The Life And Character Of The Late Lord Chancellor Jefferys..
Rebound in later cloth boards. Good interior.
£300.00
Publisher
Printed by A. Moore near St. Pauls.,
Place
London
Date
1725
Item Description
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 5.75 x 7.75 inches. [16] + 47 pp + [1]. Half title. The bookseller's name in the imprint is fictitious.
Illustrations
Decorated with head and tailpieces and initials.
Notes
An uncomplimentary account of George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem (1645-89), who was successively Recorder of London, Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor. His fall followed that of James II and he was confined to the Tower, where he died of the painful kidney condition, which may have contributed to his irascibility in court, notably during the Bloody Assizes of 1685 following the Monmouth rebellion. 'Jefferys, tho' he was not the only evil Minister complained of, was as deep as any in the Intrigues of the Times, and had been as bad a Minister, as he was a Chancellor; and therefore after the happy Revolution had taken Place, could expect nothing less than to be given up to the publick Resentment.'
[Stock No. 21915]
Subjects
17th Century • 18th Century • Biography • History • History/Theology • Law