A new discovery of the prelates tyranny, . in their late prosecutions of Mr William Pryn, an eminent Lawyer; Dr. Iohn Bastwick, a learned physitian; and Mr. Henry Burton, a reverent divine. Wherein the separate, and joynt proceedings against them in the high-commission, and Star Chamber; their petitions, speeches, cariages, at the hearing, and execution of their last sentence, and the orders, letters for, and manner of their removes to, and close imprisonments in the Castles of Lanceston, Lancaster, Carnarvan, and Isles of Sylly, Garnsey and Jersy; the proceeddings against the Chestermen, and others before the lords and high commissioners at Yorke for visiting Mr. Prynne; the Bishop of Chesters order, for ministers to preach against M. Prynne, and the Yorke Commissioners decree to deface, and burne his pictures at Chester high-Crosse. The House of Commons order for, and manner of their returnes from exile; their petitions to the Parliament; the votes of the Commons house upon the report of their cases, declaring the proceedings and censures against them illegall, groundlesse, and against the subjects liberty, with M. Prynnes argument, proving all the parts of his censures, with the proceedings against him, and his Chester friends at York, to be against law; are truly related; for the benefit of the present age, and of posterity.
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048211
Summary
Bibliographic description
48,56,59-90,[8],91-190,199-226,[2] p., [3] plates . ports.. . 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 short demurrer to the Jews' (London: 1656) and 'Gospel plea' (London: 1653). Imperfect: wanting the final errata leaf. The Dunham copy has three plates. The Dunham copy has an initial manuscript index leaf: A new discovery of the prelates tyranny; Mount Orgueil &c; Prynns speech &c. This suggests it was originally bound in a different pamphlet collection.. 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: Armorial, three boars' heads, differenced with a mullet; The Honble. Henry Booth. [i.e.: Henry Booth (1687-1727)]; manuscript inscription on p.[6]: Presented to me by Dr. Bastwicke July 27th 1641 [ ... ] Ed: Basse [i.e. presentation copy from John Bastwick (1593-1654)].. Binding: Calf; double gilt ruled; spine label: 'Prynnes tracts'.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669) Doctor John Bastwick (1593-1654) Henry Burton (1578-1648) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) House of Commons