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 great 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

1677 1ed Memoirs Duke of Hamilton Scottish Thirty Years War Reformation Scotland

Gilbert Burnet was an important 17th-century Scottish historian whose works were highly influential and have remained important references into the 20th-century. His works focused primarily on the history events of the Reformation and the English Civil War; however, he also wrote a lesser-known work on the lives and memoires of the Dukes of Hamilton. James and William Hamilton were Scottish nobles who led successful campaigns during the Thirty Years' War.

This 1677 first edition includes an appendix containing notes on the succession of bishops and churchmen of the Church of Scotland, orders of monks and friars, and the state of Scotland prior to the Reformation.

Item number: #13367

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BURNET, Gilbert

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 great 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

London : Printed by J. Grover for R. Royston ..., 1677. First edition.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [20], 436, [12]

o 3 engraved plates

· References: Wing B 5832;

· Provenance: Bookplate – Rev. John Besly, D.C.L.

o Rev. John Besly (1800 – 1868) attended Balliol College in Oxford, earning a B.A. He was ordained into the Church of England in 1823, and appointed Vicar of St. Bartholomew in Long Benton, Northumberland in 1830, where he remained until his death.

· Language: English

· Binding: Leather; tight & secure

· Size: ~12.75in X 8.25in (32.5cm x 21cm)

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