Manuscripts

Arguments of the 12 judges in the Exchequer Chamber about ship money : manuscript

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Description: A manuscript copy of the court proceedings in the 1637 case "R v Hampden, 3 Howell State Trials, 825," in which Buckinghamshire gentleman landowner John Hampden refused to pay ship money levied by Charles I. The case was finally heard by all 12 judges in the Court of Exchequer Chamber; Hampden lost the case, seven judges to five. This copy is in a modern binding with marbled covers; on spine: "Parliamentary Papers. M.S.," spine is damaged and fragile; with modern pencil autograph notes on verso of first page.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1637-1638.
Call number: mssHM 204
Creator: Great Britain(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: In Library, 1981.
Dimensions: 30 x 21 cm :
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