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Minors no senators. Or A briefe discourse, proving, that infants under the age of 21. yeares, are uncapable, in point of law, of being members of Parliament, : and that the elections of any such are meere nullities; yea, injurious, prejuditiall, dishonourable to the whole Parliament and Kingdome, in sundry respects. /

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Main Author:	Prynne, William, 1600-1669
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Language:	English
Published:	Printed at London : [publisher not identified], anno 1646.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	England and Wales. > Parliament > Rules and practices > Early works to 1800. Election law > England > Early works to 1800. Minors > England > Early works to 1800.
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Minors no senators: or A brief discourse, proving infants under 21. years of age, to be uncapable, in point of law, reason, prudence, of being elected or admitted members of the High Court of Parliament: : and that the elections of such, are not only infamous to the electors, but inurious, prejudicial, dishonourable to the whole Parliament, and mere nullities, not fit to be connived at. Written by way of letter to a friend and clyent, for his private satisfaction, afterwards published in the year 1646. (as now reprinted with some inlargements) for the common good;
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A declaration of the officers and armies, illegall, injurious, proceedings and practises against the XI. impeached members: : (not to be parallel'd in any age) and tending to the utter subversion of free Parliaments, rights, priviledges, freedome, and all common justice. And to introduce a meer arbitrary power in the very highest court of iustice.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
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IX proposals by way of interrogation, to the generall, officers, and souldiers in the army, : concerning the justness of their late proceedings in law or conscience against, and contrary to the Parliament, tending to reduce them to their former loyalty and obedience; by discovering the injustice, unreasonableness, and dangerousness of their proceedings and demands, wherein they still persist, onely to pick a quarrell with the Parliament, without any reall cause.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
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The first part of an historical collection of the ancient Parliaments of England, from the yeer of our Lord 673, till the end of King John's reign, anno 1216. : Wherein is cleerly demonstrated by histories and records beyond contradiction, that the ancient parliaments, and great councels of England, ... were constituted, and consisted onely of our kings, princes, dukes, earls, nobles, barons, spiritual and temporal lords, and those we now usually stile the House of Peers; and that both the legislative and judicial power of our parliaments resided onliy [sic] in them; without any knights, citizens, burgesses of Parliament, or Commons House, not knowne, nor heard of, till of punier times then these. Published, to inform the ignorance, and check the insolent usurpations of those few commoners, who now call themselves not only the Commons House, but Parliament of England; and (as much as in them lies) have most unjustly excluded both our King and lords from being any Members, or branches of our late, or future Parliaments. /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
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The remonstrance of the noble-men, knights, gentlemen, clergy-men, free-holders, citizens, burgesses and commons of the late eastern, southern, and western associations, : who desire to shew themselves faithfull and constant to the Good Old Cause, the privileges and freedom of Parliament, the liberty and property of the subjects, laws of the land, and true reformed religion, which they were formerly called forth and engaged to defend by declaration of Parliament, the protestation, and Solemn League and Covenant..
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
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Seasonable and healing instructions, : humbly tendered to the freeholders, citizens and burgesses, of the respective counties, cities and boroughs of England and Wales, to be seriously recommended by them, to their respective knights, citizens and burgesses, elected and to be elected for the next Parliament..
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
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A legal vindication of the liberties of England, against illegal taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament, lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence, submit to the new illegal tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; : imposed on the kingdom by a pretended Act of some Commons in (or rather out of) Parliament, April 7 1649. (when this was first penned and printed,) nor to the one hundred thousand pound per mensem, newly laid upon England, Scotland and Ireland, Jan. 26. 1659 by a fragment of the old Commons House, ...
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1660)

The fourth part of The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes. : Wherein the Parliaments right and interest in ordering the militia, forts, ships, magazins, and great offices of the realme, is manifested by some fresh records in way of supplement: the two Houses imposition of moderate taxes and contributions on the people in cases of extremity, without the Kings assent, (when wilfully denyed) for the necessary defence and preservation of the kingdome; and their imprisoning, confining of malignant dangerous persons in times of publicke danger, for the common safety; are vindicated from all calumnies, and proved just. Together with an appendix; manifesting by sundry histories and foraine authorities, that in the ancient kingdome of Rome; the Roman, Greeke, German empires; ... the supreame soveraigne power resided not in the emperours, or kings themselves, but in the whole kingdome, senate, parliament, state, people ... /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1643)

