Commonwealth

The Humble Petition and Advice Presented unto his Highness the Lord Protector. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1566]
An Act for Setling the Militia. Streater and Macock, 1659 [Wing E1073].
An Act for Discovering, Convicting, and Repressing of Popish Recusants. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1030]
An Act for Renouncing and Disanulling the pretended Title of Charles Stuart. Hills and Field, 1656 [Wing E1063].
various sizes, all disbound, some dampstaining and general wear

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
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The collection includes a number of important Parliamentary Acts, most notably The Humble Petition and Advice, England's second, and last, written constitution, which superseded the Instrument of Government (see next lot).

The Humble Petition and Advice Presented unto his Highness the Lord Protector. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1566].

Wednesday the first of June, 1653. At the Councel of State at White-hall.  Calvert, 1653 [Wing E793C].

A Declaration Concerning the generall Accompts of the Kingdome. Bishop, 1642[Wing E2549].

An Order and Declaration of His Highness the Lord Protector … for An Assessment. Hills and Field, 1654 [Wing C7121aA].

An Act for Discovering, Convicting, and Repressing of Popish Recusants. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1030].

An Act for Indempnifying of Such Persons as have Acted for the Service of the Publique.  Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1042].

An Act against Vagrants. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E972].

An Act for the Preventing of the Multiplicity of Buildings in and about the Suburbs of London. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1119aA].

An act for punishing such Persons as live at high Rates. Hills and Field, 1657 [Wing E1049].

An Act for Setling the Militia. Streater and Macock, 1659 [Wing E1073].

The Remonstrance and Protestation of the Well-affected People. n.p., 1659 [Wing R972].

Seasonable Observations Humbly offered to his Highness the Lord Protector by Samuel Lambe. At the author’s charge, 1657 [Wing L229].

An Act for the Exportation of several Commodities. Hills and Field, 1656 [Wing E1109].

An Act for the Security of His Highness. Hills and Field, 1656 [Wing E1122].

An Act for Renouncing and Disanulling the pretended Title of Charles Stuart. Hills and Field, 1656 [Wing E1063].

By the Protector. A Proclamation … That all men being in Office of Government, at the decease of his most dear father, Oliver … shall so continue. Hills and Field, 1658 [Wing C7190].

An Act for the taking away the Court of Wards and Liveries.  Hills and Field, 1656 [Wing E1133].

An Act touching the Moneys and Coyns of England.  Husband, 1649 [Wing E1159].