Miscellanea parliamentaria containing presidents 1. of freedom from arrests, 2. of censures : 1. upon such as have wrote books to the dishonour of the Lords or Commons, or to alter the constitution of the government, 2. upon members for misdemeanours, 3. upon persons not members, for contempts and misdemeanours, 4. for misdemeanours in elections ... : with an appendix containing several instances wherein the kings of England have consulted and advised with their parliaments 1. in marriages, 2. peace and war, 3. leagues ... / by William Petyt of the Inner-Temple, Esq.

Title

Miscellanea parliamentaria containing presidents 1. of freedom from arrests, 2. of censures : 1. upon such as have wrote books to the dishonour of the Lords or Commons, or to alter the constitution of the government, 2. upon members for misdemeanours, 3. upon persons not members, for contempts and misdemeanours, 4. for misdemeanours in elections ... : with an appendix containing several instances wherein the kings of England have consulted and advised with their parliaments 1. in marriages, 2. peace and war, 3. leagues ... / by William Petyt of the Inner-Temple, Esq.

Author

Petyt, William, 1636-1707.

Publication

London :: Printed by N. Thompson for T. Basset ... and J. Wickins ...,

1680.

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Subject terms

England and Wales. -- Parliament.

Great Britain -- Politics and government.

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Contents

• title page
• dedication
• THE CONTENTS.
  • An Appendix.
• THE PREFACE.
• THE CASE OF George Ferrers, Esq
• Some few Presidents against such as have wrote Books to the dis∣honour of the Lords and Com∣mons, and Subversion of the Government.
  • The Case of Arthur Hall Esq
  • The Case of Smalley, Servant to Mr. Arthur Hall, Burgess for Grantham.
  • The 2d. Case of Arther Hall Esq a Member of Parliament.
  • The 3d. Case of Arthur Hall Esq
  • The 4th. Case touching Arthur Hall Esq
  • An Order delivered by Mr. Crum∣wel, Entred by the Consent of the House.
  • §. 1. Mr. Arthur Hall's Case stated.
  • The Charge and Articles against the Doctor, drawn out of his own Books.
    • Article I.
    • Article II.
    • Article III.
• § 2. Some Presidents wherein the House of Commons have for mis∣demeanors turned out and dis∣charged their Members.
• §3. Some Presidents for punishing persons that were no Members of the House, for contempts ànd misdemeanors.
• § 4. Some Presidents for punishing of Misdemeanours in Elections.
  • An Act to secure the Debt of Simp∣son, and others, and save harm∣less the Warden of the Fleet, in Sir Thomas Shirley's Case.
  • The Petition exhibited to his Ma∣jesty, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in this present Parlia∣ment assembled, concerning di∣vers Rights and Liberties of the Subjects, with the Kings Maje∣sties Royal Answer thereunto in full Parliament.
• §. 4. Several Miscellaneous Presi∣dents and Orders both of the House of Lords and Commons.
  • The form of the Order was.
  • The Form of the Speaker's Letter to Mr. Hide.
  • To my very Loving Friend, Laurence Hide, Esq
  • The form of the Letter.
  • Thomas Martin's Grievance.
  • section
  • The Answer of the Lord Bishop of Norwich, to the Complaint of the Commons.
  • That there be divers Obstacles to keep his Lordship from Popery.
  • May it please your most Honour∣able Lordships.
  • section
  • section
    • Their Lordships Order.
    • The Warrant was read.
• A Collection of some few Re∣cords and Presidents, out of many others of the like nature; Whereby it appears, that the Kings of England were pleased to Consult and Advise with their Parliaments, de Arduis negotiis Regni, of the weighty and dif∣ficult business of the Kingdom.
  • De Matrimonio inter Edwardum primogenitum Regis & filiam Caroli Comitis de Valois con∣trahendo.
  • Nostri nobis curam relictam, & aliunde nobis remedia conquiramus.
  • A QUERE touching the Par∣liament of Scotland.
    • The late proceedings touching Ship-money declared unlawful, and all Records and Process con∣cerning the same made void.
• By reason of the hast and throng of the Press, the Reader is desired to correct those
  • Errata in the Book.
  • Errata in the Appendix.