A collection of the state papers of John Thurloe ... : Containing authentic memorials of the English affairs from the year 1638, to the restoration of King Charles II. Published from the originals, formerly in the library of John lord Somers ... and since in that of Sir Joseph Jekyll ... Including also a considerable number of original letters and papers, communicated by ... the Archbishop of Canterbury from the library at Lambeth ... the Earl of Shelburn, and other hands. The whole digested into an exact order of time. To which is prefixed, the life of Mr. Thurloe: with a complete index to each volume. / By Thomas Birch: complete in 7 volumes
1742, First Edition. London : Printed for the executor of F. Gyles. Worn set bound in full contemproary aniline calf with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age.Includes previous owner's inscription. Item #369710
Provenance; from the library of Thomas Byron with the owner's armorial bookplate. Physical description; 7 volumes ; 37 cm. Contents; v. 1. Papers from the year 1638 to 1653.--v. 2. 1653 to 1654.--v. 3. December 1654 to September 1655.--v. 4. September 1655 to May 1656,--v. 5. 1655 [i.e. May 1656 to January 1657]--v. 6. 1657 to 1658.--v. 7. 1658 to 1660. Subjects; Thurloe, John (1616-1668) ; Biography. Puritan Revolution (Great Britain : 1642-1660). 17th Century. Politics. Government. History. Sources. Historical Documents. Civil War. Restoration Period. Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, (1642-1660). Great Britain History Sources Puritan Revolution, (1642-1660). Great Britain. Great Britain History Puritan Revolution, (1642-1660) ; Sources. Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, (1649-1660) ; Sources. Great Britain Politics and government (1642-1660) ; Sources. History Politics Cromwell Parliament 17th Seventeenth Century. Genres; History.
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