The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes : divided into foure parts, together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ...

Author
Prynne, William, 1600-1669 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Printed at London : for Michael Sparke, Senior, 1643.
Description
1 v. (various pagings) ; 23 cm.

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Notes
  • Includes "The treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, in doctrine and practise ... Januar. 13, 1642 (also issued separately as Wing P4108), "The soveraigne povver of parliaments & kingdomes. Or second part of the Treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes" (also issued separately as Wing P4088), and "The third [-fourth] part of the soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes" (also issued separately as Wing P4103 and P3962). Each part has separate dated title page, pagination, and register.
  • In "The third part" A2r has a headpiece of type ornaments.
  • The appendix begins new pagination on 2A1r. The "A" of signature-mark "Aa" is under the "c" of "conduce."
  • With a final errata leaf.
  • Princeton copy 1 Bound with 'Romes Master-Peece' (1643) (ESTC R212542).
  • Princeton copy 2 Ex copy: No. 1-4 of a volume of pamphlets.
Binding note
Princeton copy 1 Contemporary calf rebacked, with stamp on front pastedown 'Restored by J. MacDonald Co. / Norwalk, Conn.'
Provenance
  • Princeton copy 1 inscribed on front free endpaper 'Roger Sherman 1766 / Martha Sherman 1794.'
  • Princeton copy 2 Ex 1443.739 v. 2 copy: Inscribed on title page 'Stamford 4 March 1716/17'
  • Princeton copy 2 Ex 1443.739 v. 2 copy: extensive early ms. annotations on p. 6 ff of Third Part.
  • Princeton copy 2 Ex 1443.739 v. 2 copy: Armorial bookplate: V. H. Wilmot.
Source acquisition
Princeton copy 1 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
References
  • ESTC R203193
  • Wing (2nd ed.) P4087A, but second work is first ed. (Wing 4108)
  • Wing (2nd ed.) P4108
  • Wing (2nd ed.) P4088
  • Wing (2nd ed.) P4103
  • Wing (2nd ed.) P3962
Other title(s)
  • Treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, in doctrine and practise
  • Third part of the soveraigne power of Parliaments
  • Fovrth part of the soveraigne power of parliaments
OCLC
832966182
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