Warrs with forreign princes dangerous to our common-wealth: or, Reasons for forreign wars answered. With a list of all the confederates from Henry the firsts reign to the end of Queen Elizabeth. Proving, that the kings of England alwayes preferred unjust peace, before the justest warre.

All titles

• Warrs with forreign princes dangerous to our common-wealth: or, Reasons for forreign wars answered. With a list of all the confederates from Henry the firsts reign to the end of Queen Elizabeth. Proving, that the kings of England alwayes preferred unjust peace, before the justest warre.
• Answer to such motives as were offered by certain military men to Prince Henry inciting him to affect arms more than peace
• Propositions of warre and peace delivered to his Highness Prince Henry by some of his military servants

People / Organizations

• Robert Cotton (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for William Shears in Westminster-hall, 1657.

Publication year

1657-1657

ESTC No.

R224544

Grub Street ID

98173

Description

[4], 96, [2], 10 p. : port. ; 8⁰

Note

Signed on G8v: Robert Cotton Bruceus.

Around 1610, at the request of James I, Cotton wrote (for the edification of Prince Henry "An answer to such motives as were offered by certain military men to Prince Henry inciting him to affect arms mor than peace". Not printed until 1655; issued under a variety of titles. Cf. Kevin Sharpe, "Sir Robert Cotton 1586-1631" and DNB.

With a frontispiece portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh.

Caption title on p. 1: Propositions of warre and peace delivered to his Highness Prince Henry by some of his military servants.

Uncontrolled note

French title of "The French charity" not traced