A true, authentick, and impartial history of the life and glorious actions of the Czar of Muscovy: from his birth to his death. Containing, I. An exact account of his title, descent, family and issue. II. His detection of the several plots formed against him, and his punishment of the conspirators. III. His wars with the Turks, Swedes and Polanders; and his successful and unparalleled conquests over those people. IV. His travels into Europe, &c. for the improvement of arts, sciences, military discipline and naval affairs, more particularly to Germany, Holland, and the courts of England and France. V. His remarkable speech at his return home. VI. His proceedings against the Czarlwitz his son, his nomination of a successor, his sickness, death and interment. The whole compiled from the Russian, High Dutch and French languages, state papers, and other publick authorities

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  • A true, authentick, and impartial history of the life and glorious actions of the Czar of Muscovy: from his birth to his death. Containing, I. An exact account of his title, descent, family and issue. II. His detection of the several plots formed against him, and his punishment of the conspirators. III. His wars with the Turks, Swedes and Polanders; and his successful and unparalleled conquests over those people. IV. His travels into Europe, &c. for the improvement of arts, sciences, military discipline and naval affairs, more particularly to Germany, Holland, and the courts of England and France. V. His remarkable speech at his return home. VI. His proceedings against the Czarlwitz his son, his nomination of a successor, his sickness, death and interment. The whole compiled from the Russian, High Dutch and French languages, state papers, and other publick authorities
  • Impartial history of the life and actions of Peter Alexowitz
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Imprint
London : printed for A. Bettesworth in Pater-Noster Row, G. Strahan, W. Meadows in Cornhill, J. Stagg in Westminster-hall, J. Graves in St. James's-Street, S. Chapman in Pall-Mall, R. Frankling in Covent-Garden, J. Harding in St. Martin's-Lane, T. Edlin in the Strand, and J. Jackson near St. James's House, [1725?]
Added name
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.
Publication year
1725
ESTC No.
N14081
Grub Street ID
3983
Description
[8],207,202-429,[1]p. ; 8°.
Note
Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Crossley, Lee, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions

A reissue of 'An impartial history of the life and actions of Peter Alexowitz', London, 1723 [1722], with the table of contents added at front, and text (covering the death of the Czar) at end

Leaves B1 and B2 (pp.1-4) are cancels

Text is continuous despite pagination

Price in imprint in square brackets: Price 5 s

Publication date from MH-H.
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Not in Moore