The Act of Parliament against religious meetings, proved to be the bishops act, or, A letter of the Arch-bishop of Canterbury to his fellow-bishops, to promote the persecution intended by it printed, to save the trouble of copying it out : with some Animadversions thereupon.

A letter of a gentleman to his friend, shewing that the bishops are not to be judges in Parliament in cases capital

Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.

January 1679

[4], 119 p.Attributed to Denzil Hollis Holles. Cf. BLC.Page 119 is torn in filmed copy. Pages 100-...

An act for apporbation and admission of ministers of the gospel to benefices and publique lectures

England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.
England and Wales. Parliament.

January 1659

11 p."Friday, March 16, 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and publ...

A few words to the King and both Houses of Parliament vvorthy their consideration in a weighty concern; to wit, the effect of the execution of the late act, made against meetings and conventicles, so called; through which very many of the innocent people of God have, and do deeply suffer.

Milner, Richard, fl. 1675.

January 1675

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed at end: Rich. Milner.Place of publication from Wing.In response to the Conven...

A letter from an anti-hierarchical divine in the countrey, to a member of the House of Commons.: Concerning the bishops being restored to their votes in Parliament.

Felix, Jozef.

January 1661

[2], 5 p.Signed: P.S.Reproduction of original in: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University...

A letter from a worthy gentleman in Yorke-shire, to his friend a member of the Honorable House of Commons.: Declaring 1. That the Parliament hath, and continually ought to use their zealous indeavours and heartie desires, for a thorow reformation in church and commonwealth. 2. That the same meanes the prelates used to advance themselves to pettie deities, and to bury the honor of religion in the grave of oblivion, hath now removed the stones that pressed down truth and piety, and confounded their carnall wisdome. 3. That the papists in England and Ireland by their own barbarous, savage and inhumane practises, as a just requitall of their villanies, will be the actors and authours of their own tragedies. 4. Shewing though the honourable houses of parliament be by many evill affected people scorned and derided; yet they ought to goe on chearfully in the establishment of the true religion, and suffer patiently, after the example of Christ &c. 5. The enemies of the Parliament and kingdome, are papists to root out religion the clergie for Bishopricks and pluralities, cloaked delinquents that study day and night to make currant their counterfeit conditions. 6. And lastly advise to the Parliament to go on with alacrity but not one foot but to God, to heavenly ends, divine rules, apparant truths, in the churches walkes, and then they shall not want the protection of the Almighty.

R. R., Worthy gentleman in York-shire.

October 1642

[8] p.Signed: RR.Signatures: A⁴.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

A letter to an honourable member of Parliament concerning the great growth of popery, and the treasonable practices of the Romish bishops and priests at this time in England

R. W.

January 1700

4 p.Caption title.Signed at end: R.W.Imprint from colophon; place of publication suggested by Wing.R...

An argument for the bishops right in judging capital causes in parliament for their right unalterable to that place in the government that they now enjoy : with several observations upon the change of our English government since the Conquest : to which is added a postscript, being a letter to a friend, for vindicating the clergy and rectifying some mistakes that are mischievous and dangerous to our government and religion / by Tho. Hunt ...

Hunt, Thomas, 1627?-1688.

January 1682

[16], 253, [3], 120 [i.e. 110] p.Errata: p. [16]Reproduction of original in the Harvard Law School L...

An apology for the ancient right and power of the bishops to sit and vote in parliaments ... with an answer to the reasons maintained by Dr. Burgesse and many others against the votes of bishops : a determination at Cambridge of the learned and reverend Dr. Davenant, B. of Salisbury, Englished : the speech in Parliament made by Dr. Williams, L. Archbishop of York, in defence of the bishops : two speeches spoken in the House of Lords by the Lord Viscount Newarke, 1641.

Stephens, Jeremiah, 1591-1665.
Davenant, John, ca. 1572-1641.
Williams, John, 1582-1650.
Newark, David Leslie, Baron, d. 1682.

January 1660

[8], 120 p.Attributed to Jeremiah Stephens. Cf. BM.Reproduction of original in Union Theological Sem...

A letter to both Houses of Parliament on the subject of their present proceedings against the Roman Catholicks of England.

P. F.

12 p.Signed and dated on p. 9: Paris, May 17/27. 1679. F. P.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Repr...

An act and declaration for putting the lawes against priests and Jesuites in speedy and effectuall execution.: Munday, March 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, clerk of the Parliament.

England and Wales.

4 p.Title ornament; some text in black letter.Annotation on Thomason copy: "March. 13.".Reproduction...

