Papers relative to three questions proposed by James II. to all the deputy lieutenants and justices of the peace in England and Wales, bulk: 1687-1688
File
MS. Rawl. A. 139A
Held at the Weston Library
Papers relative to three questions proposed by James II. in 1687 and 1688 to all the deputy lieutenants and justices of the peace in England and Wales; consisting of replies and returns from most of the counties, together with lists of additional persons proposed for those offices. The questions were these, as put to each lieutenant and justice separately:
- If in case he shall be chosen knight of the shire or burgess of a town, when the king shall think fit to call a parliament, whether he will be for taking off the penal laws and the tests;
- Whether he will assist and contribute to the election of such members as shall be for taking off the penal laws and the tests;
- Whether he will support the king's declaration for liberty of conscience, by living friendly with those of all persuasions, as subjects of the same prince and good Christians ought to do.
A table of contents is prefixed to the volume, comprising 75 entries.
At the end is a list, in Dr. Rawlinson's handwriting, of the lord lieutenants of the counties of England and Wales in 1687.
At the end is a list, in Dr. Rawlinson's handwriting, of the lord lieutenants of the counties of England and Wales in 1687.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1687-1688
Extent
410 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. A. 139A
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens (Oxford, 1862), no. A. 139.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 11022.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 11022.
Bibliography
- See Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain , vol. ii. appendix to part i. p. 223.
Physical Facet
On paper, in folio
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk