His Majesties Most Gracious Speech, Together with the Lord Chancellors
Charles II and the Earl of Clarendon Address the Cavalier Parliament Charles II [1630-1685], King of England. Hyde, Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon. His Majesties Most Gracious Speech, Together with the Lord Chancellors, To the Two Houses of Parliament, At their Prorogation, On Monday the Nineteenth of May, 1662. London: Printed, by John Bill and Christopher Barker, 1662. 23, [1] pp. Folio (10-3/4" x 7"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Moderate toning, light foxing, leaves separating but secure, first leaf reinforced at gutter on recto, handwritten folio numbers in ink to upper right corners. $650. * Only edition. Delivered at the end of the first session of the Cavalier Parliament, this speech followed the passage of many acts consolidating the king's power and restricting religious freedom, including the Corporation Act, the Act of Uniformity and the Quaker Act. Charles II's speech primarily focuses on the "Affection and Kindness" of Parliament in awarding him generous revenue, while the longer speech of Edward Hyde cites Machiavelli ("an Author much studied of late in this Kingdom") in a warning to listeners against being complacent during peacetime. English Short-Title Catalogue R16202.
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