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A discourse of the nationall excellencies of England

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Signatures: A⁸ B-G⁸ K-Q⁸ R⁴.
Quires H & I possibly cancelled?; text is continuous despite pagination.
This work is mostly on the subject of English military history, but also includes chapters on agriculture, religion, government and…

Magna Charta

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Contains Magna Carta and statutes passed before the reign of Edward III.
Latin and Law French.
Imprint from colophon in v. 2.
Volume 2 has title: Secunda pars veterum statutorum. "The date of this title page varies: 1555 or 1556"--STC.
Volume 1:…

Notitia Parliamentaria

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A supplement to "Notitia Parliamentaria: or, An history of the counties, cities and boroughs ..." published in 2 vols. in 1715-16.

Head- and tail- pieces; printed marginalia.

With an index of M.P.s.

Notitia parliamentaria

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Includes half-title page.

Volume 1 only is of the second edition, with additions ;
Volume 2 is a reissue of the first edition of 1716.

Vol. 1 printed by William Bowyer; his records show 500 copies printed.

The English works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. published in his life-time

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Volume 2 has separate title page with imprint date of 1723; title reads: "Reliquiae Spelmannianae : the posthumous works of Sir Henry Spelman Kt. relating to the laws and antiquities of England. Publish'd from the original manuscripts."

"The…

Aristotles Politiques, or, Discourses of gouernment

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Translator's dedication signed: I.D., i.e. John Dickenson.

Dedication to Henry III dated July 1596.

Printer's device on title page.

Initials; head- and tail- pieces.

First and last leaves blank.

Pages 70-71 misnumbered as 80-81,…