of Proceedings in the Long Parliament, temp. Charles I., by Ralph Verney, ed. J. Bruce. No. XXVI. 1845. A Collection of acts and ordinances of General Use, etc., by H. Scobell. London, 1658.

See also No. XXX and No. LXII.

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VERNEY PAPERS: Letters and Papers of The Verney Family down to the end of the year 1639. Printed from the original MSS. in the possession of Sir Harry Verney, Bart., ed. J. Bruce. No. XXVI. 1851.

This volume is one of a number devoted to the period of the Puritan Revolution and published in No. XXVI, the catalogue of which should be consulted.

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WALKER'S DISCOURSES: Historical Discourses upon Several Occasions...by Sir Edward Walker. London, 1705.

Mainly valuable for negotiations between Charles I. and Parliament, in 1648, in Isle of Wight.

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ENGLAND'S RECOVERY: Anglia Rediviva; England's Recovery, being the History of the motions, actions and successes of the army under the immediate conduct of his excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, ed. J. Sprigg. New edit. Oxford, 1854

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"The acts of Fairfax and his independent army till the reduction of Oxford and the King."

LETTERS OF KING CHARLES THE FIRST to Queen Henrietta Maria, ed. J. Bruce. No. XXVI. 1856.

Written in 1646. Show the double-dealing of the King. (RYMER'S Fœdera: See No. LXVIII A.)

(DUMONT'S Corps Universel Diplomatique du Droit des Gens: See No. LXVIII B.)

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CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS OF THE PURITAN REVOLUTION (1625-1660), ed. S. R. Gardiner, 2d ed. Oxford, 1899.

For the period covered, the most suitable single-volume collection for university use.

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BURTON'S CROMWELLIAN DIARY: Diary of Thomas Burton, Esq., Member in the Parliaments of Oliver and Richard Cromwell from 1656 to 1659; now first published from the original autograph manuscript. With an introduction containing an account of the Parliament of 1654 from the Journal of Guibon Goddard, Esq., M.P., also now first printed, ed. J. T. Rutt. London, 1828.

Valuable for proceedings of the parliament of the Commonwealth.

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BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME: with notes by the Earls of Dartmouth and Hardwicke, Speaker Onslow, and Dean Swift, etc. Oxford, 1823. Several other editions.

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1660-1713. Much chaff, some wheat.

KENNET'S REGISTER: A Register and chronicle ecclesiastical and civil: containing matters of fact, Delivered in the words of the most authentick Books, Papers, and Records; Digested in exact Order of Time, with proper Notes and References Towards discovering and connecting the True History of England From the Restauration of King Charles II. Vol. I (only one printed). London, 1728.

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1660-1662. "A valuable collection of materials."

ANGLIÆ NOTITIA or, the Present State of England compleat. Together with Divers Reflections upon the ancient state thereof, by Edw. Chamberlayne. Many editions. First edition London, 1669.

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On the institutions, customs and social life of England.

EVELYN'S DIARY: Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn. To which is subjoined The Private Correspondence between King Charles I. and Sir Edward Nicholas, and between Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards Earl of Clarendon, and Sir Richard Browne, ed. from the original MSS. at Wollon by Bray and Wheatley. London, 1879.

1620-1706. "A storehouse of illustration as regards the political, literary and scientific movements of his age."

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PEPYS'S DIARY: The Diary of Samuel Pepys ... Transcribed from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge by M. Bright, with Lord Braybrooke's Notes, ed. H. B. Wheatley. London, 1893. Several other editions. Wheatley's edition (1893), though the most exhaustive, is not as suitable for students' use as are earlier editions. See Braybrooke's ed., Lond. 1893.

An interesting, though, from an historical point of view, overrated source.

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LUTTRELL'S DIARY: A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714, by Narcissus Luttrell. Printed from MS. in Library of All Souls' College. Oxford, 1857.

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A methodical narration of contemporary events.

ELWOOD'S HISTORY: The History of Thomas Elwood, written by himself, ed. Morley. London, 1886.

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Valuable for information regarding the "Friends" under Charles II. See also Stephen Crisp and his Correspondence, London, 1892; The Penns and Penningtons of the 17th Century.

