The original institution, power and jurisdiction of Parliam[en]t. Comprehending the nature and method of all Parliamentary transacc[ti]ons [sic], collected out of the Tower records, journals of both Houses &c. Being a private manuscript found amongst the papers of the late Judge Hales, the original his own hand writing.
Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
circa 1700
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3232517
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2], 148 [i.e. 150], [4] p. ; 32 cm. Running number: 6862. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742), of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Binding: late seventeenth-century[?] gold-tooled vellum over pasteboards; sewn onto four vellum supports; gilt fillet border and inner panel, the panel with gilt floral cornerpiece stamps; gilt fillets on spine; red and blue sprinkled bookblock edges.
Makers and roles
Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676), author