An answer made by Sr. Robert Cotton, at the command of Prince Henry, to certain propositions of warre and peace, delivered to his Highnesse by some of his military servants : Whereunto is adjoyned The French charity; or an essay written in French by an English gentleman, upon occasion of Prince Harcourt's coming into England; and translated into English by F.S.J.E.
| Author/creator | Cotton, Robert |
| Other author | Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for William Sheares, at the Bible in S. Paul's Church-yard, anno 1655. |
| Description | [2], 96, [2], 10 p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240874297 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Answer to such motives as were offered by certain military men to Prince Henry inciting him to affect arms more than peace |
| Caption title | Propositions of warre and peace delivered to his Highness Prince Henry by some of his military servants |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Around 1610, at the request of James I, Cotton wrote (for the edification of Prince Henry) "An answer to such motives as were offered by certain military men to Prince Henry inciting him to affect arms mor than peace". Not printed until 1655; issued under a variety of titles. Cf. Kevin Sharpe, "Sir Robert Cotton 1586-1631" and DNB. |
| General note | Title page printed in red and black. |
| General note | Caption title on p. 1: Propositions of warre and peace delivered to his Highness Prince Henry by some of his military servants. |
| General note | "The French charity: written in French by an English gentleman, ... translated into English by F.S.J.E." (Thomason E.1467[3]) has a separate dated title page and separate pagination; register is continuous. "An English gentleman" = Robert Cotton. |
| General note | Translation of "The French charity" is sometimes ascribed to John Evelyn. Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints. |
| General note | Another issue was published in the same year with title "An answer made by command of Prince Henry" (Wing C6477). In that issue p. 1 of "The French charity" is signed *2. In this issue it is signed H2. |
| General note | Annotation on Thomason copy: "May 4". |
| General note | The French charity (formerly Wing H693) also appears separately at reel 632:5. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. |
| References | Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) C6478 |
| References | Thomason E.1467[2] |
| References | Thomason E.1467[3] |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2529:4) |
| Other title | Answer made by command of Prince Henry. |
| Other title | French charity. |
| Stock number | CL0037000106 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |