Sir William Cavendish's memoirs of the life of Cardinal Woolsey, legate for the pope, archbishop of York, bishop of Winchester, lord-high-chancellor of England, and principal minister of state in the reign of King Henry the Eighth Containing I. His rise and excessive power. II. His Embassies, negociations and treaties of peace with Germany and France, &c. III. His secret transactions in church and state. IV. The plots of the nobility against him. V. The king's descent into France. VI. An account of the perpetual peace 'twixt the English and French, sign'd and swore to by both kings. VII. The cardinal's contrivances to humor the king's amours and entertainments. VIII. His fall, last speech, and death. To which is added, a memorial against favourites, presented to Q. Elizabeth, written by the Lord-Treasurer Burleigh
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Printed, and are to be sold by B. Bragg, at the Raven, in Pater-noster-row
1708, 1708
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| Edition: | The second edition |
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, N26008. - First published in 1641 as 'The negotiations of T. Woolsey'. - Not in fact by William Cavendish, but by his brother, George Cavendish. - Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). - With a final advertisement leaf |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([6],230,[2]p) 8° |