His Majesties Declaration, Touching His Proceedings in the Late...
James I Justifies His Dissolution of Parliament James I [1566-1625], King of England and Ireland. His Majesties Declaration, Touching His Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Convention of Parliament. London: Imprinted...by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, 1621 [i.e. 1622]. [iv], 63, [1] pp. First leaf blank except for signature mark "A". Quarto (7" x 5"). Stab-stitched pamphlet bound in recent quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt title and date to spine. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, light fading to spine. Light toning to interior, occasional negligible faint dampstaining to bottom edge, light foxing and soiling in a few places, small early initials (I.F.) to first blank. $1,500. * Only edition. In 1621, tensions between James I and Parliament came to a head when, led by Sir Edward Coke, Parliament openly called for a war with Spain and for James I to enforce anti-Catholic laws and marry his son, Prince Charles, to a Protestant and not the planned Catholic Spanish princess. James insisted that these matters fell within the royal prerogative and told Parliament not to interfere; members then issued a formal grievance claiming that this threat was in constitutional conflict with their freedom of speech. James in turn dissolved Parliament and issued this declaration in justification of his actions. OCLC and the ESTC locate 12 copies in North America, none in law libraries. English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) S122653.
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