A collection of the state papers of John Thurloe, Esq.; secretary, first, to the Council of State, and afterwards to the two Protectors, Oliver and Richard Cromwell : in seven volumes, 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 (v.4)
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Title: A collection of the state papers of John Thurloe, Esq.; secretary, first, to the Council of State, and afterwards to the two Protectors, Oliver and Richard Cromwell : in seven volumes, 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 (v.4)
Classmark: Large Modern History P-6.4 THU
Creator(s): Thurloe, John (1616-1668)
Additional creator(s): Birch, Thomas (1705-1766) (Other)
Publisher: Printed for the executor of the late Mr. Fletcher Gyles... [et al.]
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1742
Language: English
Size and medium: 7 volumes
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/257246
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991016389159705181
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Vol. 1 has coat-of-arms vignette (p. [iii]) and portrait vignette of J. Thurloe (p. [xi]).
"Subscribers names" (p. [xxi-xxiv]).
"With a complete index to each volume"--t.p.
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.
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