Copies of parliamentary papers, 1620-1725 [manuscript], ca. 1725.

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Copies of parliamentary papers, 1620-1725 [manuscript], ca. 1725.

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Written in several hands, compiled for Edward Vernon. Papers contain cases of impeachment for bribery and corruption from the time of Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor in 1620, to that of Thomas Parker, Earl Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor in 1725. Also includes a small number of miscellaneous papers relating to accounts to the South Sea Company, and 11 printed copies of votes of the House of Commons, Feb. 1, 1722 to May 5, 1725.

114 p. ; 31 x 19 cm.

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