Three discourses of Sr. Walter Ralegh. . I. Of a war with Spain, and our protecting the Netherlands. Written by the command of James I. in the first year of his reign, 1602. II. Of the original, and fundamental cause of natural, and arbitrary, and civil war. III. Of ecclesiastical power. Published by Phillip Ralegh, Esq; his only grandson.
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618)
Category
Books
Date
1702
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3048463
Summary
Bibliographic description
ill.. . [8],159,190-201,102-103,204,[i.e.174],[2]p. . 8vo.. Provenance: Engraved bookplate on front pastedown: urn, with inscription: `Gift by the will of Francis Cockayne Cust Esq. to his nephew Lord Brownlow: 1. Decr. 1791'. Armorial bookplate on title page verso: `The Right Honble. Basil Fielding Earl of Denbigh 1703'.. Binding: Eighteenth-century single panelled calf binding; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618) Philip Raleigh (1705)