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 266 Readings in European History Great col- lections of sources. 1899; Robertson, Select Statutes, Cases, and Documents, 1660-1832, 1904. These three volumes contain the leading documents of the seven- teenth century and are indispensable for the student of constitutional history. In addition to the statutes and calendars mentioned above, p. 155, there are several large collections of materials, of which the following are the most important. Rushworth, Historical Collectio?i, 3 vols., 7 parts, 1659. Contains leading documents and speeches, supplemented by notes by the editor, a barrister in the employ of the Long Parliament. Thurloe, A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, edited by Birch, 7 vols., 1742. Contains letters, dispatches, and a variety of papers interspersed with comments by Thurloe, secretary to the Council of State and the two Protectors. SCOBELL, Collection of Acts and Ordinances (1640-1656), 2 vols., 1658. Indispensable for the official acts of the revolutionary period. Cobbett, Parliametitary History of England, 36 vols. The first five volumes contain a record of parliamentary proceedings during the seven- teenth century. Clarke Papers, 4 vols., Camden Society. Edited with a remarkable introduction by Professor Firth. Of special importance for the political doings of the leaders of the army at the most critical period. Diaries, me- moirs, and histories. The chronicle has now practically disappeared as a source, and its place has been taken by innumerable diaries, memoirs, histories, trac- tates, and private papers. The pamphlets number tens of thousands. Clarendon, The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in Eng- land, edited by Macray, 6 vols., 1888. A monumental work by the famous royalist. Contains full accounts of the important events and striking characterizations of contemporaries, but is marred by bitter partisanship. Ludlow (i6iy(?)-i6g^), Memoirs, 2 vols., 1894, edited by Firth. A valuable work by a strong sympathizer with the republicans and levelers. Often heavy and sometimes inaccurate. Wallington (1 598-1658), Historical Notices, 2 vols., 1869, edited by Webb. Valuable largely for the insight afforded into the mental attitude of a lower-class Puritan. Hutchinson, Life of Colonel Hutchi?ison, 2 vols., edited by Firth. A remarkable account of a cultured Puritan. Evelyn (1620-1706), Diary and Correspondence, edited by Bray and Wheatley, 4 vols., 1879. Interesting glimpses of many aspects of English life, by a versatile royalist.