The government of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, & Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging; as it was publickly declared at Westminster the 16. day of December 1653. in the presence of the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England, the Lord Maior and aldermen of the City of London, divers of the judges of the land, the officers of state and army, and many other persons of quality, at which time and place His Highness, Oliver Lord Protector of the said Commonwealth, took a solemn oath for observing the same. Published by His Highness the Lord Protector's special commandment.
England and Wales.Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)
Cromwell, Oliver,1599-1658.
London : printed, by William du-Gard, and Henry Hills, printers to His Highness the Lord Protector,
MDCLIII. [1653, i.e. 1654]
Publication date given according to Lady Day dating.
Signatures: E2 F-L² chi¹. Issued separately and possibly also as part of a through-paged set.
The last leaf bears "The oath taken by His Highness Oliver Cromwel, Lord Protector" signed: O. Cromwell.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Printed the 23 Decemb. 1653" on final leaf.
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996),
Thomason,
ESTC
Great Britain 1649-1660
England London.