ABRIDGEMENT of the Historical Collections of John Rushworth, 1618-1642 (i.e. to the end of pt. iii, vol. i of the original work). Two volumes. Vol. i, 1618-1632; vol. ii, 1633-1642. It does not seem to be connected with the printed work, Mr. Rushworth's Hist. Collections abridg'd and improv'd, 1703. In vol. 1 (f. 1) are transcribed in a formal minuscule hand some very poor verses beginning 'Cloe now absent from mine eyes'. Paper; ff. 163, 190. Quarto. 83/4in.x61/2 in. XVIIIcent.
'AN EFFECTUAL way of making of privat and vnexpected descents on the French King, by Capt. Anthony Stampe', being a project for surprising the ports of Dunkirk, Brest, and Toulon submitted, in form of a letter, to William III. As he alludes to the descent on Brest by 'the late Lt. Generall [Thom...
'MANIFEST van Prince van Walles voor syn recht tot de croone van Engelant': a Dutch translation of the manifesto of James Francis Edward Stuart issued as James III of England at Plombières, 29 Aug. 1714 (see Add. MS. 35164). Paper; ff. 4. Octavo. 8 in. x 5 1/4 in. XVIII cent.
(ff. 103, 114). Instructions, and correspondence with the Duke of Newcastle as Secretary of State, of Vice-Admiral Francis Hosier, commanding the squadron employed in the West Indies to prevent the Spaniards sending home treasure, of Commodore Edward St. Lo, in temporary command after the Vice-Admiral's death at Jamaica [25 Aug 1727], and of his successor Vice-Adm. Edward Hopson till his death [ 8 May, 1728]; 28 Mar. 1726-24 June, 1728. Prefixed (vol. i, ff. 1-6) is a detailed list, endorsed...
PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, being transcripts of naval instructions and correspondence, laid before the House of Lords by [Thomas Pelham-Holles], Duke of Newcastle, in March, 172 8/9.