J. 228
[
Blackstone’s case of the Middlesex election. s op.
]
1815 Catalogue, page 94. no. 213, Blackstone’s Case of the Middlesex Election, p 4to.
[BLACKSTONE,
Sir William.]
An Interesting appendix to Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England. Containing, I. Priestley’s Remarks on some paragraphs in the fourth volume of Blackstone’s Commentaries, relating to the dissenters. II. Blackstone’s Reply to Priestley’s Remarks. III. Priestley’s Answer to Blackstone’s Reply. IV. The Case of the late election of the County of Middlesex considered on the principles of the constitution and
the authorities of law. V. Furneaux’s Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone concerning his exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some positions relative to religious liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries
on the Laws of England. VI. Authentic copies of the argument of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of Judges Delegates,
and of the speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the cause between the City of London and the
dissenters.
America: printed for the subscribers, by
Robert Bell, at the late Union Library, in Third-street,
Philadelphia.
mdcclxxiii
. [1773.]
BX5202 .B65
4to. 146 leaves, continuous signatures, pagination divided into two parts, general title as above, separate title for each
part, publishers advertisement on the last page.
Sabin 5697.
Evans 12684.
Hildeburn 2859.
Rebound in half red morocco. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Jefferson’s copy was bound for him by John March on July 21, 1801 (Huntington).
Of this collection, first issued by Bell in 1772, the fourth tract is the only one with a separate entry in Jefferson’s manuscript or in the 1815 catalogue. Jefferson’s entry is in square brackets as above.
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J. 229
Parliamentary & Political tracts by Atkyns & others.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 106. no. 417, Tracts on Constitutional Questions, by Hawles, Atkyns, Mackworth, and others, fol.
Thirteen tracts bound together in one volume folio, contemporary panelled calf. Later labels on the back lettered
Political /
Pamphlets /
English. /
Vol. 6. / With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate. The tracts numbered in ink serially on the title-pages.
DA430 .P78 vol. 6
On the inside of the cover Jefferson has listed and numbered the tracts as follows:
Tracts on Constitutional questions by Hawles, Atkyns Mackworth &c. to wit:
| 1
Remarks on several trials by Hawles.
|
| 2
Enquiry into the power of Dispensation. by S
r. Rob. Atkyns.
|
| 3
The power, jurisdn & privileges of parliament & antiquity of the H. of Commons. by d
o.
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| 4
Defence of L
d. Russell by d
o.
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| 5
the Case of Bernardiston & Soames. by d
o.
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| 6
Reasons of inviting the Prince of Orange.
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| 7
Fundamental Constitution of the English gov(
~
m)
t. by W. A.
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| 8
Allegations in behalf of Mary Q. of Scots touching the succession.
|
| 9
Reflections on B
p. Overall’s Convocation book concern
g. the gov
(
~
m)
t of the church.
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| 10
Proceedings in the H. of Commons respecting the impeached Lords. 1700.
|
| 11
Proceedings in the H. of Lords respecting the impeached Lords.
|
| 12
Vindication of the rights of the Commons of England by Mackworth.
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| 13
Vindication of the rights & prerogatives of the H. of Lords.
|
In this list Jefferson has made an error in number 5, his title as above being the second part of no. 4 with continuous pagination
and signatures. He has omitted the real title for no. 5.
