An answer to such motives as were offer'd by certain military-men to Prince Henry, inciting him to affect arms more than peace. Made at His Highness command by Sr. Robert Cotton Baronet. With a short view of the life and reign of Henry the Third King of England, by the same author. The second edition, very much corrected, and a preface added by Sr. John Cotton Baronet. To which is annexed the French charity, or an essay written in French by an English gentleman, upon occasion of Prince Harcourt's coming into England: and translated into English, by F.S. J.E

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  • An answer to such motives as were offer'd by certain military-men to Prince Henry, inciting him to affect arms more than peace. Made at His Highness command by Sr. Robert Cotton Baronet. With a short view of the life and reign of Henry the Third King of England, by the same author. The second edition, very much corrected, and a preface added by Sr. John Cotton Baronet. To which is annexed the French charity, or an essay written in French by an English gentleman, upon occasion of Prince Harcourt's coming into England: and translated into English, by F.S. J.E
  • Answer to such motives as were offered by certain military men to Prince Henry inciting him to affect arms more than peace
  • Propositions of war and peace delivered to His Highness Prince Henry by some of his military servants; French charity; Short view of King Henry the Third's reign
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Imprint
London : printed for Henry Mortlock, at the Ph.nix in St. Paul's Church-yard, and at the White Hart in Westminster-Hall, 1675.
Added name
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706, attributed name; Cotton, John, Sir, 1621-1704
Publication year
1675
ESTC No.
R2467
Grub Street ID
108433
Description
[8], 142, [2] p. : port. ; 8°.
Note
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

Originally published in 1655 with titles "An answer made by Sr. Robert Cotton, at the command of Prince Henry, to certain propositions of warre and peace, delivered to his Highnesse by some of his military servants" (Wing C6478) and "An answer made by command of Prince Henry, to certain propositions of warre and peace, delivered to His Highnesse by some of his military servants" (Wing C6477); two issues of the same edition

With a frontispiece portrait of Sir Robert Cotton

Caption title: Propositions of war and peace delivered to His Highness Prince Henry by some of his military servants

"A short view of King Henry the Third's reign" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. "The French charity" has separate title page, dated 1655; pagination and register are continuous

"The French charity" is by Sir Robert Cotton; its translation is sometimes ascribed to John Evelyn

The last leaf is blank

A reissue, with cancel title page, of the edition dated in error 1665 (Wing C6479).
Uncontrolled note
French original of "The French charity" not traced