THE MEMOIRES OF THE LIVES AND ACTIONS OF JAMES AND WILLIAM DUKES OF HAMILTON AND CASTLEHERALD &c. IN WHICH AN ACCOUNT IS GIVEN OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WARS OF SCOTLAND, WITH OTHER TRANSACTIONS BOTH IN ENGLAND AND GERMANY, FROM THE YEAR 1625 TO THE YEAR 1652. TOGETHER WITH MANY LETTERS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND OTHER PAPERS, WRITTEN BY KING CHARLES THE I. NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. ALL DRAWN OUT OF, OR COPIED FROM THE ORIGINALS.
London, England: J. Grover, for R. Royston, 1677. First Edition. Leather-bound. Folio. 12.5 in. x 8 in., pp. [20], 434, [16]. Illustrated with Frontis engraving of James, Duke of Hamilton by R. White and one other engraving. Contemporary full calf professionally rebacked with preservations of the original gilt-decorated spine leather. Five raised bands to spine. No spine label. Rubbing to edges, with corners rounded and showing. Marbled edges. Marginalia. Clea, supple interior. A well-preserved copy. Very Good. Item #80594
Rare example of an in-depth contemporary history, preserving the letters and recollections of several primary sources. Burnet offers one of the first historical accounts of the Anglo-Scottish Civil War (1650-52), or the Third English Civil War. It was the final battle in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of armed conflicts between political and religious factions in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Dedicated to King Charles II, who participated in the failed campaign to reinstitute the monarchy in England during Oliver Cromwell's life.
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