The second part of a brief register and survey of the several kinds and forms of parliamentary writs. . 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 40 H. 3. the presidents and objections to the contrarie, answered: [...] By William Prynne Esquire, a bencher of Lincolns-Inne.
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1660
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3048912.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4],180 [i.e. 182] 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 'The first part of a brief register' (London: 1659); 'Brevia Parliamentaria' (London: 1662). Old manuscript prices and shelfmark on front flyleaf: 48. manuscript annotations on front flyleaf and rear pastedown. manuscript annotations throughout.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on title page of 'The first part of a brief register': Wa. Williams [seventeenth-century hand]; 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 'The first part of a brief register': Armorial, three boars' heads, differenced with a mullet; The Honble. Henry Booth. [i.e.: Henry Booth (1687-1727)].. Binding: Calf; double blind ruled; rebacked (spine entirely replaced); spine lettered in gilt directly onto leather: 'Prynne's Parliamentary writs'; fore-edge titles: 'Prins register of parliament writs 1st & [2nd] & Bre: Parl rediviva'.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669)