Manuscript Pamphleteering in Early Stuart England
Before the outbreak of Civil War in 1642, England developed a large, influential and often radical pamphlet literature. This project aims to survey the vast hidden archive of early Stuart England's manuscript pamphlets.
532 texts available.
The Ambassador's Idea (13 July 1638)
1 witness
No manuscript details.
The Anatomy of Oppression (1604)
1 witness
No manuscript details.
The Antiquity of Parliaments in England with the Dignity and Orders Thereof (1614?)
5 witnesses
No manuscript details.
The Arguments Exhibited in Parliament Regarding Contempt in Chancery (c.1572) Images available Transcript available
1 witness
Norfolk Record Office, RYE 20
The Arguments Made in the Greate Case of Habeas Corpus (22 November 1627) Images available Transcript available
27 witnesses
British Library, Additional MS 35331
The Arraignment of Ann Turner, Widow, at the King's Bench (7 November 1615)
17 witnesses
No manuscript details.
The Arraignment of Sir Gervase Elwes, Lieutenant of the Tower (16 November 1615)
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No manuscript details.
The Arugment of the Commons Concerning the Liberties of the Person and Every Free Man, with the Objections of the King's Council (No date) Images available Transcript available
1 witness
Norfolk Record Office, AYL/192
Before the Lords, For Refusing to Pay the Forced Loan (1627)
14 witnesses
No manuscript details.
Book of Observations (No date)
12 witnesses
No manuscript details.
A Breviary of the History of England from William I entitled the Conqueror (No date)
6 witnesses
No manuscript details.
A Brief Abstract Showing How all the Kings of England from William the Conqueror, to the end of Queen Elizabeth, have raised money in the time of their wants and necessities (c.1626-1628)
4 witnesses
No manuscript details.
A Brief Consideration of the Two Kingdoms in the Hands of One King (Post-1603) Images available Transcript available
2 witnesses
British Library, Additional MS 11600
A Brief Diary of the Case in Star Chamber of the Merchant Strangers for Buying and Transporting Gold and Silver (c.1618)
2 witnesses
No manuscript details.
A Brief Discourse Concerning Free Trade (No date)
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No manuscript details.
Brief Discourse Touching the Happy Union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland (1605)
2 witnesses
No manuscript details.
A Brief Relation of Certain Special and Most Material Passages and Speeches in the Star Chamber Occasioned and Delivered June the 14th 1637 at the Censure of Those Three Worthy Gentlemen Dr Bastwicke, Mr Burton and Mr Prynne (1637) Images available Transcript available
11 witnesses
British Library, Additional MS 21935
Cadiz Expedition Narratives (1625)
4 witnesses
No manuscript details.
The Canvas of Cambridge (June 1626) Images available Transcript available
7 witnesses
British Library, Additional MS 22591
Case Against William Prynne and Michael Sparkes in Star Chamber (1634)
8 witnesses
No manuscript details.