Trial of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk

Early 18th C. The Tryal of Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk by His Peers, for High Treason Against the Queen; on Wednesday the 16th Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, 1571’Printed account of the famous treason trial of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, implicated in the Ridolfi Plot to place Mary, Queen of Scots on the English throne during the reign of Elizabeth I. The work recounts the proceedings before the House of Lords and includes the legal arguments presented before the Queen’s Council. London: Printed for J. Morphew near Stationers-Hall, 1709. 7 1/2″ high x 4 3/4″ wide. Provenance: From the estate of Rodney Hilton Brown. Bound in later marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Interior with expected age-related toning and wear, and institutional provenance including Columbia College Library ex-libris bookplate and stamps. Handwritten ownership notation to the title page.