The sur-rejoinder of Mr. Attorney General to the rejoinder made on behalf of the Charter of the City of London. Lat. and Engl.

Sawyer, Sir Robert).:

Verlag: London, Printed for S. Mearne, 1682

Beschreibung

Folio. (2), 11 pp. *This pamphlet relates to the struggle between Charles II and the Major an Commonalty of the City of London. From the time of his restoration Charles endavoured to exercise strct control in order to secure a confirming executive among the borough justices, and submissive juries. Even so, juries often returnes verdicts hostile to the crown, and in 1682 a jury returned such a verdict. Having failed to bend the city to his will, Charles issued a quo warranto against the mayor and commonalty which charged the citizens with illegal encroachments upon their charteres rights. The Londoners argued that there could be not indictment against a body politic, which could not suffer forfeiture, only against individual members of the government body. However, the Attorney-General received a judgment for the king, the charter were forfeited, and there was a court of aldermen of the king's own choosing. His argument are set out here in parallel columns of Latin and English. - Small piece tron from blank corner of title. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 300. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 104802

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Titel: The sur-rejoinder of Mr. Attorney General to...

Verlag: London, Printed for S. Mearne

Erscheinungsdatum: 1682

Einband: New marbled boards.

Zustand: Gut