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Record Nr.

UNISA996408998303316

Autore

Massey Peter, of York, gent

Titolo

To the Right Honourable the Lords assembled in Parliament [[electronic resource] ] : the humble remonstrance of Peter Massey of His Majesties city of York gent. late one of the attorneys of His Majesties late father of ever blessed memory, in his court established at York, for the good and benefit of all his, and his now Majesties subjects, inhabiting within the five northern counties of this His Majesties Kingdom of England, which said court ceased upon the death of Thomas late Earl of Strafford, who for divers years before was Lord Presdient thereof : ever since which time, the said court hath been laid aside, to the great hurt and damage of His Majesties said late father, and his good subjects, and since, to his now Majesties great detriment, in His Majesties affairs and interests in these parts : as also of the like court established at Ludlow, for His Majesties Principality of Wales, and the adjacent counties of England, and the benefits, ease and safety of His Majesty, and His Majestys subjects of his three kingdoms, which they then would more fully enjoy, by the erecting in each of them of six more such courts, with little or no hurts to any whatsoever

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[S.l., : s.n., between 1660 and 1670?]

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Soggetti

Court administration - England

Great Britain History Restoration, 1660-1688

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This item is a petition of Peter Massey to the Lords requesting re-establishment a court for the Northern Counties. Massey states that he is the only surviving solicitor of the court that was put down by Sir John Hotham, and Francis Thorp in 1641. He includes in his request that: "Prince James Duke of York, may be impowered, and constituted Lord President of the said court. ...".

Caption title.

Signed at foot: Peter Massie.

Erroneously dated 1641 by Wing. Approximate date of publication from cataloger.



Reproduction of original in: Durham University Library.