A legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661: E.772[4]
Folger bibliographic ID: 141692
ESTC number: R207282
Wing number: P3998
Folger call number: Film Acc. 640
Folger holdings ID: 203302

Edition

The second edition enlarged

Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Text is continuous despite pagination Postscript pp. 69-80 Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb: 2 1659"; the 0 in the date has been crossed out

Extended title: A legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month ; imposed on the kingdom by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament, April 7 1649. (when this was first penned and printed,) nor to the one hundred thousand pound per mensem, newly laid upon England, Scotland and Ireland, Jan. 26. 1659 by a fragment of the old Commons House, ...
Alternate titles: Reasons assigned by William Pyrnne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, Esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month, Legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal takes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people

England and Wales. Public General Acts. 1649-04-07 England and Wales. Parliament Taxation Great Britain

author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
subject: England and Wales. Parliament
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937