Minutes of the negotiations of Monsr. Mesnager at the court of England, towards the close of the last reign. Wherein Some of the most Secret Transactions of that Time, relating to the Interest of the Pretender, and a Clandestine separate Peace, are detected and laid open. Written by himself. Done out of French.

People / Organizations

• Daniel Defoe (Author)
• S. Baker ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for S. Baker, at the Black-Boy and Anchor in Pater-Noster-Row, 1717.

Publication year

1717-1717

ESTC No.

T69384

Grub Street ID

293393

Description

326p. ; 8⁰

Note

In fact an original English work by Daniel Defoe.

Catchword on recto of sig.D2: acted.

Variant sig.D2 is cancelled and catchword: done.

"To support the claim that the book was a genuine translation from the French of Mesnager, an alternative titlepage was printed: 'Minutes of the negotiation [sic] of Monsr. Mesnager at the court of England. .. Antwerp, printed for Jean van Borscelen. 1717.' .. One title or th other was meant to be cancelled" (Moore).

Uncontrolled note

Pp.209,230,231,234,235,238 and 239 misnumbered 109,300,301,304,305,308 and 309