William Prynne
1600 – 1669
98 works on record
Works
The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus and of the angel of the church of Ephesus
1660
A Serious epistle to Mr. William Prynne
A fresh discovery of some prodigious new wandring blasing stars and firebrands stiling themselves New Lights, firing our Church and State into new combustions ...
The treachery and disloyalty of Papists to their soverajgnes ...
Histrio-Mastix
Lord bishops, none of the Lords bishops. Or A short discourse, wherein is proved that prelaticall jurisdiction, is not of divine institution, but forbidden by Christ himselfe, as heathenish, and branded by his apostles for antichristian
The first and second part of A seasonable, legal, and historicall vindication
Healthes: sicknesse. Or, a compendious and briefe discourse; prouing, the drinking, and pledging of healthes, to be sinfull, and utterly unlawfull unto Christians
Mr. William Prynn, his defence of stage-plays
An excellent receipt to make a compleat common-wealth-oleo, or, (if you please), A new senate fitted to the English-man's palate
1966
Sad and serious politicall considerations touching the invasive war against our Presbyterian Protestant brethren in Scotland, their late great overthrow, and the probable dangerous consequences thereof to both nations and the Prorestant [sic] religion
1966
A memorable new-year's-gift, the 1st of January, 1648-9
1727
[The subjection of all] tr[aytors, rebels,] as well peers, as commons in Ireland to the laws, statutes, and tryals by juries of good and lawful men of England, in the King's Bench at Westminster, for treasons perpetrated by them in Ireland, or any forreign country out of the realm of England
1681
The signal loyalty and devotion of God's true saints and pious Christians, especially in this our island towards their kings: (as also of some idolatrous pagans) Both before, and under the law and gospel; expressed by their private and publick prayers, supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, well-wishes for the health, safety, long life, prosperity, temporal, spiritual, eternal felicity of the kings and emperours under whom they lived, whether pagan or Christian, bad or good, heterodox or orthodox, Papists or Protestants, persecutors or protectors of them: and likewise for their royal issue, posterity realms; and by their dutiful conscientious obedience and subjection to them; with the true reasons thereof from scripture and policy. Evidenced by presidents and testimonies in all ages, worthy the knowledg, imitation, and serious consideration of our present degenerated disloyal, antimonarchical generation. In two parts. By William Prynne Esq; late bencher, and reader of Lincolns-In
1680
The history of King John, King Henry III, and the most illustrious King Edward the I
1670
The third tome of An exact chronological vindication and historical demonstration of the supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English kings
1668
An exact chronological vindication and historical demonstration of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English kings supream ecclesiastical jurisdiction over all prelates, persons, causes, within their kingdomes and dominions
1666
An exact chronological history and full display of popes intollerable usurpations upon the antient just rights, liberties, of the kings, kingdoms, clergy, nobility, commons of England and Ireland
1666
The first-[third] tome of an exact chronological vindication and historical demonstration of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English kings supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction
1665
The Quakers unmasked, and clearly detected to be but the spawn of Romish frogs, Jesuites, and Franciscan fryers, sent from Rome to seduce the intoxicated giddy-headed English nation
1664
A moderate, seasonable apology for indulging just Christian liberty to truly tender consciences, conforming to the publike liturgy
1662
Minors no senators: or, A briefe discourse, proving, infants under 21. years of age, to be uncapable, in point of law, reason, prudence, of being elected or admitted members of the high court of Parliament
1661
A short sober pacific examination of some exuberances in, and ceremonial appurtenances to the Common prayer
1661
Summary reasons, humbly tendered to the most Honourable House of Peers
1661
An exact catalogue of all printed books and papers of various subjects
1660
The title of kings proved to be jure devino
1660
A gospel plea (interwoven with a rational and legal) for the lawfulness and continuance fo the antient setled maintenance and tenths of the ministers of the Gospel
1660
The privileges of Parliament which the members, army, and this kingdom have taken the protestation and covenant to maintain
1660
The first and second part of the signal loyalty and devotion of Gods true saints and pious Christians (as also of some idolatrous pagans) tovvards their kings, both before and under the law, and Gospel
1660
Conscientious, serious theological and legal quæres
1660
A full declaration of the true state of the secluded members case. In vindication of themselves, and theirprivileges, and of the respective Counties, Cities, and Boroughs for which they were elected to serve in Parliament, against the vote of their discharge, published in print, Jan.5. 1659. by their fellow members
1660
The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus, and of the angel of the church of Ephesus, or, A brief elaborate discourse, proving Timothy and the angel to be no first, sole, or diocaesan bishop of Ephesus, nor Titus of Crete
1660
Concordia discors, or, The dissonant harmony of sacred publique oathes, protestations, leagues, covenants, ingagements, lately taken by the many time-serving saints, officers, without scruple of conscience
1659
A brief necessary vindication of the old and new secluded members, from the false malicious calvmnies
1659
The true good old cause rightly stated, and the false un-cased
1659
A plea for the lords, and House of Peers
1658
A plea for the Lords, and House of Peers, or, A full, necessary, seasonable, enlarged vindication of the just, antient hereditary right of the lords, peers, and barons of this realm to sit, vote, judge in all the Parliamemts of England
1658
Seasonable, legal, and historical vindication of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, properties, laws, government of all English freemen
1657
A seasonable, legall, and historicall vindication and chronologicall collection of the good old fundamental liberties ..
