Elsynge, Henry, 1598-1654

Henry Elsynge, clerk of the House of Commons, was born at Battersea and educated at Westminster. He received his B.A. from Oxford in 1625. Elsynge then spent seven years in foreign travel after which Archbishop Laud secured him an appointment as clerk of the House of Commons. He resigned several years later to avoid participating in the proceedings against Charles I. Elsynge was an excellent scholar fluent in French, Italian and Latin. His work as clerk was especially valuable during the Long Parliament. His writings include of the form and manner of holding a Parliament in England (1663), and a tract concerning proceedings in Parliament. Ther former text is derived from a similar text written by his father.

From the description of Modus tenendi Parlimentum apud Anglos in Two Bookes: manuscripts, [between 1630 and 1640]. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122365284

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