The original institution, power and jurisdiction of parliaments. [electronic resource] : In two parts. Part I. Comprehending the Nature and Method of all Parliamentary Transactions: Collected out of the Tower Records, Journals of both Houses of Parliament, &c. Part II. Consisting of Observations, Rules and Orders, collected out of divers Journals of the House of Commons, enter'd in the Reigns of King Edward VI, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, and King James I. With a declaration of the House of Commons, concerning their privileges, drawn up by a select committee. Being a manuscript of the late Judge Hales.