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| RefNo | PP/WSL/E000178 |
| Short title | John Selden, Worthing |
| Full description | John Selden, Worthing. Engraving of John Selden (1584 - 1654). The pamphlet reads " SELDEN. From a picture attributed to Sir Peter Lily in the Bodlein Library, Oxford. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street".
John Selden was born on the 16th of December 1584 at Salvington, in West Tarring, Sussex. He was educated at the free grammar school in Chichester, and Hart Hall, Oxford. In 1603 he entered Clifford's Inn, London, and in 1604 the Inner Temple. In 1612 he was called to the bar. He is most well known as a scholar and writer. In 1623, Selden entered parliament, and continued to be a staunch supporter of parliamentary rights, and a steady opponent of the crown's prerogative. He co-authored the Petition of Right (1628) and was imprisoned for his part in the Parliament of 1629. |
| Date | c1630 |
| Period | Early Stuart |
| Period dates | 24 March 1603-30 Jan 1649 |
| Photographer or Artist | Engraved by Robert Hart |
| Format | Print |
| Format2 | Engraving |
| Owner | West Sussex County Council Library Service |
| Subject | Portraits/Individual |
| Local Government & Politics/Members of Parliament |
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Places
| Place Entry | Code |
| /Salvington/West Tarring/Worthing/West Sussex | NA339 |