Sowerby Catalogue Volume III : page 184

J. 226

Aylesbury election. fol.

1815 Catalogue, page 105. no. 385, The Aylesbury Election, 4to.

Two tracts on the Aylesbury elections bound together in one volume, folio, sheepskin, a red label on the back lettered: Queens / Bench. / With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.

JN1071 1705 .A9

i. A Letter to a friend, giving some account of the proceedings in her Majesties Court of Queens-Bench, in the case of the Ailesbury electors: with the arguments of the learned judges pro and con. London: printed for Benj. Bragge, 1705.

6 leaves in twos.

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ii. All the proceedings in relation to the Aylesbury-men, committed by the House of Commons: and the report of the Lords Journal, and reports of the conferences, and of the free conference. Together with what stands upon the Journal of the House of Commons, in the reign of King James I. in the case between Sir Francis Goodwin and Sir John Fortescue. London: printed for Edward Jones, and Timothy Goodwin, 1704.

40 leaves in twos including the half-title; separate title for The Case between Sir Francis Goodwin, and Sir John Fortescue, on Q ₂, continuous signatures and pagination.

Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T.

See no. 2893 above.

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J. 227

Ashby v. White. 8 ^vo.

1815 Catalogue, page 94. no. 212, as above.

ASHBY, Matthew, and WHITE, William.

Ashby and White: or, the great question, whether an action lies at common law for an elector, who is deny’d his vote for members of Parliament? debated and resolv’d. Together with the case of Jay and Topham: and the defence made by Sir Francis Pemberton and Sir Thomas Jones for their judgment given therein. With other cases. Printed in the year 1705.

JN951 .A82

8vo. 131 leaves; half-title for the case of Jay and Topham on page [217].

Not in Arber.

Not in Sweet & Maxwell.

Rebound in half red morocco. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.

Begins: The House being inform’d, That there had been an Extraordinary Judgment given in the House of Lords upon a Writ of Error from the Court of Queen’s-Bench, in a Cause between Matthew Ashby and William White, wherein the Privileges of the House were concern’d, appointed some of their Members to search the Journals of the House of Lords as to their Proceedings upon the said Writ of Error, and to report the same to the House.

They also order’d the same Members to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords, as to what they had done formerly in the Case of Soam and Barnardiston; and likewise to report that matter to the House.

For the Case of Soam and Barnardiston see no. 2903.

Sir Francis Pemberton, 1625-1697, English judge, and Sir Thomas Jones, d. 1692, Welsh barrister, chief justice of the Common Pleas, were accused of disallowing a plea to the jurisdiction of the court set up by John Topham, sergeant at arms, in an action of trespass, and were both committed to gaol.

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