1657
The third part of a seasonable, legal and historical vindication of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, right, properties, laws, government of all English freemen ...
1657
A short demurrer to the Jewes long discontinued barred remitter into England
1656
A legal resolution of two important quaeres of general present concernment. Clearly demonstrating from ourstatute, common and canon laws, the bounden duty of ministers, & vicars of parish churches, to administer the sacraments as well as preach to their parishioners [sic]; with the legal remedies to reclaim them from, or punish and remove themfor their wilfull obstinacy in denying the sacraments to them
1656
A legal resolution of two important quaeres of general present concernment
1656
The quakers unmasked, and clearly detected to be but the spawn of Romish frogs, Jesuites, and Franciscan fryers; sent from Rome to seduce the intoxicated giddy-headed English nation. By an information newly taken upon oath in the City of Bristol, Jan.22. 1654. and some evident demonstations
1655
A seasonable, historical, legal vindication and chronological collection of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, laws of all English freemen ..
1654
A seasonable, legall, and historicall vindication and chronologicall collection of the good, old, fundamentall, liberties, franchises, rights, laws of all English freemen ..
1654
The petition of right of the free-holders and free-men of the kingdom of England
1649
Summary reasons against the new oath & engagement
1649
A brief apologie for all non-subscribers, and looking-glasse for all apostate perjured prescribers & subscribers of the new engagement
1649
A legall vindication of the liberties of England, against illegall taxes and pretended Acts of Parliament lately enforced on the people: or, Reasons assigned by William Prynne of Swainswick in the county of Sommerset, Esquire, why he can neither in conscience, law, nor prudence submit to the new illegall tax or contribution of ninety thousand pounds the month; lately imposed on the kingdom, by a pretended Act of some commons in (or rather out of) Parliament
1649
A briefe memento to the present un-parliamentary junto
1649
A breife [sic] memento to the present unparliamentary junto touching their present intentions andproceedings to depose and execute Charles Steward, their lawfull king
1649
Certain queries lovingly propounded to Mr. William Prynne
1648
New Presbyterian light springing out of independent darkness. or VI. important new queries proposed to the army, and their friends and party of the Houses
1647
A full vindication and answer of the XI accused members
1647
The University of Oxfords plea refuted
1647
Canterburies doome
1646
Foure serious questions of grand importance, concerning excommunication and suspention from theSacrament
1645
A vindication of foure serious questions of grand importance
1645
The lyar confounded, or, A briefe refutation of John Lilburnes miserably-mistated-case, mistaken-law, seditious calumnies and most malicious lyes against the Hugh Court of Parliament, the Honourable Committee of Examinations, Mr. Speaker, with other members of the Commons House, and Mr. William Prynne, wherewith he hath seduced many ignorant overcredulous people
1645
A true and full relation of the prosecution, arraignment, tryall, and condemnation of Nathaniel Fiennes, late colonel and governor of the city and castle of Bristoll
1644
Twelve considerable serious questions touching chvrch government
1644
Twelve considerable serious questions touching church government
1644
A Moderate Apology against a Pretended Calumny
1644
The Falsities and Forgeries of the Anonymous Author of a late Pamphlet, (supposed to be Printed at Oxford but in truth at London) 1644
1644
Independency examined, unmasked, refuted by twelve new particular interrogatories
1644
The doome of cowardisze [sic] and treachery or, A looking-glasse for cowardly or corrupt governours, and souldiers, who through pusillanimity or bribery, betray their trusts, to the publick prejudice
1643
The soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes
1643
Romes master-peece, or, The grand conspiracy of the Pope and his Iesuited instruments, to extirpate the Protestant religion, re-establish Popery, subvert lawes, liberties, peace, parliaments, by kindling a civil war in Scotland, and all His Majesties realmes, and to poyson the King himself ..
