Index Expurgatorius Anglicanus: Or, a descriptive catalogue of the principal books printed or published in England, which have been suppressed, or burnt by the common hangman, or censured, or for which the authors, printers, or publishers have been prosecutedHart, W. H. (William Henry)
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Index Expurgatorius Anglicanus: Or, a descriptive catalogue of the principal books printed or published in England, which have been suppressed, or burnt by the common hangman, or censured, or for which the authors, printers, or publishers have been prosecuted
Hart, W. H. (William Henry)
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The reasons of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, why they cannot
agree to the alteration and addition in the articles of cessation
offered by His Majesty: with His Majestie's gracious answer
thereunto, April 4, 1643. Printed by His Majestie's command at Oxford
by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the University. 1643.
On April 12th, 1643, the House of Commons ordered that Sir
Frederick Cornewallis be forthwith sent for in safe custody for
dispersing this book (which he brought with him from Oxford)
printed without the order of the House; and the printers were
enjoined not to proceed in the printing, publishing, or dispersing
the said book. On the 19th April however, Sir Frederick Cornwallis
was ordered to be discharged from custody.[96]
This is a pamphlet of 25 pages, a copy of which is preserved in the
British Museum Library, bound with others in a volume, on one of
the fly leaves of which there is this interesting note:--
"Memorandum y^t Col. Will. Legg and Mr. Arther Treavor wer imployed
by his Ma^{tie} K. Charles to gett for his present use, a Pamphlet,
w^{ch} his Ma^{tie} had then occasion to make use of, and not
meetinge w^{th} it, they both came to me, havinge heard y^t I did
imploy my selfe to take up all such thinges from y^e begininge of
that Parlement. And findinge it w^{th} me, tould me it was for
y^e kinges owne use, I tould them all I had were at his Ma^{ties}
command and service, and w^{th}all tould them if I should part
w^{th} it, and loose it presuminge y^t when his Ma^{tie} had
done w^{th} it, y^t litle accompt would be made of it, and soe I
should loose it by y^t losse a Limbe of my Collection, w^{ch} I
should be very loth to doe, well knowinge it would be impossible
to supplie it if it should happen to be lost, w^{th} w^{ch} answer
they returned to his Majestie at Hampton Court, (as I take it)
and tould him they had found y^t peece he soe much desired, and
w^{th} all how loath he y^t had it was to part w^{th} it, he much
fearinge its losse; whereuppon they were both sent to me againe by
his Ma^{tie} to tell me y^t upon y^e word of A Kinge, (to use their
owne expressions) he would safely returne it, thereuppon immediatly
by them, I sent it to his Ma^{tie.}
"Who havinge dun w^{th} it, and havinge it w^{th} him when he was
goinge towardes y^e Isle of Wight let it fall in y^e durt; And
then callinge for y^e two persons before mentioned (who attended
him) delivered it to them, w^{th} a charge, as they would answer
it another day, y^t they should both speedyly and safly returne it
to him, from whom they had received it. And w^{th}all to desier
y^t partie to goe on and continewe what had begun, w^{ch} Booke
togeather w^{th} his Ma^{ties} signification to me, by those worthy
and faithfull gent, I received both speedyly and safely.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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