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 naturæ et gentium. English
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Imprint
London: printed [by S. Aris] for J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin, J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, T. Ward, and T. Osborne, MDCCXXIX. [1729]
Publication year
1729-1729
ESTC No.
T141116
Grub Street ID
188732
Description
[28],39,44-88,316,321-480,477-878,[22]p. ; 2⁰
Note
Publisher's preface names two other translators as Percivale and Rev. Itchiner.

With two indexes.

An ornament used is signed: 'Imprim Sam Aris'.

The prefatory discourse, 'An historical and critical account of the science of morality', has a separate titlepage ("Osborne" here spelt "Osborn"), pagination and register.