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COOKE, Edward
Memorabilia: or, the most remarkable passages and counsels collected out of the several declarations and speeches that have been made by the King, his L. Chancellors and keepers, and the Speakers of the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament: since His Majesty's happy restauration, anno, 1660. till the end of the last Parliament, 1680. Reduced under four heads; viz. 1. Of the Protestant religion. 2. Of popery. 3. Of liberty and property, &c. 4. Of parliaments. By Edward Cooke, of the Inner Temple, Esquire. Humbly dedicated to the Grand Council, or Senate of this kingdom.
London (Place), printed for Nevil Simmons, Tho. Simmons, and Sam. Lee,, 1481 [i.e. 1681].
[4], 32 p., 33-36 [i.e. 4] leaves, 33--42, 49--108, [4] p., engr. frontis. port. (metal cut) ; 32.4 cm. (2°)

Consists of excerpts from letters and speeches with commentary by Edward Cooke of the Middle Temple. Wing C6000A; ESTC r6281.

Copy Notes Imperfect; wanting the half-title. Pressed leaf enclosed at leaf numbered 35. Bound (2) after Albert Durer revived, [1685?] (q.v.) in a volume of tracts dated between 1679 and 1702, with the armorial bookplate of Thomas Pelham Hood, of Spring-Mount in the County of Antrim, Esq, and the front free-endpaper inscribed in ink R. Reynolds.

Binding Early C18th sheep, blind-ruled and blind-tooled borders, gilt double-ruled spine, later green spine-label, gilt-lettered 'Collection / Of / Tracts'.

Reference Number 5652

Additional Names Reynolds, R.; Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1630--1685); Hood, Thomas Pelham


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