Acta regia: or, an account of the treaties, letters and instruments between the monarchs of England and foreign powers, publish'd in Mr. Rymer's Foedera, which are the basis of the English history, and contain those authorities which rectify the mistakes that most of our writers have committed for want of such a collection of records. Translated from the French of M. Rapin, as publish'd by M. Le Clerc. With the heads of the kings and queens, curiously engrav'd by Mr. Vandergucht. ...
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- Acta regia: or, an account of the treaties, letters and instruments between the monarchs of England and foreign powers, publish'd in Mr. Rymer's Foedera, which are the basis of the English history, and contain those authorities which rectify the mistakes that most of our writers have committed for want of such a collection of records. Translated from the French of M. Rapin, as publish'd by M. Le Clerc. With the heads of the kings and queens, curiously engrav'd by Mr. Vandergucht. ...
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London: printed for J. Darby, A. Bettesworth, F. Fayram, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, J. Hooke, F. Clay, J. Batley, and E. Symon, M.DCC.XXVI. [1726-27]
- Publication year
- 1726-1727
- ESTC No.
- T137522
- Grub Street ID
- 185502
- Description
- 4v.,plates : ports. ; 8⁰
- Note
- A translation by Stephen Whatley of the abridgment by Paul de Rapin-Thoyras of tomes 1-17 of Thomas Rymer's Foedera.
The abridgment of tome 1 in vol.1 is by Jean Le Clerc; Rapin-Thoyras's abridgment of tome 2 is in the appendix to vol.III p.322-542.
Vols.III-IV are dated 1727 and vol.IV adds J. Osborn and T. Longman in the imprint.
Issued in monthly parts, the first nine of which have separate titlepages; parts 1-4 are dated 1725, parts 5-9 1726.