Description:
Small octavo (8 by 5 inches) [9] 279 [1] pages, portrait of King Charles; very good condition, marble endpapers, period full leather panel style calf binding with gold fillets on covers, raised bands, gold decorated spine, damage to top of spine above first band, inked signatures of previous owners ("Foster Stuart" and "Wm. L. Leyborne") on front pastedown, penciled note dated 1906 on front fly leaf – none affecting contents.The author "was an English clergyman, historian and early Tory pamphleteer."
Chapters include some of the following discussions: "The two great Principles of Nature, Self-preservation and the Ardent desire of Happiness the Foundation of Society and Government."
"Of the danger of Anarchy. The necessity of Laws and Government to prevent it."
"Of the Excellency of the English Monarchy, the King having by his gracious Concessions given Limits to his absolute Sovereignty."
"The great misfortune of Religion, which is made the great pretence to ruine Monarchy."