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The Forfeitures of Londons charter, or, An impartial account of the several seisures of the city charter, : together with the means and methods that were used for the recovery of the same, with the causes by which it came forfeited, as likewise the imprisonments, deposing, and fining the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs, since the reign of King Henry the Third to this present year, 1682

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1682.
Call number: 12429
Dimensions: 20 cm (4to)
Associated people: Browne, Daniel,; Benskin, Thomas,
Associated organization: Bridgewater House Library,
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Arcana clericalia, or, The mysteries of clarkship: : being a sure way of setling estates by deeds, fines, and recoveries. With the forms of all manner of charter-parties in maritime cities, towns and corporations. With a table of all the principal matters therein contained
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Th' encaenia of St. Ann's Chappel in Sandgate. Or, A sermon preached May 3, 1682. before the right worshipful, the mayor, aldermen, sheriff &c. of the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne, upon their erecting a school and a catechetical lecture for the instruction of poor children, and such as are ignorant
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Londons liberties: or, A learned argument of law and reason, : before the Lord Mayor, Court of Aldermen, and Common-Council, at Guild-Hall. Between Mr. Maynard, now the Kings eldest serjeant at law. Mr. Hales, late Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, and Mr. Wilde, lately one of the justices of the same court. Of council for the Livery-men of London. And Major John Wildman, and Mr. John Price. Of council for the Freemen of London. Wherein the freedom of the citizens of London in their elections of their mayor, sheriffs, aldermen, and common-council-men, is fully debated; their most ancient charters examined, and on both hands agreed to be but a confirmation of their former rights: with their opinions concerning the forfeiture of Londons charter
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The charters of London: or, the second part of Londons liberty in chaines discovered. : In which by the ancient, rationall, and fundamental charters of the famous city of London, is proved and declared, that it is the true and undeniable right of all and every the barons, burgesses, free-men, or commoners of London, to have their free vote in chusing out, annually from amongst themselves, a lord major, two sheriffes, and all their aldermen; ... With divers other things worth the knowledg of all the free-men, not only of London, but of all England
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The City of London's plea to the quo warranto, (an information) brought against their charter in Michaelmas term, 1681. : Wherein it will appear, that the liberties, priviledges, and customs of the said city cannot be forfeited, or lost by the misdemeanor of any officer or magistrate thereof. Nor their charter be seized into the King's hands for any mis-usage or abusage of their liberties and priviledges, they being confirmed by divers ancient records and Acts of Parliament made before and since Magna Charta. Also, how far the commons of the said city have power of chusing and removing their sheriffs. Published both in English and Latin
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A Declartion [sic] of the heads of severall letters, sent from the committee at York, unto the House of Parliament: : relating all the chiefe passages and proceedings at York and Hull, the last weeke. Likewise, a letter from Sir John Hotham to the House of Commons, concerning a dangerous plot against the town of Hull, and how it was discovered. With the names of those lords that came to the King from the Parliament. Also His Majesties proclamation to the sheriffes of severall counties
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Arcana clericalia, or, The mysteries of clarkship: : being a sure way of setling estates by deeds, fines, and recoveries. With the forms of all manner of charter-parties in maritime cities, towns and corporations. With a table of all the principal matters therein contained