GB 0096 MS 55 - Parliamentary bills on finance

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GB 0096 MS 55

Title

Parliamentary bills on finance

Date(s)

  • c1689-1743 (Creation)

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2 volumes containing 167 leaves

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Biographical history

The English Parliament is the main legislative body of the country. The House of Commons has the right to impose taxes and to vote money to various public departments and services.

Archival history

This manuscript was part of the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872) as MS 9467, and was bought at Sotheby's by Herbert Somerton Foxwell in 1893.
GB 0096 MS 55 c1689-1743 Collection (fonds) 2 volumes containing 167 leaves Unknown
The English Parliament is the main legislative body of the country. The House of Commons has the right to impose taxes and to vote money to various public departments and services.

This manuscript was part of the library of Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet (1792-1872) as MS 9467, and was bought at Sotheby's by Herbert Somerton Foxwell in 1893.

Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.

Manuscript volumes containing abstracts of parliamentary bills relating to revenue, dating from the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II, c1689 -1743.

Two volumes.

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English
Small oblong manuscript folios.

Collection level description.

House of Lords Record Office, London.

Compiled by Sarah Smith as aprt of the RSLP AIM25 Project. ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997). Jul 2000 Europe Finance Internal politics Law Legal systems Legislation Parliament Public finance UK Western Europe London England

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Part of the Goldsmith's Library of Economic Literature, initially collected by Herbert Somerton Foxwell and presented by the Goldsmith's Company to the University of London in 1903.

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Manuscript volumes containing abstracts of parliamentary bills relating to revenue, dating from the reign of King William III and Queen Mary II, c1689 -1743.

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Two volumes.

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Conditions governing access

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Senate House Library, University of London

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ISAD(G) 2nd edition, and NCA rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names (1997).

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  • English

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