The Ancient and Present Manner (1663) and The Ancient Method and Manner (1660)

<h1>The Ancient and Present Manner (1663) and The Ancient Method and Manner (1660)</h1>

<p>Elsynge, Henry. <em>The Ancient and Present Manner of Holding Parliaments in England with Their Priviledges</em>. London: Printed for Samuel Speed, 1663.</p>

<p>Elsynge, Henry. <em>The Ancient Method and Manner of Holding of Parliaments in England</em>. 1st ed. London: Printed by S.G. for Daniel Pakeman, 1660.</p>

<p>In this work, <strong>Henry Elsynge</strong> (bap. 1577–1635), a parliamentary official, created an authoritative and concise description of contemporary parliamentary procedure. In doing so, he played an essential role in the preservation of parliamentary history and records. Multiple editions followed the first which was published in 1660.</p>

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<p><a href="https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/context/british-colonial-antecedents/article/1051/type/native/viewcontent">Combined title pages, Ancient and Present Manner and Ancient Method</a></p>

<p><a href="https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=0&article=1051&context=british-colonial-antecedents&type=additional">Title page, Ancient and Present Manner (1663)</a></p>

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