Brevia parliamentaria rediviva. : In XII· sections· Conteining [sic] several catalogues of the numbers, dates of all bundles of original writs of summons and elections newly found, or formerly extant in the Tower of London during the reigns of King Edw. 1, 2, 3. R. 2. H. 4, 5, 6. and E. 4 being 117 bundles: of all the knights names of each county retorned on these writs; and all cities, boroughs, ports therin summoned to elect, send, or actually returning citizens, burgesses, barons, and how oft they did it during these kings reigns: with 3. catalogues of all the citizens, burgesses retorned on these writs for Bathe, Bristol, London: the ancient forms of elections, retorns cedules, indentures relating to each county, city, borough, port; besides sundry rare writs, records, memorials, and observations from them touching elections, retorns: the true original, creation, continuance, discontinuance, exemption of antient boroughs: the late erections of new, and revival of some old petty boroughs; most of which writs, bundles, records, rarities (long buryed in dust and darknesse in Cæsars Chappel) hitherto unknown, were lately discovered, and here published for the benefit of posterity, /
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The soveraigne povver of parliaments & kingdomes. Or Second part of the Treachery and disloialty of papists to their soveraignes. : Wherein the Parliaments and kingdomes right and interest in, and power over the militia, ports, forts, navy, ammunition of the realme, ... their right and interest to nominate and elect all needfull commanders, to exercise the militia for the kingdomes safety, and defence: ... to recommend and make choise of the Lord Chancellor, Keeper, Treasurer, Privy Seale, privie counsellors, iudges, and sheriffes of the kingdome, ... with the Parliaments late assertion; that the King hath no absolute negative voice in passing publicke bills of right and iustice, ... when both houses deeme them necessary and just: ... It is this 28th. day of March, 1643. ordered ... that this booke intituled, The soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes, be forthwith printed by Michael Sparke, Senior. Iohn White.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1643)

The soveraigne povver of parliaments & kingdomes. Or Second part of the Treachery and disloialty of papists to their soveraignes. : Wherein the Parliaments and kingdomes right and interest in, and power over the militia, ports, forts, navy, ammunition of the realme, ... their right and interest to nominate and elect all needfull commanders, to exercise the militia for the kingdomes safety, and defence: as likewise, to recommend and make choise of the Lord Chancellor, Keeper, Treasurer, Privy Seale, privie counsellors, judges, and sheriffes of the kingdome, when they see just cause: together with the Parliaments late assertion; that the King hath no absolute negative voice in passing publicke bills of right and justice, for the safety, peace, and common benefit of his people, when both houses deeme them necessary and just: are fully vindicated and confirmed, ... It is this 28th. day of March, 1643. ordered ... that this booke intituled, The soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes, be forthwith printed by Michael Sparke, Senior. Iohn White.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1643)

The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes : divided into foure parts· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1643)

The treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, in doctrine and practise. : Together with an exact parallel of the jurisdiction, power, and priviledges claimed and exercised by our popish Parliaments, prelates, Lords and Commons in former times, with those now claimed and practised by the present Parliament, Lords and Commons, which are here manifested to be farre more loyall, dutifull, moderate; more consistent with, lesse invasive on, and destructive to the Kings pretended soveraigne power and prerogative, then those of popish parliaments, and subjects. Wherein likewise the traiterous, antimonarchicall doctrines, practises and attempts of papists upon their soveraignes prerogatives, crownes, persons, with the dangerous consequences, effects, and designes, of their present illegall arming, and accesse to the Kings Army, and person by meanes of evill counsellours, are briefely discovered; ... It is ordered by the Committee for Printing that this treatise be forthwith printed and published, by Michael Sparke, senior. Januar. 13. 1642. John White.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1643)

A true and perfect narrative of what was done, spoken by and between Mr. Prynne, the old and newly forcibly late secluded members, the Army officers, and those now sitting, both in the Commons lobby, House, and elsewhere; : on Saturday and Monday last (the 7. and 9. of this instant May:) with the true reasons, ends inducing Mr. Prynne ... thus earnestly to press for entry, to go and keep in the House as he did: and what proposals he intended there to make for publike peace, settlement, and preservation of the Parliaments privileges. Put in writing and published by the said William Prynne ... to rectifie the various reports, censures of this action; and give publike satisfaction ... of his sincere endevors to the uttermost of his power; to preserve our religion, laws, liberties; the essential rights, privileges freedom of Parliament, and all we yet enjoy, according to his oaths, covenant, trust, as a Parliament member, against the utter subverters of them; by meer armed force, arbitrary will and tyrannical power, through the apparent plots, seductions of our professed foreign Popish adversaries and their instruments.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1659)

