14pp. ESTC R16301, Wing K495.

[Bound with:] An exact relation of the Grand Ceremony of the marriage of charles the II...As it was performed at Fontainbleau by Cardinal Bouillon, the Prince of Conti being Proxey in behalf of the most Catholick King. By an Eye-witness, as it was Printed at Paris, and faithfully Translated. London. Printed for Dorman Newman, 1679. [2], 10pp. ESTC R31470, Wing E3690.

[And:] The Princess Anne of Denmark's letter To the Queen. [London]. [s.n.], [1688]. [1]pp. Single sheet, printed on one side only. In this edition line 11 of text ends 'o-'; line 19 ends 'per-'. ESTC R210012, Wing A3224.

[And:] The humble petition and advice, Presented unto His Highness the lord protector by The Knights, Citizens and Burgesses assembled At the Parliament begun and held at Westminster the 17th day of September 1656... London. Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, 1657. [2], 20pp. Defective, without final five leaves of text. Later ownership inscription to title, small worm-track to lower margin. ESTC R213592, Wing E1566A.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for the Attainder of the Pretended Prince of Wales of High Treason. [London]. [Printed by Charles Bill], [1701 [i.e. 1702]]. [2], 35-36pp. Imprint from general title page. ESTC N53555. ESTC records copies at two locations in the British Isles (BL and Oxford), and one further location in North America (Texas).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to Declare the Alterations in the Oath appointed to be Taken by the Act intituled, An Act for the further Security of His Majesties Person, and the Succession of the Crown in the Protestant Line, and for Extinguishing the Hopes of the Pretended Prince of Wales, and all other Pretenders, and their Open and Secret Abettors, and for Declaring the Association to be Determined. [London]. [Printed by Charles Bill], [1702]. [2], 403-411pp, [1]. Imprint from general title page. ESTC N53578. ESTC records copies at locations in the British Isles (Longleat and Oxford), and a further three in North America (McGill, Texas, and Yale).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for Explaining a Clause in an Act made at the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Two and twentieth of November, in the Seventh Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King William the Third Intituled, An Act for the better Security of His Majesties Royal Person and Government. [London]. [Printed by Charles Bill], [1702]. [2], 119-124pp. Imprint from general title page. ESTC N53560. ESTC records copies at three locations in the British Isles (Cambridge, Longleat, and Oxford), and a further three in North America (Columbia, Cornell, and Kansas).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for naturalizing her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. [London]. [Printed by John Baskett], [1736]. [2], 427-428pp. Imprint from general title page. ESTC N51428. ESTC records copies at two locations in the British Isles (House of Lords and National Museums Scotland), and two further in North America (California and Texas).

[And:] The Humble address Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal In Parliament assembled, presented to his majesty, On Wednesday the Fifteenth Day of January, 1745. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1745. 4pp. ESTC N17336. ESTC record copies at two locations in the British Isles (BL and Oxford), and two further in North America (Brown and Duke).

[And:] The humble address Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal In Parliament assembled, presented to his majesty, On Tuesday the Twenty ninth Day of April, 1746. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1746. 4pp. ESTC T63816. ESTC records copies at two locations in the British Isles (BL and Sion College), and three further in North America (Brown, Duke, and Huntington).

[And:] His Majesty's most gracious speech To both houses of parliament, On Tuesday the Eighteenth Day of November, 1746. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1746. 4pp. ESTC N17589. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles (BL), and three further copies worldwide (Brown, Göttingen, and Yale).

[And:] The humble address Of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal In Parliament assembled, presented to his majesty, On Wednesday the Nineteenth Day of November, 1746. With hHis Majesty's most gracious answer. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett], [1746]. 4pp. ESTC N17325. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles (BL), and four further copies worldwide (Boston, Brown, Göttingen, and Yale).

