The subjection of all traytors, rebels, as well Peers, as Commons in Ireland, . to the laws, statutes, and trials by juries of good and lawfull men of England, in the Kings Bench at Westminster, for treasons perpetrated by them in Ireland, or any foreign country out of the realm of England. Being an argument at law made in the Court of Kings Bench, Hil. 20 Caroli Regis, in the case of Connor Magwire, an Irish baron ... fully proving; that Irish peers, as well as commons, may be lawfully tried in this court in England, ... for treasons committed by them in Ireland, ... wherein are comprised many other particulars and notable records, ...
William Prynne (1600-1669)
Category
Books
Date
1658
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3254940.1
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20], 72p. ; 4to. Running number: 1311. Bound with six other works by Prynne. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Nineteenth-century(?) pencilled letter at upper left corner of title page: "h". Late seventeenth-century and early eighteenth-century manuscript inscriptions: on p.[3]: repetition of "to the ingenuous reader"; p. 72: calligraphic "PRYN"; on endleaves: (1) notes, calculations, sketch of man, and pen trails; (2) price codes(?); (3) "M. all" [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys]; (4) "20 shillings of Good and lawful money of this kingdom"; (5) contents list; (6) "an answer to [...]r[superscript] I". Binding: late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century brown sheepskin over boards (worn, stained). Double blind fillet border with blind-stamped fleuron cornerpieces. Blind dotted pattern along board edges. Smooth spine (worn, cracked). Sewn on three recessed thongs, laced in. No endbands or pastedown; folded endleaves at both ends. Textblock split; lower board and leather along spine detaching.
Makers and roles
William Prynne (1600-1669)