Six important quæres, : propounded to the re-sitting Rump of the long Parliament, fit to be satisfactorily resolved by them upon the question, before they presume to act any further, or expect the least obedience from the free-born English nation, after so manie years wars and contests for the privileges, rights, and freedom of Parliaments, and their own liberties.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1659)

Six important quæres, : propounded to the re-sitting Rump of the long Parliament, fit to be satisfactorily resolved by them upon the question, before they presume to act any further, or expect the least obedience from the free-born English nation, after so manie years wars and contests for the privileges, rights, and freedom of Parliaments, and their own liberties..
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1659)

A remonstrance and declaration of severall counties, cities, and burroughs, against the unfaithfulness, and late unwarrantable proceedings of some of their knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament. : With their dissents thereunto, and revocation and resumption of their power therein.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1648)

The Levellers levelled to the very ground. : Wherein this dangerous seditious opinion and design of some of them; that it is necessary, decent, and expedient, now to reduce the House of Peeres, and bring down the Lords into the Commons House, to sit and vote together with them, as one House. And the false absurd, grounds whereon they build this paradox, are briefly examined, refuted, and laid in the dust. /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1647)

The Levellers levelled to the very ground. : Wherein this dangerous seditious opinion and design of some of them; that it is necessary, decent, and expedient, now to reduce the House of Peeres, and bring down the Lords into the Commons House, to sit and vote together with them, as one House. And the false absurd, grounds whereon they build this paradox, are briefly examined, refuted, and laid in the dust. /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1647)

A counterplea to the cowards apologie, : manifesting by an ancient record and law; the unlawfullnesse of passing any vote or iudgement against law, or conscience, for feare of death, danger, or any forfeiture, in any court, counsell or iudicature, especially in the Houses of Parliament.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1647)

An old parliamentary prognostication made at Westminster, : for the new-yeer, and young members there assembled in consultation. Fore-shewing the probable finall issue of all their intended new moddles, acts, and ordinances, from four old printed statutes, and abortive nulled Parliaments, not unworthy of their knowledg most serious consideration & saddest meditation; (and the whole three kingdoms too,) in regard of the present face of our publike affairs.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1655)

The prerogative of parliaments in England, proved. : In a dialogue between a counsellour of state, and a justice of peace /
by: Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
Published: (1669)

The first part of an historical collection of the ancient Parliaments of England, from the yeer of our Lord 673, till the end of King John's reign, anno 1216. : Wherein is cleerly demonstrated by histories and records beyond contradiction, that the ancient parliaments, and great councels of England, during all this tract of time, and many yeers after, were constituted, and consisted onely of our kings, princes, dukes, earls, nobles, barons, spiritual and temporal lords, and those we now usually stile the House of Peers; and that both the legislative and judicial power of our parliaments resided onliy [sic] in them; without any knights, citizens, burgesses of Parliament, or Commons House, not knowne, nor heard of, till of punier times then these. Published, to inform the ignorance, and check the insolent usurpations of those few commoners, who now call themselves not only the Commons House, but Parliament of England; and (as much as in them lies) have most unjustly excluded both our King and lords from being any Members, or branches of our late, or future Parliaments. /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1649)

A declaration and protestation : of the peers, lords, and barons of this realme, against the late treasonable proceedings, and tyrannicall usurpations of some members of the Commons House, who endeavour to subvert the fundamentall laws and regall government of this kingdom, and enslave the people to their boundlesse tyranny instead of freedom. February 8. 1648.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1649)

Six important quæres : propounded to the re-sitting Rump of the long Parliament, fit to be satisfactorily resolved by them upon the question, before they presume to act any further, or expect the least obedience from the free-born English nation, after so manie years wars and contests for the privileges, rights, and freedom of Parliaments, and their own liberties.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1659)

The petition of right of the free-holders and free-men of the kingdom of England: : humbly presented to the Lords and Commons (their representatives and substitutes) from whom they expect a speedy and satisfactory answer, as their undoubted liberty and birth-right.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1648)

The case of the impeached lords, commons, and citizens; truely stated
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1648)

