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Record Nr.

UNISA996392584503316

Autore

Violet Thomas <fl. 1634-1662.>

Titolo

A true narrative of som [sic] remarkable-proceedings concerning the ships Samson, Salvador, and George, and several other prize-ships depending in the High Court of Admiralty; [[electronic resource] ] : humbly presented to the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England, and the  Councell of State, and the Councell of Officers of his excellency the Lord Generall. / / By Tho. Violet of London, gold-smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by William Du-Gard, an. Dom. 1653

Descrizione fisica

[2], 50, 53-106, [2], 107-114, [4] p., plates

Soggetti

Prize law - Great Britain

Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-1654

Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The title page and epistle dedicatory exist in two settings (bound together in filmed copies, called [3] and [4]  in Thomason copies; second title page lacks vignette and has imprint: London, printed in the yeere of our Lord God. 1653.

There is a plate which is bound in as frontispiece and before page 107; it reads: A list of such ships as the fleet of the Parlament of England have brought into this Common-wealth as Dutch-prizes, (which ships have all been discharged by the High Court of Admiraltie, the daies here-under written).

On final leaf is postscript by the author: I desire you to take notice, that I beeing surprised in time for the sorting of my papers, and using several printers for the expedition, som of my papers have been misplaced and twice printed, through neglect of those I intrusted in this business, which I hope will bee no trouble to the judicious that read's them.

Signatures: pi¹ a-d²  [A]-Z²  2A-2D²  2e-2f²  2E² .

Reproductions of the originals in the British Library (Thomason Tracts), and the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery (Early English books, 1641-1700).

Thomason copy bound after title page of: Mysteries and secrets of



trade and mint-affairs (V583).

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0158