An apology for the ministers of the county of Wilts, in their actings at the election of Members for the approaching Parliament.: In answer to a letter sent out of the said county, pretending to lay open the dangerous designes of the clergy, in reference to the approaching Parliament. Wherein is shewed, the notorious falshood of the said letter: how injurious it is to the gentlemen elected: and the dangerous designe of it against the ministry. By some of the defamed ministers of the Gospel in the same county. Humphrey Chambers, D.D. John Strickland. Adoniram Bifield. Peter Ince.

Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.
Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.
Byfield, Adoniram, d. 1660.
Ince, Peter, b. 1614 or 1615.

January 1654

[2], 28, [2] p.A reply to "The copy of a letter sent out of Wiltshire, to a gentleman in London" by ...

Acts for the utter abolishing of bishops out of the churches of England and Scotland. With a motion to the House for the order for church-government by a better way.

Church of Scotland.

January 1643

[2], 6 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 31 1642".Reproduction of the original in the British Lib...

Parliaments power in lawes for religion, or, An ansvvere to that old and groundles [sic] calumny of the papists, nick-naming the religion of the Church of England, by the name of a parliamentary-religion sent to a friend who was troubled at it, and earnestly desired satisfaction in it.

Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.

January 1645

[6], 36 p.Attributed to Peter Heylyn. Cf. BM.Signed: E.Y.Reproduction of original in Huntington Libr...

A Letter to a member of the House of Commons concerning the proceedings against the bishop of St. David's.

11 p.Caption title.Imprint suggested by Wing.Reproduction of original in Harvard University Library

A letter to an honourable Member of Parliament concerning the great growth of popery, and the treasonable practices of the Romish bishops and priests, at this time, in England.

R. W.

4 p.Caption title.Signed and dated: Your most affectionate, humble servant, R.W. London, Jan. 15. 99...

A letter of a gentleman to his friend, shewing that the bishops are not to be judges in Parliament in cases capital

Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.

January 1679

[4], 119 p.Attributed to Denzil Hollis Holles. Cf. BLC.Page 119 is torn in filmed copy. Pages 100-...

An act for apporbation and admission of ministers of the gospel to benefices and publique lectures

England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.
England and Wales. Parliament.

January 1659

11 p."Friday, March 16, 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and publ...

A few words to the King and both Houses of Parliament vvorthy their consideration in a weighty concern; to wit, the effect of the execution of the late act, made against meetings and conventicles, so called; through which very many of the innocent people of God have, and do deeply suffer.

Milner, Richard, fl. 1675.

January 1675

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed at end: Rich. Milner.Place of publication from Wing.In response to the Conven...

A letter from an anti-hierarchical divine in the countrey, to a member of the House of Commons.: Concerning the bishops being restored to their votes in Parliament.

Felix, Jozef.

January 1661

[2], 5 p.Signed: P.S.Reproduction of original in: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University...

A letter from a worthy gentleman in Yorke-shire, to his friend a member of the Honorable House of Commons.: Declaring 1. That the Parliament hath, and continually ought to use their zealous indeavours and heartie desires, for a thorow reformation in church and commonwealth. 2. That the same meanes the prelates used to advance themselves to pettie deities, and to bury the honor of religion in the grave of oblivion, hath now removed the stones that pressed down truth and piety, and confounded their carnall wisdome. 3. That the papists in England and Ireland by their own barbarous, savage and inhumane practises, as a just requitall of their villanies, will be the actors and authours of their own tragedies. 4. Shewing though the honourable houses of parliament be by many evill affected people scorned and derided; yet they ought to goe on chearfully in the establishment of the true religion, and suffer patiently, after the example of Christ &c. 5. The enemies of the Parliament and kingdome, are papists to root out religion the clergie for Bishopricks and pluralities, cloaked delinquents that study day and night to make currant their counterfeit conditions. 6. And lastly advise to the Parliament to go on with alacrity but not one foot but to God, to heavenly ends, divine rules, apparant truths, in the churches walkes, and then they shall not want the protection of the Almighty.

R. R., Worthy gentleman in York-shire.

October 1642

[8] p.Signed: RR.Signatures: A⁴.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

A letter to an honourable member of Parliament concerning the great growth of popery, and the treasonable practices of the Romish bishops and priests at this time in England

R. W.

January 1700

4 p.Caption title.Signed at end: R.W.Imprint from colophon; place of publication suggested by Wing.R...