[And:] His Majesty's most gracious speech To both houses of parliament, On Tuesday the Eighteenth Day of November, 1760. London. Printed by Thomas Baskett, 1760. 4pp. Not in ESTC. An apparently unrecorded variant - in this edition press figures on pp. 3 and 4 are 1 and 3 respectively.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for settling and securing a certain Annuity on Horatio Nelson Lord Nelson, and the Two next Persons to whom the Title of Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk, shall descend, in Consideration of the eminent Service performed by the said Horatio Nelson Lord Nelson, to HIs Majesty and the Public. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, [1798 [i.e. 1799]]. [1], 4-6pp. ESTC N60209. ESTC records a single copy (Lincoln's Inn).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for settling and securing a certain Annuity on William Lord Amherst...in Consideration of the eminent Services performed by him during his Command in America. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan], [1803]. [1], 1594-1596pp. OCLC and COPAC together record copies at six locations (Amherst, Brown, IHS, Library and Archives Canada, Society of the Cincinnati, and Toronto).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable His Majesty to grant a certain Annuity to Rear Admiral Sir Richard Strachan Baronet, in Consideration of the eminent Services which he has rendered to His Majesty and the publick. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan], [1806]. [53]-54pp. OCLC and COPAC together locate copies at two locations (Illinois and NMM).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable His Majesty to grant a certain Annuity to Vice Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth... [London]. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan], [1806]. [301]-302pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for extending the Annuity granted to Earl of St. Vincent, to the Two next Persons to whom the Title of Viscount St. Vincent is limited. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan], [1806]. [357]-358pp. OCLC and COPAC together records copies at two locations (NMM and Queen's University Belfast).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for settling and securing a certain Annuity on Earl Wellington...in consideration of his eminent services. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan], [1812]. [1], 306-308pp. OCLC records a single copy (Illinois).

[And:] The speech of his royal highness the prince of wales, regent, in the name and on behalf of his majesty, to both houses of parliament, On Wednesday, July 12, 1815. London. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1815. 4pp. OCLC and COPAC together record copies at two locations (Birmingham and KB).

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable His Majesty to grant an annual Sum to Her Royal Highness Victoria Maria Louisa Duchess of Kent... [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1831]. [105]-106pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to repeal Part of an Act intituled An Act to provide for the Administration of the Government in case the Crown should descend to Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandria Victoria... [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1838]. [133]-134pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for exhibiting a Bill in this present Parliament for naturalizing His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. [London]. [Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1840]. [3]-4pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for the Naturalization of His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. [London]. [Printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1840]. [5]-6pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for enabling Her Majesty to grant an Annuity to His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. [London]. [Printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1840]. [9]-10pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act for providing for the further Security and Protection of Her Majesty's Person. [London]. [Printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1842]. [673]-675pp, [1]. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable Her Majesty to settle an Annuity on Her Royal Highness the Princess Augustus Caroline, eldest Daughter of His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. [London]. [Printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1843]. [305]-306pp, [1]. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable the Council of His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales to sell and exchange Lands and enfranchise Copyholds, Parcel of the Possessions of the Duchy of Cornwall, to purchase other Lands; and for other Purposes. [London]. [Printed by George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode], [1844]. [509]-532pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable Her Majesty to settle an Annuity on Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal. [London]. [Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode], [1857]. [5]-6pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for the Establishment of HIs Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and to settle certain Annuities on Her Royal Highness. [London]. [Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode], [1863]. [3]-4pp. Apparently unrecorded.

[And:] [Drop-head title:] An Act to make Provision concerning Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes payable in the Metropolis on the Day appointed for the Passage through the Metropolis of Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra of Denmark. [London]. [Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode], [1863]. [5]-6pp. Apparently unrecorded.

Folio. Modern gilt-tooled half-calf, marbled boards. A trifle rubbed. Very occasional spotting.

An impressively extensive, coherent sammelband of thirty-one Royal acts, orders, and addresses, the majority remarkably scarce or entirely unrecorded, ranging from the penultimate year of the reign of Charles II to the mid nineteenth-century, including speeches delivered by George II before Parliament concerning the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745; acts granting annuities to William Amherst, Lord Nelson, and the Duke of Wellington for services to the Crown during the Seven Years' War, French Revolutionary Wars, and Peninsular War respectively; and articles relating to the naturalisation and financial provision of Prince Albert.