Of the law of nature and nations. Eight books. Written in Latin by the Baron Pufendorf, Counsellor of State to his late Swedish Majesty, and to the late King of Prussia. Done into English by Basil Kennett, D.D. late President of Corpus Christi College in Oxford. To which are added all the large notes of Mr. Barbeyrac, translated from the best edition; together with large tables to the whole. The fourth edition, carefully corrected. To which is now prefixed Mr. Barbeyrac's prefatory discourse, containing An historical and critical account of the science of morality, and the progress it has made in the world, from the earliest times down to the publication of this work. Done into English by Mr. Carew of Lincoln's-Inn

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  • Of the law of nature and nations. Eight books. Written in Latin by the Baron Pufendorf, Counsellor of State to his late Swedish Majesty, and to the late King of Prussia. Done into English by Basil Kennett, D.D. late President of Corpus Christi College in Oxford. To which are added all the large notes of Mr. Barbeyrac, translated from the best edition; together with large tables to the whole. The fourth edition, carefully corrected. To which is now prefixed Mr. Barbeyrac's prefatory discourse, containing An historical and critical account of the science of morality, and the progress it has made in the world, from the earliest times down to the publication of this work. Done into English by Mr. Carew of Lincoln's-Inn
  • De jure naturae et gentium. English
  • Historical and critical account of the science of morality.
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Imprint
London : printed [by S. Aris] for J. and J. Knapton, J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, J. Pemberton, J. Osborn and T. Longman, C. Rivington, J. Hooke, F. Clay, J. Batley, and R. Williamson, MDCCXXIX. [1729]
Added name
Barbeyrac, Jean, 1674-1744.; Kennett, Basil, 1674-1715, translator.; Percivale, William, translator.; Aris, Sam. (Samuel), printer.
Publication year
1729
ESTC No.
N61031
Grub Street ID
43968
Description
[28], 39, 44-88, 316, 321-480, 477-878, [22] p. ; 2°.
Note
An imprint variant of ESTC T141116

Publisher's preface names two other translators as Percivale and Rev. Itchiner

Ornament on M2 verso (p.88) includes the words: 'Imprim Sam Aris'

The prefatory discourse by Jean Barbeyrac has separate title page, pagination and register. Title reads: 'An historical and critical account of the science of morality' and imprint: 'London: printed for J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin, J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, T. Ward, and T. Osborn. MDCCXXIX. [1729]'; With two indexes.