The free-holders grand inquest, touching our Sovereign Lord the King and his Parliament. : To which are added observations upon forms of government. Together with directions for obedience to governours in dangerous and doubtful times. By the learned Sir Robert Filmer, Knight.

Works. Selections

London : [s.n.], Printed in the year MDCLXXIX. [1679]

[16], 88, [12], 76, [8], 72, [6], 257-312, [6], 313-346 p. : port. ; (8vo)

After "The author's preface" follow three separate dated title pages: "Reflections concerning the original of government, upon I. Aristotle's Politiques, II. Mr. Hobs's Leviathan. III. Mr. Milton against Salmasius. IV. H. Grotius De jure belli. V. Mr. Hunton's Treatise of monarchy. VI. Another treatise of monarchy, by a nameless author.", London, 1679; "The anarchy of a limited or mixed monarchy", London, 1679; "An advertisement to the jury-men of England touching witches", London, 1679.

"Observations upon Aristole's Politiques", "Observations concerning the original of government" and "The anarchy of a limited or mixed monarchy" each have separate half-title and pagination, the latter beginning on page 257; "An advertisement to the jury-men of England touching witches" with separate half title, is an unpaginated section between pages 312 and 313; signatures are continuous throughout.

A variant omits the 6 page, unpaginated section: An advertisement to the jury-men of England touching witches.

The University of Illinois copy is identified as F913 on UMI microfilm, reel 1383; the Union Theological Seminary Library copy is identified as F928 on UMI microfilm, reel 353.

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), F914
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R36445

Great Britain -- England -- London.

135- 301q

Lacks port. Inscribed "88" on paste-down. Provenance: inscribed "Davenport, Talbot" and "Filmer" on free-endpaper