Seven additional quæres in behalf of the secluded Members, propounded to the twice-broken Rump now sitting, the cities of Westminster, London, county of Middlesex, all other counties, cities, boroughs, in England Wales, and all English freemen, whose members are secluded: and also to Scotland and Ireland.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1660)

The case of the old secured, secluded, and now excluded Members, briefly and truly stated; : for their own vindication, and their electors and the kingdoms satisfaction. /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1660)

The third part of The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes. : Wherein the Parliaments present necessary defensive warre against the Kings offensive malignant, popish forces; and subjects taking up defensive armes against their soveraignes, and their armies in some cases, is copiously manifested, to be just, lawfull, both in point of law and conscience; and neither treason nor rebellion in either; by inpregnable reasons and authorities of all kindes. Together with a satisfactory answer to all objections, from law, Scripture, fathers, reason, hitherto alledged by Dr. Ferne, or any other late opposite pamphleters, whose grosse mistakes in true stating of the present controversie, in sundry points of divinity, antiquity, history, with their absurd irrationall logicke and theologie, are here more fully discovered, refuted, than hitherto they have been by any: besides other particulars of great concernment. /
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1643)

Parliaments power, in lawes for religion. Or, An ansvvere to that old and groundles calumny of the papists, nick-naming the religion of the Church of England, by the name of a Parliamentary-religion. : Sent to a freind, who was troubled at it, and earnestly desired satisfaction in it.
by: Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662
Published: (1645)

IX queries upon the printed charge of the army against the XI. members and the papers thereto annexed: : submitted to the publike consideration of the Parliament, army, and all lovers of justice, truth, parliaments, and their native country.
by: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
Published: (1647)

The vindication of the Parliament and their proceedings. or, Their military designe proved loyall and legall. : A treatise wherein these things are ingeniously and sincerely handled; viz. 1. That the militia, as setled by the Parliament, is lawfull. 2. That it is lawfull for us to obey it, so setled by them. 3. That the Parliament is not by us to be diserted. 4. That in aiding the Parliament the King is not opposed. 5. That the Parliament (as the case stands) may not confide in the King. 6. That this necessary defensive warre of theirs is indubitably justifiable.
by: Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684
Published: (1642)

The vindication of the Parliament and their proceedings. Or, Their military designe proved loyall and legall : A treatise, wherein these things are ingeniously and sincerely handled; viz. 1. That the militia, as setled by the Parliament is lawfull. 2. That it is lawfull for us to obey it, so setled by them. 3. That the Parliament is not by us to be diserted. 4. That in aiding the Parliament the king is not opposed. 5. That the Parliament (as the case stands) may not confide in the king. 6. That this necessary defensive warre of theirs is indubitably justifiable. Pulchrum pro Patria mori.
Published: (1642)

To the supreme authority, the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England : whereas a bill is now preparing, and ready to pass into an act for indempnity and general pardon ...
by: Parkhurst, Ferdinando
Published: (1656)

The definition of a Parliament or, A glosse upon the times.
Published: (1642)

A copie of tvvo vvritings sent to the Parliament. : The one intituled motions for reforming of the Church of England in this present Parliament: most taken out of Irenaus Philadelphus. The other a humble petition unto the Parliament, for reforming of the Church of England: all taken out of the holy Scriptures.
Published: (1641)

A letter to a member of this Parliament, who was for the Occasional bill in the last..
Published: (1705)

The Army --- armed, and their just powers stated: or Arguments unansvverable; proving them just and lawfull powers; and governours, and so not usurpers. : Likewise a justification of this present Parliament, and Councel of State chosen, and constituted by them for authentique and lawful powers, and governours also, against all opposers whatsoever, conceived usefull for satisfying any one of the said powers scrupulous amongst themselves, so any other conscientious people whatsoever. And lastly, to be even with all sorts of cunning and politique pretenders against any of them, as not lawfull powers and governors, on purpose to countenance disobedience and rebellion, and so raise factions, to the disturbance and endangering of our country. Written immediately upon the dissolution of the late Parliament, and the creation of our new one, but occasionally reserv'd till now. By S.H. Senior.
by: Hunton, Samuel
Published: (1653)

The Parliament doth declare, that the recognition of the government by the members of this Parliament in the words following; viz. I do hereby freely promise and engage, to be true and faithfull to the Lord Protector, and the Common-wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, ...
Published: (1654)