The antient right of the commons of England asserted; . or, A discourse proving by records and the best historians, that the commons of England were ever an essential part of Parliament. By William Petyt of the Inner-Temple, ...
William Petyt (1636-1707)
Category
Books
Date
1680
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3126657
Summary
Bibliographic description
[10],184p. . 8vo.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Eighteenth-century (?) marginal ink marks. Eighteenth-century ink manuscript pressmarks on flyleaf, crossed out. Late nineteenth- or early twentieth-century bookplate lettered William Charles De Meuron. Earl Fitzwilliam. [i.e. William Charles de Meuron Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 7th Earl Fitzwilliam (1872-1943)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Wentworth Woodhouse (Traylen 763) Đ1-18-0 7/49 [Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire, home of Wentworth/Fitzwilliam family]. Loosely inserted: typed catalogue entry by Norris. Binding: Seventeenth-century full sheep over boards; blind fillets; spine gilt; brown leather spine label with title 'Petyt Antient Right'. Upper board detached; pastedowns wanting.
Makers and roles
William Petyt (1636-1707)