Case of the seven bishops

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

An English case in 1688 wherein the primate and six bishops were charged with libel for petitioning against the king’s order that his “declarations for liberty of conscience’, be read in the churches.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary