A history and defence of Magna Charta
Subtitle: containing a copy of the original charter at large, with an English translation, the manner of its being obtained from King John, with its preservation and final establishment in the succeeding reigns : with an introductory discourse, containing a short account of the rise and progress of national freedom, from the invasion of Caesar to the present times, also the liberties which are confirmed by the Bill of Rights, &c. : to which is added, An essay on parliaments, describing their origin in England, and the extraordinary means by which they have been lengthened from half yearly to septennial ones.
Contributors: Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.
Publisher: Printed for J. Bell (successor to Mr. Bathoe) at his circulating-library ... S. Bladon ... and C. Etherington ...
Published: 1769
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Parliament -- Early works to 1800; Magna Carta -- Early works to 1800; Constitutional history -- Great Britain
Other titles: Magna Carta. English & French.
Notes: Signatures: pi1 a-f⁴ g² B-2N⁴ 2O².

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