A history and defence of Magna Charta.
By: 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: Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: J. Williams
Published: 1769
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament -- Early works to 1800; Magna Carta -- Early works to 1800; Constitutional history -- Great Britain