1643
The Popish royall favourite: or, a full discovery of His Majesties extraordinary favours to, and protections of notorious papists, priestes, Jesuites, against all prosecutions and penalties of the laws enacted against them
1643
The popish royall favourite
1643
An humble remonstrance against the tax of ship-money lately imposed
1643
A pleasant purge for a Roman Catholike to evacuate his evill humours
1642
A vindication of Psalme 105.15, touch not mine anoynted, and doe my prophets no harme, form some false glosses lately obtruded on it by royallists
1642
Comfortable cordials, against discomfortable feares of imprisonment, and other sufferings in good causes
1641
The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity: or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, oppressions, & anti-monarchicall practices, of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, & Irish lordly prelates, against our kings, kingdomes, laws, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages
1641
The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civill unity
1641
The antipathie of the English lordly prelacie, both to regall monarchy, and civil unity : or, An historicall collection of the severall execrable treasons, conspiracies, rebellions, seditions, state-schismes, contumacies, antimonarchicall practices, & oppressions of our English, Brittish, French, Scottish, and Irish lordly prelates, against our kingdomes, lawes, liberties; and of the severall warres, and civill dissentions occasioned by them in, or against our realm, in former and latter ages
1641
A catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bishops and presbyters to be both one, equall and the same ..
1641
A new discovery of the prelates tyranny
1641
Lord bishops none of the lords bishops
1640
A catalogve of svch testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence bjshops
1637
A breviate of the prelates intolerable usurpations, both upon the Kings prerogative royall and subjects liberties
1637
The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus, or, A briefe elaborate discourse
1636
The vnbishoping of Timothy and Titvs. Or A briefe elaborate discourse, prooving Timothy to be nobishop (much lesse any sole, or diocaesan bishop) of Ephesus, nor Titus of Crete
1636
Lame Giles his haultings. Or, A briefe survey of Giles Widdovves his confutation of an appendix, concerning bowing at the name of Iesus
1630
The Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme
1629
A briefe svrvay and censvre of Mr. Cozens his couzening Deuotions
1628
The unlouelinesse of louelockes, or, A summarie discourse proouing the wearing and nourishing of a locke or loue-locke, to be altogether unseemely and unlawfull vnto Christians
1628
A brief register, kalender and survey of the several kinds, forms of parliamentary writs ..
Some account of Mont Orgueil Castle in the Island of Jersey
Brief animadversions on, amendments of, & additional explanatory records to the Fourth part of institutes of the lawes of England, concerning jurisdiction of courts, compiled by the late famous lawyer Sir Edward Cooke knight (chief justice of both benches) in his life-time, but published and re-printed (with some disadvantage) since his death
Mr. William Prynn
Lord Bishop, none of the Lords Bishops, or, A short discovres, wherin is proved that prelaticall Jurisdiction, is not of divine institution, but forbidden by Christ himselfe, as Heathenish, and branded by his Apostles for Antichristian ; wherin also sundry notable passages of the Arch-Prelate of Canterbury in his late booke, intituled, A relation of a conference, &c. are by the way met withall
Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light, or, A necessary introdvction to the history of the archbishop of Canterbvrie's triall
God, no impostor, nor delvder, or, An answer to a Popish and Arminian Cavill, in the defence of Free-will, and vniversall Grace
An exact catalogue of all printed books and papers of various subjects, written upon sundry occasions by William Prynne Esq., a Bencher of the Honourable Society of Lincolns Inne, before, during, since his imprisonments
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