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Full answer to an infamous and trayterous pamphlet entitled: A declaration of the Commons of England in Parliament assembled, expressing their reasons and grounds of passing the late resolutions touching no further addresse or application to be made to the King

Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674 · 1648 · [London] : Printed for R. Royston · 4 pictures

A 1648 London pamphlet printed for publisher R. Royston, written by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, as a political reply to Parliament's Commons declaration against further addresses to the King; its woodcut ornaments were made for an English readership of the period. The four woodcuts are heraldic and decorative: a royal arms with lion and unicorn supporters under the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT, a crowned headpiece, a historiated initial I between flower vases, and a strapwork tailpiece with scrolling foliage, useful for designers wanting authentic Stuart-era ornament and emblematic borders.

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons · Dissenters, Religious · Puritans

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