Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 8, 1640-41

The bulk of volume 8 is taken up with the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, in 1641. It also includes proceedings in Parliament from November 1640 to April 1641.

Rushworth, Private Passages of State. Originally published by D Browne, London, 1721.

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Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Dedication iii-vi
Preface vii-x
Passages in Parliament: November - December 1640 1-18
Passages in Parliament: January - April 1641 18-61
The articles against Strafford 61-101
The trial of Strafford: The first day 101-102
The trial of Strafford: The second day 102-128
The trial of Strafford: The third day 128-137
The trial of Strafford: The first article 137-149
The trial of Strafford: The second article 149-155
The trial of Strafford: The third article 155-173
The trial of Strafford: The fourth article 173-186
The trial of Strafford: The firth article 186-205
The trial of Strafford: The sixth article 205-221
The trial of Strafford: The eighth article 221-236
The trial of Strafford: The ninth article 236-241
The trial of Strafford: The tenth article 241-252
The trial of Strafford: The twelfth article 401-416
The trial of Strafford: The thirteenth article 416-426
The trial of Strafford: The fifteenth article 426-460
The trial of Strafford: The sixteenth article 460-489
The trial of Strafford: The nineteenth article 489-515
The trial of Strafford: The twentieth article 515-516
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-first article 516-517
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-second article 517-518
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-third article 518-519
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-fourth article 519-582
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-fifth article 582-589
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-sixth article 589-600
The trial of Strafford: The twenty-seventh article 600-633
A summary of Strafford's evidence 633-661
The Speech or Declaration of John Pym 661-671
The Attorney-General on behalf of Strafford 671-675
Mr. St. John on the Bill of Attainder 675-706
Mr Glyn in reply to Strafford's defence 706-734
Passages in Parliament: May 1640 734-761
The trial of Strafford: Miscellaneous papers 761-779
Index 779-786