A collection of seventeenth-century documents on parliamentary and financial matters.

Part I. The Parliamentary Papers of Nicholas Ferrar, 1624, ed. David R. Ransome: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Editorial conventions; The Parliamentary Papers of Nicholas Ferrar 1624; i. Nicholas Ferrar's diary, 12 February ¿ 5 March 1623/4; ii. Speeches in committee; A. Touching the pppressions in matter of tobacko; B. Fragment of a speech by Lord Cavendish 28 April 1624; iii. Nicholas Ferrar's diary, May 1624; Appendix I: Other diaries of proceedings in the House of Commons, 1624; Appendix II: Parliament men mentioned in Nicholas Ferrar's diary; Part II. The Letters of Sir Cheney Culpeper, 1641¿57, ed. M. J. Braddick and Mark Greengrass: Preface; Abbreviations; Genealogical table: The immediate family of Sir Cheney Culpeper; Introduction; The letters of Sir Cheney Culpeper (1641¿57); Index; Part III. The Cromwellian Decimation Tax of 1655. The Assessment Lists, ed. J. T. Cliffe: Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Appendix: Expenditure on the County Militia; The Decimation Lists.