A Plea For The Lords Or A Short Yet Full And Necessary Vindication Of The Judiciary And Legislative

by William Prynne

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First edition

London: Printed for Michael Spark, 1648. 4to. vi , 8, 69. FIRST EDITION. Woodcut initials and headpieces. Calf-backed marbled boards, spine label, new endpapers; an excellent copy. Item #17455 First edition. Prynne here writes in defense of the legitimacy of members of the House of Peers Lords as a governing upper chamber of a representative parliament government. One of his earliest

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