An argument for the bishops right in judging capital causes in parliament for their right unalterable to that place in the government that they now enjoy : with several observations upon the change of our English government since the Conquest : to which is added a postscript, being a letter to a friend, for vindicating the clergy and rectifying some mistakes that are mischievous and dangerous to our government and religion / by Tho. Hunt ...

Hunt, Thomas, 1627?-1688.

January 1682

[16], 253, [3], 120 [i.e. 110] p.Errata: p. [16]Reproduction of original in the Harvard Law School L...

An apology for the ancient right and power of the bishops to sit and vote in parliaments ... with an answer to the reasons maintained by Dr. Burgesse and many others against the votes of bishops : a determination at Cambridge of the learned and reverend Dr. Davenant, B. of Salisbury, Englished : the speech in Parliament made by Dr. Williams, L. Archbishop of York, in defence of the bishops : two speeches spoken in the House of Lords by the Lord Viscount Newarke, 1641.

Stephens, Jeremiah, 1591-1665.
Davenant, John, ca. 1572-1641.
Williams, John, 1582-1650.
Newark, David Leslie, Baron, d. 1682.

January 1660

[8], 120 p.Attributed to Jeremiah Stephens. Cf. BM.Reproduction of original in Union Theological Sem...

A letter to both Houses of Parliament on the subject of their present proceedings against the Roman Catholicks of England.

P. F.

12 p.Signed and dated on p. 9: Paris, May 17/27. 1679. F. P.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Repr...

An act and declaration for putting the lawes against priests and Jesuites in speedy and effectuall execution.: Munday, March 12. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Thomas St. Nicholas, clerk of the Parliament.

England and Wales.

4 p.Title ornament; some text in black letter.Annotation on Thomason copy: "March. 13.".Reproduction...

An apology for the ministers of the county of Wilts, in their actings at the election of Members for the approaching Parliament.: In answer to a letter sent out of the said county, pretending to lay open the dangerous designes of the clergy, in reference to the approaching Parliament. Wherein is shewed, the notorious falshood of the said letter: how injurious it is to the gentlemen elected: and the dangerous designe of it against the ministry. By some of the defamed ministers of the Gospel in the same county. Humphrey Chambers, D.D. John Strickland. Adoniram Bifield. Peter Ince.

Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.
Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.
Byfield, Adoniram, d. 1660.
Ince, Peter, b. 1614 or 1615.

January 1654

[2], 28, [2] p.A reply to "The copy of a letter sent out of Wiltshire, to a gentleman in London" by ...

Acts for the utter abolishing of bishops out of the churches of England and Scotland. With a motion to the House for the order for church-government by a better way.

Church of Scotland.

January 1643

[2], 6 p.Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 31 1642".Reproduction of the original in the British Lib...

Parliaments power in lawes for religion, or, An ansvvere to that old and groundles [sic] calumny of the papists, nick-naming the religion of the Church of England, by the name of a parliamentary-religion sent to a friend who was troubled at it, and earnestly desired satisfaction in it.

Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.

January 1645

[6], 36 p.Attributed to Peter Heylyn. Cf. BM.Signed: E.Y.Reproduction of original in Huntington Libr...

A Letter to a member of the House of Commons concerning the proceedings against the bishop of St. David's.

11 p.Caption title.Imprint suggested by Wing.Reproduction of original in Harvard University Library

A letter to an honourable Member of Parliament concerning the great growth of popery, and the treasonable practices of the Romish bishops and priests, at this time, in England.

R. W.

4 p.Caption title.Signed and dated: Your most affectionate, humble servant, R.W. London, Jan. 15. 99...

A letter of a gentleman to his friend, shewing that the bishops are not to be judges in Parliament in cases capital

Holles, Denzil Holles, Baron, 1599-1680.

January 1679

[4], 119 p.Attributed to Denzil Hollis Holles. Cf. BLC.Page 119 is torn in filmed copy. Pages 100-...

An act for apporbation and admission of ministers of the gospel to benefices and publique lectures

England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.
England and Wales. Parliament.

January 1659

11 p."Friday, March 16, 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this act be forthwith printed and publ...

A few words to the King and both Houses of Parliament vvorthy their consideration in a weighty concern; to wit, the effect of the execution of the late act, made against meetings and conventicles, so called; through which very many of the innocent people of God have, and do deeply suffer.

Milner, Richard, fl. 1675.

January 1675

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed at end: Rich. Milner.Place of publication from Wing.In response to the Conven...

The Act of Parliament against religious meetings, proved to be the bishops act, or, A letter of the Arch-bishop of Canterbury to his fellow-bishops, to promote the persecution intended by it printed, to save the trouble of copying it out : with some Animadversions thereupon.

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