The tryal of John Hambden, esq : (of Stoke-Mandeville in the county of Bucks) in the great case of ship-money, between His Majesty K. Charles I and that gentleman. Wherein are inserted, the whole record in Latin and English: the several arguments of council learned in the law, on both sides, in that most remarkable case at the bar; with the opinions of all the judges on the bench in the Exchequer-chamber, &c. as also Mr. St. John's speech in the House of Lords, Jan. 7, 1640. concerning ship-money. With Mr. Waller's speech to the House of Commons, April 22, 1640 on the same subject: and, his famous speech in Parliament, at a conference of both houses, in the Painted-chamber, July 6, 1641. on the exhibiting articles, by the Commons, against Mr. Justice Crawley, one of the judges who gave judgment for the King in that cause

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The tryal of John Hambden, esq : (of Stoke-Mandeville in the county of Bucks) in the great case of ship-money, between His Majesty K. Charles I and that gentleman. Wherein are inserted, the whole record in Latin and English: the several arguments of council learned in the law, on both sides, in that most remarkable case at the bar; with the opinions of all the judges on the bench in the Exchequer-chamber, &c. as also Mr. St. John's speech in the House of Lords, Jan. 7, 1640. concerning ship-money. With Mr. Waller's speech to the House of Commons, April 22, 1640 on the same subject: and, his famous speech in Parliament, at a conference of both houses, in the Painted-chamber, July 6, 1641. on the exhibiting articles, by the Commons, against Mr. Justice Crawley, one of the judges who gave judgment for the King in that cause

Printed for D. Browne, 1719

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Another issue, with same imprint and pagination, has title: The tryal of John Hampden ...

"To which is added, the tryal of Thomas Harrison, clerk, for words spoken against Mr. Justice Hutton (when upon the bench) accusing him of high-treason, and the proceedings thereupon, and high-treason, and the proceedings thereupon, and his sentence by the Court. The whole being printed from Autbentick manuscripts."

"The Collection of state-tryals in four volumes in folio, being a work so very useful and necessary, to make it more compleat, it was thought fitting ... to add to it the remarkable tryal of Mr. Hambden ... For that reason therefore we caused it to be printed of the same size, and on the same paper."--Pref

Hampden was tried, 1637-38, in the Court of exchequer chamber, on a writ of scire facias brought in the Court of exchequer, requiring him to show cause why he should not be charged with 20 shillings assessed upon him

Thomas Harrison was tried in 1638 in the Court of King's bench

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