Description
His Majesty, Charles II, Speeches to Parliament, four pamphlets, including the years 1662, 1664, 1674, and 1675.
Folio, [four pamphlets], 23pp, [1]; 8pp; 26pp; 12pp. Bound with string, uncut, marginal soiling. Housed in a custom red cloth chemise, title stamped in gilt on the spine, silk ribbon.
(Wing C3170) (Wing C3137) (Wing C3075) (Wing C3082)
Address in 1662: Delivered on May 19, 1662- concerns the restoration and stabilization of royal authority and church order following the English Civil War and Interregnum.
Address in 1664: Delivered on 21 March, 1664 – emphasized unity between the Crown and Parliament, and addressed tensions with the Dutch Republic.
Address in 1674: Delivered on 7 January 1674 – Charles II addressed the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, addressed war debts, and the need to stabilize royal debts.
Address in 1675: Delivered on 13 October 1675 – Topics included the European balance of power and urged Parliament to address fiscal shortfalls in order to meet the Crown’s financial obligations.
