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The first part of an historical collection of the ancient Parliaments of England, from the yeer of our Lord 673, till the end of King John's reign, anno 1216.: Wherein is cleerly demonstrated by histories and records beyond contradiction, that the ancient parliaments, and great councels of England, during all this tract of time, and many yeers after, were constituted, and consisted onely of our kings, princes, dukes, earls, nobles, barons, spiritual and temporal lords, and those we now usually stile the House of Peers; and that both the legislative and judicial power of our parliaments resided onliy [sic] in them; without any knights, citizens, burgesses of Parliament, or Commons House, not knowne, nor heard of, till of punier times then these. Published, to inform the ignorance, and check the insolent usurpations of those few commoners, who now call themselves not only the Commons House, but Parliament of England; and (as much as in them lies) have most unjustly excluded both our King and lords from being any Members, or branches of our late, or future Parliaments. / By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esquire.

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The first part of an historical collection of the ancient Parliaments of England, from the yeer of our Lord 673, till the end of King John's reign, anno 1216.: Wherein is cleerly demonstrated by histories and records beyond contradiction, that the ancient parliaments, and great councels of England, during all this tract of time, and many yeers after, were constituted, and consisted onely of our kings, princes, dukes, earls, nobles, barons, spiritual and temporal lords, and those we now usually stile the House of Peers; and that both the legislative and judicial power of our parliaments resided onliy [sic] in them; without any knights, citizens, burgesses of Parliament, or Commons House, not knowne, nor heard of, till of punier times then these. Published, to inform the ignorance, and check the insolent usurpations of those few commoners, who now call themselves not only the Commons House, but Parliament of England; and (as much as in them lies) have most unjustly excluded both our King and lords from being any Members, or branches of our late, or future Parliaments. / By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esquire.
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Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
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London :: Printed for Robert Hodges,
1649.
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Great Britain -- History
Great Britain. -- Parliament -- History -- Early works to 1800.
England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- Early works to 1800.
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"The first part of an historical collection of the ancient Parliaments of England, from the yeer of our Lord 673, till the end of King John's reign, anno 1216.: Wherein is cleerly demonstrated by histories and records beyond contradiction, that the ancient parliaments, and great councels of England, during all this tract of time, and many yeers after, were constituted, and consisted onely of our kings, princes, dukes, earls, nobles, barons, spiritual and temporal lords, and those we now usually stile the House of Peers; and that both the legislative and judicial power of our parliaments resided onliy [sic] in them; without any knights, citizens, burgesses of Parliament, or Commons House, not knowne, nor heard of, till of punier times then these. Published, to inform the ignorance, and check the insolent usurpations of those few commoners, who now call themselves not only the Commons House, but Parliament of England; and (as much as in them lies) have most unjustly excluded both our King and lords from being any Members, or branches of our late, or future Parliaments. / By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esquire." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A91183.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.

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THE FIRST PART OF AN HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE ANCIENT PARLIAMENTS OF ENGLAND, From the yeer of our LORD 673, till the end of King JOHN's Reign, Anno 1216.

Wherein is cleerly demonstrated by Histories and Records beyond contradiction, That The Ancient Parliaments, and Great Councels of England, during all this tract of time, and many yeers after, were constituted, and consisted onely of our KINGS, PRINCES, DUKES, EARLS, NOBLES, BARONS, SPIRI∣TUAL and TEMPORAL LORDS, and those we now usually stile THE HOUSE OF PEERS; and that both the LEGIS∣LATIVE and JUDICIAL POWER OF OUR PARLIAMENTS resided ONLIY IN THEM; without any Knights, Citizens, Burgesses of Parlia∣ment, or COMMONS HOUSE, not knowne, nor heard of, till of punier times then these.

Published, To inform the Ignorance, and check the insolent Usur∣pations of those FEW COMMONERS, who now call them∣selves not only THE COMMONS HOUSE, But PARLIAMENT of England; and (as much as in them lies) have most unjustly excluded both our KING and LORDS from being any MEMBERS, or BRANCHES OF OUR LATE, OR FUTURE PARLIAMENTS.

By WILLIAM PRYNNE of Swainswick, Esquire.

Pro. 22. 28. Remove not the ancient Land-mark which thy Fathers have set.
Grat. Caus. 27. Quaest. 2. Etiam quod habuit emittat, qui quod non accepit, usurpat.

LONDON, Printed for Robert Hodges. 1649

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