Regency; and the use and abuse of the great seal [electronic resource] : Containing a correct list of all the regencies, since the origin of Parliaments, to the present period, with an account of the cause, mode of appointment, limitations, and consequences of each regency; and the several applications of the great seal, without the consent or approbation of the first branch of legislature. Faithfully extracted from the most approved writers, and forming a complete compendium or precedents, and various other matters afforded by history, relative to the immediate contest for succession or election.