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A legall vindication of the liberties of England, against illegall taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, Esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence submit to the new illegall tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; lately imposed on the kingdom, by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament

Archive Print Item: BC CW 1649/11

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Title: A legall vindication of the liberties of England, against illegall taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, Esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence submit to the new illegall tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; lately imposed on the kingdom, by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament

Level: Item

Classmark: BC CW 1649/11

Creator(s): Prynne, William (1600-1669)

Related people: Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657

Publisher: and are to be sold at the Swan near Charing-cross

Publication city: Printed at London

Date(s): 1649

Language: English

Size and medium: [4], 45 [i.e. 55], [1] p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/286125

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002229229705181

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The postscript is a reply to: Lilburne, John. The legall fundamentall liberties of the people of England revived, asserted, and vindicated.


With a preliminary errata leaf.


Published July 16, 1649.


P. 55 misnumbered 45.


Indexed in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996) P3997.

Additional description

Sale label of Sir Godfrey Copley pasted inside front cover. Spine lettered: Prynne. - Illegall taxes. 1649

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