British and Colonial Antecedents of American Liberties
 

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JN 534 1658 .S4 1658

Creation Date

1658

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Doddridge, Sir John. The Several Opinions of Sundry Learned Antiquaries ... Touching the Antiquity, Power, Order, State, Manner, Persons and Proceedings of the High-Court of Parliament in England. London: Printed for William Leake, 1658.

In The Several Opinions, Sir John Doddridge (1555–1628) briefly reviews the history of Parliament, its jurisdiction, and the pivotal role it plays as part of the English government. Published thirty years after the author's death, the small volume includes many sentiments that would later be expressed by English Whigs and their colonial cousins. This copy features two signatures of prior owners on the title page.

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