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Description

Title
John Taylor of Guilfoord ...
Contributor
Digby, John, Earl of Bristol, 1635?-1698
Great Britain. Court of King’s Bench
Great Britain. Parliament, 1661-1678
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683
Taylor, John, of Guilfoord, Essex
Published / Created
1676 [1677]
Abstract

Manuscript on paper, in a single cursive hand, of notes on some cases heard in the Court of King?s Bench in 1677 and 1678.

Many of the notes concern the trials involving Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, including his suit for slander against Lord Digby, the habeas corpus issued for him, and his own trial in King?s Bench. The notes include summaries of the arguments made by Shaftesbury?s and Digby?s representatives and the debate concerning the """"prorogation"""" or """"adjournment"""" of Parliament.

Description
Binding: contemporary sheep; impression of central boss on front panel.
Teaching resource: English Paleography Examples, 16th-18th century
Extent
15 x 10 cm.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn b359
Collection Title
Some trialls and motions ap[u]d bancho regis termino hill[ary] Jan: 29th 166/7 [sic], [1677-1678]
Collection Note
1 v. (56 p., many blanks)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic)
Great Britain --Politics and government --1660-1688
Great Britain --Social conditions --17th century
Subject (Name)
Digby, John, Earl of Bristol, 1635?-1698
Great Britain. Court of King’s Bench
Great Britain. Parliament, 1661-1678
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683
Taylor, John, of Guilfoord, Essex
Subject (Topic)
Atheism
Blasphemy
Law
Libel and slander
Trials
Whig Party (Great Britain)

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
7040410
Object ID (OID)
2033639

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