WHITELOCK'S MEMORIALS: Memorials of the English Affairs (A) from the supposed Expedition of Brute to this Island to the End of the Reign of King James the First, by Sir Bulstrode Whitelock. London, 1709. (B) From the beginning of the Reign of King Charles the First to the Happy Restoration of King Charles the Second, by Bulstrode Whitelock. Oxford, 1853. First complete edition. Lond. 1732. Avoid ed. of 1682.

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(B) is valuable as "containing the public transactions, civil and military, together with the private consultations and secrets of the Cabinet."

THURLOE PAPERS: A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq.; Secretary, First, to the Council of State, and afterwards to the Two Protectors, Oliver and

Richard Cromwell... Containing Memorials of the English Affairs from the year 1638 to the Restoration of King Charles II. Published from the originals, ed. T. Birch. London, 1742.

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Thurloe's position gave him unusual facilities, which he successfully employed.

NALSON'S COLLECTION: An Impartial Collection of the Great affairs of State from the Beginning of the Scotch Rebellion in the Year MDCXXXIX. To the Murther of King Charles I. Taken from Authentic Records, and Methodically Digested by John Nalson, LL.D. London, 1682.

Ultra-royalist. Well expresses views of extreme court

party.

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ORMONDE PAPERS: A Collection of Original Letters and Papers concerning the Affairs of England, from the year 1641 to 1660, found among the Duke of Ormonde's Papers, ed. T. Carte. London, 1739. See also Contemporary History of Affairs in Ireland, 1641-52, ed. J. T. Gilbert for the Irish Archæological and Celtic Society. 1879. Also Memoirs of Denzil Lord Holles. From the year

1641-1648. London, 1699.

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Valuable for history of Ireland. See Nos. XLVII and LVI and the publications of J. Grasco, J. Gutch, R. Lascelles, R. Theiner and others.

GUTHRY'S MEMOIRS: The Memoirs of Henry Guthry, late Bishop of Dunkeld, in Scotland: wherein the Conspiracies and Rebellion against King Charles I. of Blessed Memory To the time of the Murther of that Monarch are briefly and faithfully related. London, 1702.

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An impartial narration. Useful for period.

DALRYMPLE'S MEMOIRS: Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hague, by Sir John Dalrymple. 2d edition. London and Edinburgh, 1771.

Consisting chiefly of letters from the French Ambassadors in England to their Courts and from Charles II., James bl.,

King William and Queen Mary, and the Ministers and
Generals of those Princes, from the originals.

SECTION 9. THE HANOVERIAN PERIOD

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D'AVAUX'S DISPATCHES: The Negotiations of Count D'Avaux, Ambassador from the Most Christian King, Lewis XIV. to the States General of the United Provinces, containing besides the secret History of the Rise and Motives of the Duke of Monmouth's Rebellion, the Steps taken by the Prince of Orange to. ascend the Throne of Great Britain; and the Intrigues of the Court of France to counteract his measures during that interesting Period. Translated from the French. London, 1754-55.

Interesting and valuable for inner history of movements described. See also Négotiations de M. le Comte d'Avaux en Ireland, depuis 1689 jusqu'en 1690. Priv. print., Lond., 1830.

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DE COMINGE'S CORRESPONDENCE: A French Ambassador at the Court of Charles II. Translated by J. J. Jusserand, N. Y. and London, 1892.

A vivid picture of diplomacy and intrigue at Charles'

court.

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RELIQUIE BAXTERIANÆ: or Mr. Richard Baxter's Narrative of the most Memorable Passages of his life and Times. Faithfully published from his own original manuscript by Matthew Sylvester. London, 1696.

Written from the independent standpoint. Deals with people rather than politics.

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NORTH'S LIVES OF THE NORTHS: The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under King Charles II. and King James II.; The Hon. Sir Dudley North, Commissioner of the Customs and afterwards of the Treasury, to King Charles II. and The Hon. and Rev. Dr. John North, master of Trinity College, Cambridge, and clerk of the Closet to King Charles II. by The Hon. Roger North. New ed. London, 1826.

Taking the brothers North as examples of their class, the book well illustrates the manners and motives of the time.