Votes of the House of Commons,
perused and signed to be printed according to the order of the House of Commons, by me William Williams, speaker.
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| Summary: | Contents include actions of the House and descriptions of their relations with King Charles II, in addition to votes. |
| Format: | Journal / Serial |
| Language: | English |
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London [England] :
printed by the assigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty,
1680-[1681]
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| Place Name: | England -- London. England -- Oxford. Great Britain -- England -- London. |
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| Notes: | Preliminary issue has title page; all later issues have caption titles. Titles fluctuate. First issue imprint includes year of publication. Imprint from colophon from second issue; most later imprints undated. Place of publication varies; issues 59-62 [sic], 21-28 Mar. 1681 were published in Oxford. Other imprint names include: John Wright, Richard Chiswell, Gabriel Kunholt, Thomas Snowden, Langley Curtis in London; Leo Lichfield and the widow Beckford in Oxford. A number of speeches, reports and addresses to the Commons are issued as parts of, or supplements to, the Votes; some are also issued separately. Each of these has continuous pagination and numbering but an individual title. Supplements are numbered with the issues they accompany (cf. Nelson and Seccombe). Numeration begins with the second issue: "Numb. 1" (1 Nov. 1680). Issues lack chronological designation; dates supplied by text. Numbering irregular during 1681, especially in March. Gap in publication between no. 58 and no. 59 (10 Jan.-21 Mar. 1681). Intended as a daily, frequency of publication is determined by political activity in the House. Most issues appear in at least two settings, many were set three times and at least one surviving issue has four settings (cf. Nelson and Seccombe). Publication ceased when Parliament was dissolved: 28 Mar. 1681. Physical description: v. ; 1/2⁰. Publication Frequency: Daily (when Parliament is in session) Citations/References: NCBEL, II:1317 Citations/References: Nelson and Seccombe, 647 more |
| Continued by: | England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons. Votes. 1689. Votes of the House of Commons |
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Report of the committee, for receiving informations concerning the Popish Plot Humble address of the House of Commons, presented to his Majesty, upon Tuesday the 21th day of December, 1680 Resolutions of the House of Commons for the impeachment of Sir William Scroggs Knt. Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench Articles of impeachment of high treason, and other great crimes and misdemeanors against Sir William Scroggs Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench Report from the committee of the Commons in Parliament ... to consider the petition of Richard Thompson of Bristol Another edition of the Votes for 21-28 Mar. 1681 was published in London while Parliament was meeting in Oxford. |
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