Lex Parliamentaria: or, a treatise of the law and custom of parliaments. Shewing their antiquity, names, kinds, and qualities. Of the three Estates; and of the Dignity and Excellency of Parliaments, their Power and Authority. Of the Election of Members of the House of Commons in general, their Privilege, Qualifications, and Duties. Of the Electors; and their Rights, Duties; and Manner of Elections. Of the Returns to Parliament; the Sheriff's and other Officers Duty therein. Of the Manner of Election of the Speaker; and of his Business and Duty. Of the Manner of passing Bills, and the Orders to be observed in the House of Commons. Of Sessions of Parliament; as also of Prorogations and Adjournments: Together with the proper Laws and Customs of Parliaments. With an appendix of a case in Parliament between Sir Francis Goodwyn and Sir John Fortescue, for the Knights Place for the County of Bucks, 1 Jac. I. - Philips George Circa 1701 - Printed for J. Stagg, London - The Second Edition, with large additions A very rare printing of the second and enlarged edition, first published in 1690.

Lex Parliamentaria is a comprehensive treatise on the history of the rules, customs and practices of the English Parliamentary system at about the time of the Bill of Rights which had established, inter alia, that subjects had a right to petition the King, that elections of Members of Parliament should be free, and that Parliament should sit frequently.

Philips considers the development of Parliamentary powers, the election of Members, the rights and duties of electors, elections, the passing of Bills and the management of Parliamentary business. William and Andrew Bradford published an American edition in New York in 1716.’ [John Edwards]

This has until recently usually been attributed to George Petyt. The new attribution to the Irishman George Philips (1599?-1696) seems now to be widely accepted, however, an attribution originally claimed by both Sir James Ware (History of Irish writers, 1736) and Walter Harris, the History's editor.
  References: ESTC R8206, T109870. Wing P1944. Sowerby 2893 (1690 1st Ed.). Sweet & Maxwell 1:104 (41).

Octavo (binding size 21x13.6cm), pp. [4] [4 (Preface)] [2 (Contents)] 434 [1 (publisher’s advertisement)] [4].
  Bound to style in recent full tan spotted calf, spine ruled in gilt, burgundy morocco label lettered and decorated in gilt, twin blind filet borders to boards, all edges trimmed.   Condition: Fine with the exception of offsetting from earlier endpapers to top edge of early and later pages, in fine binding.   Ref: 111218   Price: HK$ 12,000