Documents relating to impositions, early seventeenth century
Scope and Contents
(1) ‘An argument uppon the question of imposicions, devided into sundry chapters by Sir John Davie, knight, one of his majesties learned councell in Ireland, with an answeare to it’ (see also MS Ff.05.21); (2) ‘A remonstrance delivered to his majestie in writinge after the inhibition given by him to the lower house of parliament, as well by word of mouth as by letters, not to proceed in the examininge his right to impose without the assent of parliament’; (3) ‘To the king’s most excellent ma’tie, the humble peticon of Sir John Elliot, kt., prisoner in the Gatehouse, concerning ethe loane’; (4) ‘Sir Thomas Darnell’s case. 3 Car. 1.’ See also MS Dd.02.25.
Dates
- Creation: early seventeenth century
Creator
- Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626 (knight, Attorney General of Ireland and poet) (Person)
- Eliot, John, Sir, 1592-1632 (knight and politician) (Person)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (487 leaves + blanks.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
From the Library of John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely (‘Royal Library’), no. 561.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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