Flagellum Parliamentarium

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Flagellum Parliamentarium: Being Sarcastic Notices of Nearly Two Hundred Members of the First Parliament After the Restoration. A.D. 1661 to A.D. 1678. From a Contemporary Manuscript in the British Museum. London, printed for J.B.Nichols, 1827. 16mo, (xii), 34pp, (ii). A curious list of the members of the first parliament after the restoration of Charles the Second, listed by county, each with a short and often slightly insulting note about their character or background. As the preface states, 'In this tract, 178 members of parliament, summoned immediately after the Restoration are named. Accompanied by observations illustrative of their respective characters or explanatory of the motives which induced them to become the mere instruments of the crown in the exercise of their senatorial duties'. Bound in contemporary quarter calf with gold lettering on the spine. Spine and corners rubbed. Otherwise a clean copy in good condition. PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. N° de ref. del artículo 76

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