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A new discovery of the prelates tyranny, in their late prosecutions of Mr. William Pryn, an eminent lawyer, Dr. Iohn 'Bastwick, a learned physitian, and Mr. Henry Burton, a reverent divine : wherein the separate, and joynt proceedings against them in the High-commission and Star-Chamber ... their removes to, and close imprisonments in the castles of Lanceston, Lancaster, Carnavan, and isles of Sylly, Garnsey and Jersy : the proceeddings against the Chestermen, and others before the lords, and high commissioners at Yorke, for visiting Mr. Prynne : the Bishop of Chesters order, for ministers to preach against M. Prynne, and the Yorke commissioners decree to deface, and burne his pictures at Chester High-Crosse : the House of Commons order for, and manner of their returnes from exile ... with M. Prynnes argument, proving all the parts of his censures, with the proceedings against him, and his Chester friends at York, to be against law, are truly related ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bastwick, John, 1593-1654--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Bastwick, John.
- Burton, Henry, 1578-1648--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Burton, Henry.
- Prynne, William, 1600-1669--Trials, litigation, etc.
- Prynne, William.
- Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
- Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.
- Bastwick, John, 1593-1654.
- Trials (Seditious libel)--England--London.
- Trials (Seditious libel).
- History.
- England--London.
- Prynne, William, 1600-1669. Summary collection of the principal fundamental rights, liberties, proprieties of all English freemen.
- Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649--Sources.
- Great Britain.
- Church of England--Liturgy.
- Church of England.
- Liturgics.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- 48, 56, 59-90 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 91-190, 199-226 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits ; 18 cm (4to)
- Fingerprint:
- i-u- e.im hed, unim (3) 1641 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- Printed at London : For M.S., 1641.
- Notes:
- "A briefe relation of certaine speciall and most materiall passages and speeches in the Starre-Chamber occasioned and delivered the 4th of June, 1637" by John Bastwick (caption title) begins new pagination on ²B1. This is an expanded version of STC 1570.
- Includes "Dr. Bastwick's answer" (caption title; p. 17-24) and "Mr. Burton's answer" (caption title; p. 25-32)
- Includes, on p. 117-137, a reprinting of the first 20 pages of "The severall humble petitions of D. Bastwicke. M. Burton. M. Prynne. and of Nath. VVickins, servant to the said Mr. Prynne" (Wing S2765)
- Paging irregular: p. 57-58 and 191-198 omitted in numbering; 8 p. inserted between p. 90 and 91.
- Text is continuous despite pagination.
- Signatures: [star]⁴ B-F⁴ ²B-M⁴ ²N[star]-2A[star]⁴ ²2B[star]² ²2C-2E⁴ ²2F² chi1.
- With a final errata leaf.
- Errata in two settings: line 3 of heading reads (1) "the Printer in some Coppies." and is aligned with preceding line, or (2) reads "the Printer in some coppies." and is indented. Setting 2 has corrected some erroneous page numbers in the errata and is presumably a later setting.
- Errata on recto of leaf at end.
- Initials, head-pieces.
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd ed.) P4018
- ESTC R13582
- OCLC:
- 1000455
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