Debates and hott [sic] arguments in the House of Commons, in the two last sessions 1627 and 1628 : manuscripts, 1628.

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Debates and hott [sic] arguments in the House of Commons, in the two last sessions 1627 and 1628 : manuscripts, 1628.

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Manuscript, in unknown cursive hand; consisting of a contemporary transcript of the speeches concerning the Petition of Right of 1628; probably transcribed by one of the scriveners of the Westminster Hall.

1 bound ms. (336 p.)

Princeton University Library

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