Brydall's 1680 Jura Coronae: His Majesties Royal Rights and Prerogatives Asserted

Brydall, John. Jura Coronae. His Majesties Royal Rights and Prerogatives Asserted, Against Papal Usurpations, and all other Anti-Monarchial Attempts and Practices. Collected out of the Body of the Municipal Laws of England.  London: Printed for George Dawes, 1680. First Edition. Binding: Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Book Condition: Very Good- Condition; Ex-Lib. Item Type: Book. Pagination: [xvi], 147, [v] ; ill. Copperplate engraving of the Royal Coat of Arms on verso of front flyleaf, chart of the royal line from Henry 7th to James 1st set in type (p. 37). The text includes Errata (verso of the leaf facing p. 1), a Postscript (pp 127-134), an essay entitled “The Author’s Sentiments touching Government” (pp. 135-147) and a catalog of “Books Printed for, and sold by George Dawes” (pp. [148-152]). Size: 6"-7" - Sextodecimo (16mo). Although the work was published anonymously, it has been long recognized as the work of John Brydall. A Yale Library note describes Brydall as “a conservative,