Regency.- History and Proceedings (The) of the Lords and Commons of Great-Britain, in Parliament, with regard to the Regency..., first collected edition, Lord Eldon's copy with his ink signature and small armorial bookplate, contemporary tree calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine and red roan label, John Stockdale, 1789 § [House of Commons.] Report from the Committee appointed to Examine and Report Precedents of such Proceedings as may have been had in the Case of the Personal Exercise of the Royal Authority being prevented by Infancy, Sickness, Infirmity or otherwise, with a View to provide a Remedy for the same, title and final leaf a little soiled and stained, ex-library copy with label to pastedown but no stamps, contemporary half calf, rubbed, corners lacking most of leather, rebacked in cloth, 17th December 1788, 8vo & folio (2)*** Concerning the constitutional crisis caused by George III's mental illness and the potential appointment of the Prince of Wales as regent which would have caused parliamentary upheaval. In the event the King recovered and the Regency Act was not implemented until 7 February 1811. The first is a significant association copy of these comprehensive reports. It collates as in ESTC with the three reports of the "committee appointed to examine the physicians who have attended His Majesty, during his illness, touching the state of His Majesty's health" and Pitt's letter each with separate title-page, pagination and register.John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (1751-1838), barrister and politician, Lord High Chancellor 1801-06 & 1807-27. In 1788 he was appointed Solicitor-General and supported Pitt's suggestions on the state of the King and his delegation of authority. It is thought that he drafted the Regency Bill.