The lives of all the Lords Chancellors, Lords Keepers, and Lords Commissioners, of the Great Seal of England; from William the Conqueror, to the present time: but more at large of those two great opposites, Edward Earl of Clarendon, and Bulstrode Lord Whitlock. With a parallel of their actions. To which is added, an appendix of many rare and valuable speeches, letters, &c. referring to the said Lives. In two volumes. Necessary for the readers of the Earl of Clarendon's and other histories of those times. By an impartial hand

People / Organizations

• Impartial hand. (Author)
• Matthew Wotton ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed, and sold by R. Bonwicke, W. Freeman, Tim. Goodwin, J. Walthoe, Mat. Wotton, S. Manship, J. Nicholson, R. Parker, B. Tooke, and R. Smith, 1712. The second edition, with additions.; ..

Publication year

1712

ESTC No.

T139976

Grub Street ID

187796

Description

2v. ; 8°.

Note

A reissue of the first edition of 1708 with cancel titlepages

Apart from the appendix, the work is largely a compilation from Bulstrode Whitelocke's 'Memorials of the English affairs'

Sometimes also attributed to John Oldmixon.