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Bound Collection of Seven Early Political Tracts: The Case of the Allegiance Due to Soveraign Powers, Stated and Resolved... [together with] The present disposition of England considered... [together with] A brief account of some of the late incroachments and depredations of the Dutch upon the English... [together with] The Late King James's Manifesto answer'd paragraph by paragraph. Wherein the weakness of his reasons is plainly demonstrated... [together with] The last will and codicil of Charles II... [together with] The articles of the union as they pass'd with amendments in the Parliament of Scotland... [together with] An award of King Charles the First: under his broad-seal.
London: Various, 1691; 1701; 1695; 1697; 1700; 1707; 1707. First Printings (presumed). Hardcover. Includes the following:
1: The Case of the Allegiance Due to Soveraign Powers, Stated and Resolved . . . (London: Printed for W. Rogers, 1691)
2: The present disposition of England considered. The second edition. With the addition of a preface, occasioned by a late pamphlet, intituled, England's enemies exposed, &c (London: printed in the year, 1701)
3: A brief account of some of the late incroachments and depredations of the Dutch upon the English and of a few of those many advantages which by fraud and violence they have made of the British nations since the revolution, and of the means enabling them thereunto. (London: 1695) [Robert Ferguson by Wing and NCU pre-1956 imprints.]
4: The Late King James's Manifesto answer'd paragraph by paragraph. Wherein the weakness of his reasons is plainly demonstrated. (London: 1697) (Printed, and are to be sold by Richard Baldwin)
5: The last will and codicil of Charles II, King of Spain, made the 2d of October, 1700: with the letters that have past betwixt the Most Christian King and the Regency of Spain on that subject / translated at large from the authentick copy, printed at Paris in Spanish and French by the French King's authority. (London, 1700) (Printed for H. Rhodes)
6: The articles of the union as they pass'd with amendments in the Parliament of Scotland: and ratify'd by the touch of the royal scepter at Edinburgh, January 16. 1707. by James Duke of Queensberry, Her Majesty's high commissioner for that kingdom. Note that the Amendments are all in Italick, that they may better appear to the Readers View. (London : printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross-Keys and Bible in Cornhil, near Stocks-Market, 1707)
7: An award of King Charles the First: under his broad-seal. Settling two shillings of the pound out of the rents of the houses in Norwich, for the maintenance of the parochial clergy of that city, in lieu of personal tithes. With a treatise vindicating the legality and justice of that award, and showing, That Personal Tithes, in lieu of which the said Payment of two Shillings of the Pound was Awarded, are still due by the Law of the Land, although they have been unjustly substracted ever since the Statute of the 2d. and 3d. of King Edward the Sixth, which took away the Oath whereby they are to be proved; And that there is a Necessity of again restoring them, or settling something else in lieu of them, for the Main tenance of Ministers in the Cities and larger Towns of the Realm. By Humphrey Prideaux, D.D. Dean of Norwich.' 9London : Printed for Robert Clavel, at the Peacock in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1707)
An interesting collection of tracts, including at least two that are reasonably to very uncommon. Good- [Textblock Very Good]. Front and rear board present but disbound, most leaves show even toning, some very minor foxing, light wear at edges, some leaves over trimmed, else tight and unmarred. Half bound, brown leather spine and tips, green cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marbled endpages. 8vo. 66pp; 23pp; 71pp; 63pp; 32pp; 14pp; 66pp. Item #6683
Price: $1,500.00