Bishop Burnet's history of his own time ..
1724
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. 2 volumes ; 36 cm (fol.) Vol. 1 edited by Gilbert Burnet and others; v. 2 by Thomas Burnet. Cf. ESTC HRC has 5 copies of vol. 1 with variant press figures "The life of the author: by the editor Thomas Burnet, Esq;": v. 2, p. 671-726 Vol. 2 has imprint: London: Printed for the editor, by Joseph Downing ... and Henry Woodfall ..., 1734 List of subscribers in each volume "In the second volume Burnet [the editor] ... promised to deposit the manuscript of both volumes ... in the Cotton library, but failed to fulfil his promise."--Dict. nat. biog Title in double-rule border; ornamental device on t.p.; head- and tail-pieces; initials "A list of Bishop Burnet's works": v. 2, p. 727 and indices (from t. p.) v. 1. From the restoration of King Charles II. to the settlement of King William and Queen Mary at the revolution: to which is prefix'd A summary recapitulation of affairs in church and state from King James I. to the restoration -- v. 2. From the revolution to the conclusion of the Treaty of Peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is added, the author's life, by the editor Edited by his son, Sir Thomas Burnet








