James R. Whereas in the charters, patents or grants made to several cities, burroughs and towns corporate, a power is reserved to us to remove, displace, and discharge by order under Our signet and sign manual, the mayors, sheriffs  ...
Contributors: James II, King of England, 1633-1701; England and Wales.
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2532:7
Publisher: printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty
Published: 1688
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Municipal corporations -- England -- Early works to 1800; Cities and towns -- England -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800; England -- Charters, grants, privileges -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: At the court at Whitehall the 17th day of October, 1688. Present, the Kings's most excellent Majesty
Work titles: Proclamations. 1688-10-17
Notes: "Acting under the powers  of discharge reserved to the King, all officers of corporations holding under charters granted since 1679, except the cities named in the Proclamation  no. 3881, q.v., whose deeds of surrender are enrolled, or judgements in Quo Warranto against them entered, are removed from office." -- Steele

A bifolium; pp. [1] and [4] blank

Title taken from caption title and first lines of text on p. [2] (Steele 3884)

At end of p. [2]: Given at Our court at Whitehall the 17th day of October, 1688. In the fourth year of Our reign. By His Majesties command. Sunderland P

Caption title on p. [3]: At the court at Whitehall the 17th day of October, 1688. Present, the King's most excellent Majesty. (Steele 3885)

Signed at end of p. [3]: John Nicholas

Arms 107; Steele notation (p. [2]): made  place  requi-

Arms 109; Steele notation (p. [3]): to  men  Re-

Reproduction of original in the Harvard Law School Library

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) E848

Steele I, 3884

Steele I, 3885

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2532:7).