Memoirs of the Right Honourable Arthur Earl of Anglesey, Late Lord Privy Seal.

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VG, 1693, 1st ed. In worn dark calf, some blind edge tooling, corners repaired. New spine, old laid back, raised bands, gilt tooling, gilt title to red morocco label. Internally, [32], 351 pp, [1] Errata/Advert, text block edges reddened, upper hinger strenghtened, ink no to fep, in initials to verso fep. (16 mo, 104*173 mm). (ESTC R3838. Wing A3175). Title continues: Intermixt, with moral, political and historical observations, by way of discourse in a letter. : To which is prefixt a letter written by his lordship during his retirement from court, in the year 1683. : Published by Sir Peter Pett knight, Advocate General for the kingdom of Ireland. Annesley, first earl of Anglesey, inherited his father's Irish titles in 1660, and was created Baron Pagnel and earl of Anglesey in the English peerage on 20 April 1661, but during the initial years of the Restoration his influence was confined mainly to Ireland. He was appointed vice-treasurer and receiver-general of Ireland in August 1660, and was deeply involved in fashioning the Irish land settlement. See ODNB.