An anonymous treatise of advice to king Charles ii, Written in 1660 or 1661
An anonymous treatise of advice to king Charles ii apparently written in the 2nd half of 1660 or the first half of 1661, touching affairs of internal and external government, as well as such personal matters as the king's 'devertismentes'; in 15 chapters with a preface. It is no doubt by Clarendon, and here copied out by a clerk as a presentation copy to the king before his enthronement. Chap. 1 beg. 'I begin with the Militia firste.'.
Dates
- Creation: Written in 1660 or 1661
Extent
104 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Clarendon 109
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 16195
Physical Facet
On paper, binding, limp white parchment, with fine gold tooling, and blue silk strings
Dimensions
12 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.
Repository Details
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