I HAVE read over the first part of this History, contained in three Books, an impartial Truth; and judge it fit for publike view by the printing.

Jo. LANGLEY.

May 7, 1647.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR LEROX AND, MUDEN FOUNDATIONS

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C. Middlemist jo.

Thomas May Essq

Etatis Sua 55.

THE

HISTORY

OF THE

PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND,

WHICH BEGAN NOVEMBER THE THIRD, M.DC.XL.;

WITH

A SHORT AND NECESSARY VIEW OF SOME PRECEDENT YEARS.

WRITTEN BY THOMAS MAY, Esq.

SECRETARY FOR THE parliamENT.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

Tempora mutantur.

Mutantur Homines.
Veritas eadem manet.

LONDON:

IMPRINTED BY MOSES BELL, FOR GEORGE THOMASON, AT THE SIGNE OF THE ROSE AND

CROWN IN ST. PAUL'S CHURCH-YARD,

M.DC.XL.VII.

AND NOW REPRINTED BY ROBERT WILKS, 89, CHANCERY-LANE,

AND SOLD BY WHITE, COCHRANE, AND CO. FLEET-STREET, LONDON.

1812.