An historical treatise of cities and burghs or boroughs. Shewing their original, and whence, and from whom, they received their liberties, privileges, and immunities; what they were, and what made and constituted a free burgh and free burgesses. As also shewing when they first sent their representatives to Parliament. With a concurrent discourse of most matters and things incident or relating thereto.
London: printed for A.L. and sold by D. Browne [et al.], 1711. An uncommon variant of the second edition (1704); first published in 1690; folio, pp. [2], iv, 84; 25-26; 89-88 (i.e. 92); 1-41 (i.e. 43); many errors in pagination but the book is complete; contemporary full mottled calf, gilt-decorated spine, red morocco label; joints rubbed, minor cracking at spine ends, else very good. Not common. Only 6 copies in OCLC (4 in the U.S.). Item #24573
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