Lex parliamentaria: or, A treatise of the law and custom of parliaments : Shewing their antiquity,names, kinds, and qualities. Of the three estates; and of the dignity and excellency of parliaments, their power and authority. Of the election of members of the House of Commons in general, their privilege, qualifications, and duties. Of the electors; and their rights, duties; and manner of elections. Of the returns to Parliament; the sheriff's and other officers duty therein. Of the manner of election of the speaker; and of this business and duty. Of the manner of passing bills, and the orders to be osberved in the House of Commons. Of sessions of Parliament; as also of prorogations and adjournments: Together with the proper laws and customs of parliaments. With an appendix of a case in Parliament between Sir Francis Goodwyn and Sir John Fortescue, for the knights place for the county of Bucks, 1 Jac. I.
| Author/creator | Philips, George |
| Other author | Petyt, George, attributed name. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | The second edition, with large additons. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Stagg, in Westminister-Hall, [1701?] |
| Description | 11 unnumbered pages, 434 pages, 1 unnumbered page |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Lex parliamentaria. English |
| Variant title | Treatise of the law and custom of parliaments |
| Variant title | Lex parliamentaria |
| General note | A translation of: Philips, George. Lex parliamentaria. |
| General note | Also attributed to George Petyt. |
| General note | Wing (CD-ROM edition) reports date of publication as post 1700. |
| General note | Advertisements: p. [1] at beginning and p. [2] at end. |
| General note | Marginal notes. |
| General note | WING NUMBER CANCELLED |
| General note | Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas". |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.), P1944 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, R8206. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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