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Order of the House of Commons Drawn Out of the Journals of the Said House Beginning at Primo Ed: 6ti: and ending 31:

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: MS E95

Overview

Volume writen by "the learned William Lambert of Lincolns Inn Esquire." Includes sections on the first, second, and third reading of bills; who can and cannot be burgesses; punishment for offenses against the House; House member privileges, etc. William Lambarde (1536-1601) was an English antiquarian, politician, and writer on legal subjects.

Dates

  • Creation: Approximately 1700

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 volume : On paper, 22 leaves, bound in the wrong order, none missing but almost all rather defective at the top and crudely repaired with tape, with the loss of some words. Middle Hill boards. ; Volume measures no taller than 37 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS E95

Custodial History

Phillipps Manuscript #25191.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, Hofmann Freeman 21:55, 1968.

Title
Guide to the William Lambarde Manuscript Collection
Subtitle
Order of the House of Commons Drawn Out of the Journals of the Said House Beginning at Primo Ed: 6ti: and ending 31:
Author
Finding aid prepared by alh, July 15, 1968. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2005.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6348122903
Preferred citation
William Lambarde manuscript, Department of Special Collections, MS E95, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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