Modus tenendi Parlimentum apud Anglos in Two Bookes: manuscripts, [between 1630 and 1640].

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Modus tenendi Parlimentum apud Anglos in Two Bookes: manuscripts, [between 1630 and 1640].

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Three holograph manuscripts on paper documenting the order of business in Parliament. The volumes are bound accordingly: 41 leaves listing The Kings offices and fees, ships, musters for Wales, "fugitives over The Sea' and other matters; 25 leaves (in different hand) recording opinions of Antiquaries concerning the history of Parliament. The paper are written by Camden, Agard and Tate (among others) for the Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries.

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Elizabethan Society of Antiquaries.

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Elsynge, Henry, 1598-1654

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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 Pa...