Parliamentary extracts, lists, etc., 16th-17th century.

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Parliamentary extracts, lists, etc., 16th-17th century.

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Collection, in multiple hands, of eight booklets bound into one volume, primarily on Parliamentary activities. The manuscript begins with a list of the members of Parliament between 1295 and 1327. Other items include extracts from Parliamentary journals; a list of the customs and privileges of both Houses of Parliament by Robert Bowyer; rules for the House of Commons; and, in Browne's hand, a patent transferring Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford's office of Constable of England to his brother, dated 1338. Other items in Browne's hand are extracts and notes on the history of the Magna Carta; procedures and rules for the House of Lords; and extracts and notes concerning the hierarchies within the Church.

1 v. (ca. 150 p.) ; various sizes.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hereford, Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of, 1309-1361.

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Bowyer, Robert, -1622

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Northampton, William de Bohun, Earl of, d.1360.

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Browne, John, approximately 1608-1691

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