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Parliamentary Tracts
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Three manuscript volumes of tracts:
- ink on paper
i) Henry Elsynge, Modus tenendi Parliamentum apud Anglos, Book One, treatise in English on Parliamentary procedure, in a single scribal secretary hand, red ruled margins and catchwords, c.258 pages, folio, c.1630s, blind tooled calf, damp staining, covers detached
ii) A collection of tracts relating to Parliament including "A Breviatt for the Kinges learned Councell Collected by the Lord Ellesmere Mense Septembris 1615", legal opinions and speeches by Francis Bacon, the Earl of Salisbury and others; Sir John Davies, "An Argumente upon the Question of Imposicions", 75 pages; two versions of "the petition to his Majestie concerning Religion prepared for the Conmons house of Parliament 29 Junij 1625" and related Parliamentary proceedings including speeches by the Duke of Buckingham and others, 15 pages, in part corrected against another text; Parliamentary ordinances regarding sequestration of the estates of delinquents, 1643-44; "The Catholique Ballad, or an invitation to Popery", late 17th century; in various hands and on various paper stocks, in total 146 pages, folio, half calf, covers detached
iii) Notes Taken in the Common Please by Mr Gouldesborough, 132 pages, early 17th century; legal notes and memoranda by Prothonotary Farmer, 141 pages, plus blanks, early 17th century; Arguments upon the Habeas Corpus, incomplete printed text, 95 pages, no date; miscellaneous financial accounts and memoranda on various subjects, 17th-18th century; the first two items with 18th century title-pages by M. Johnson of the Inner Temple, 8vo, 18th century calf, spine gilt, rubbed, weak at joints
ii) A collection of tracts relating to Parliament including "A Breviatt for the Kinges learned Councell Collected by the Lord Ellesmere Mense Septembris 1615", legal opinions and speeches by Francis Bacon, the Earl of Salisbury and others; Sir John Davies, "An Argumente upon the Question of Imposicions", 75 pages; two versions of "the petition to his Majestie concerning Religion prepared for the Conmons house of Parliament 29 Junij 1625" and related Parliamentary proceedings including speeches by the Duke of Buckingham and others, 15 pages, in part corrected against another text; Parliamentary ordinances regarding sequestration of the estates of delinquents, 1643-44; "The Catholique Ballad, or an invitation to Popery", late 17th century; in various hands and on various paper stocks, in total 146 pages, folio, half calf, covers detached
iii) Notes Taken in the Common Please by Mr Gouldesborough, 132 pages, early 17th century; legal notes and memoranda by Prothonotary Farmer, 141 pages, plus blanks, early 17th century; Arguments upon the Habeas Corpus, incomplete printed text, 95 pages, no date; miscellaneous financial accounts and memoranda on various subjects, 17th-18th century; the first two items with 18th century title-pages by M. Johnson of the Inner Temple, 8vo, 18th century calf, spine gilt, rubbed, weak at joints
Provenance
ii) Charles Bowles, Esq., of Shaftesbury, inscription dated April 1831, presented to the Incorporated Law Society
iii) M. Johnson of the Inner Temple, inscriptions and bookplate, 1735
iii) M. Johnson of the Inner Temple, inscriptions and bookplate, 1735
Condition
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The Law Society of England and Wales was founded in 1825, with a library forming part of the original prospectus for the Society, and by 1832 it was housed in its present elegant building on Chancery Lane. The current selection of 22 lots all have library stamps reflecting their history and have been marked to indicate their deaccession from the Law Society’s holdings.