1819); bookplate on verso of title page of 'A seasonable, legall, and historicall vindication': Armorial, three boars' heads, differenced with a mullet; The Honble. Henry Booth. [i.e.: Henry Booth (1687-1727)].. Binding: Calf; blind ruled and rolled; spine label: 'Prynnes English liberties'.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669)