Divers cases, speeches and precedents in the High Court of Star Chamber, 1600-1630 [manuscript], ca. 1635.

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Divers cases, speeches and precedents in the High Court of Star Chamber, 1600-1630 [manuscript], ca. 1635.

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Full account of 5 cases, 1600-1630, and of the Lord Keeper's (Sir Thomas Egerton) speech to the Star Chamber at the end of Elizabeth's last parliament, 1600-1601.

1 item (24 leaves) ; 32 x 20 cm.

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