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Commonplace book. Parliament: manuscript
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Commonplace book. Parliament: manuscript
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A Booke Conteyning the whole Passages of the last Parliament ended the 10th daie of March 1628 [with] other materiall passages that happened from the yeare 1623 untill the end of the Parliament in the Yeare 1628[/29].
mssHM 213
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Commonplace book
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Copies, not in Bacon's hand, of his speeches in Parliament and Star Chamber, and of his poems, 1559-1579.
mssHM 1340
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A Booke Wherein is conteyned ye passages of ye last Parliamt. From ye yeare 1623 until the 10th day of March in ye yeare 1628 [ i.e., 1629]: with divers other matteriall passages happening in ye time
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A collection of excerpts from Proceedings in Parliament, the House of Commons Journals, speeches, letters, poems, and other records illustrating the deteriorating relationship between the Crown and Parliament under James I and Charles I. The volume includes an account of the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham, the Remonstrances of the Commons, "The Complaint of distressed England to her children the Commons," "A Copie of some Jesuits letters directed to the Rector of Brussels," a list of shipping lost at sea through Admiralty incompetence, and many other entries, chiefly 1623-1626, with the later addition of "Majesty in Misery," a 72-line poem purportedly written by Charles I during his captivity at Carrisbrook Castle in 1648. Perhaps compiled by or for Sir Richard Knightley (1593-1628) of Fawsley, Northamptonshire, MP, an early supporter but later opponent of the Duke of Buckingham.
mssHM 70511
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Journal and commonplace book of Sir William Drake
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Sir William Drake's personal and political diary and commonplace book that covers events from Nov. 30, 1631 to the outbreak of the Civil War. Included are extensive notes on books, the law courts in London, and the Long Parliament
mssHM 55603
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Names of members of the Convention Parliament: manuscript
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This is a list of the members of the Convention Parliament in 1688.
mssHM 699
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Commonplace book : manuscript
Manuscripts
A manuscript commonplace book, with text written in several different hands. The volume is written mostly in English but also contains French and German; though no country of origin is identified, it appears to be mainly British in subject. The text includes seven pages of index in the beginning of the volume; there are also rough drawings in pencil and pen, as well more finely executed pen and ink illustrations. The text covers an extraordinary range of subjects, including technical inventions and developments, animal husbandry, recipes, political comment, sports, current events, travel, medicinal cures, economics, wine, and many other topics. The volume is bound in late 18th century three-quarter calf gilt, red edges, with some wear to the binding.
mssHM 83388