Politiko's me'gas: the grand politician, or The secret art of state-policy discovered. In evident demonstrations of unparelleled prudence, and confirmed with wonderful and successful adventures, stratagems, and exploits of wisdom and subtilty; both in peace and war, by the most remarkable witts of former ages. Being a treatise both useful and necessary for all nobles, states-men, judges, lawyers, justices of peace, officers of war, and all such as now are, or may happen to stand at the helm of publick affairs, whether in kingdom or common-wealth. Written originally in Latin, by Conradus Reinking Chancellour to his Electoral Highness, the Duke of Brandenburg. [sic] and now done into English, by a careful hand. Licensed and entred according to order

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  • Politiko's me'gas: the grand politician, or The secret art of state-policy discovered. In evident demonstrations of unparelleled prudence, and confirmed with wonderful and successful adventures, stratagems, and exploits of wisdom and subtilty; both in peace and war, by the most remarkable witts of former ages. Being a treatise both useful and necessary for all nobles, states-men, judges, lawyers, justices of peace, officers of war, and all such as now are, or may happen to stand at the helm of publick affairs, whether in kingdom or common-wealth. Written originally in Latin, by Conradus Reinking Chancellour to his Electoral Highness, the Duke of Brandenburg. [sic] and now done into English, by a careful hand. Licensed and entred according to order
  • Conquest of eloquence
  • Logomachia: or, The conquest of eloquence.
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: printed for Tho. Howkins in George Yard in Lombard street, MDCXCI [1691]
Added name
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.; Ker, Patrick, active 1691, tr.
Publication year
1691
ESTC No.
R32439
Grub Street ID
115151
Description
[16], 150, [2], 32 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 8°.
Note
Frontis. portrait (plate) of author signed: F. H. Van. Hove. Sculp:

"The translator to the reader" signed: P. K., i.e. Patrick Ker

With advertisements on leaf L4

"Logomachia: or, The conquest of eloquence:" has separate dated title page and pagination begining on leaf M1r.