Item #24573 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. ROBERT BRADY.
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.

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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