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.

Uniform titleAnswer 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
SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteAround 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 noteTitle page printed in red and black.
General noteCaption 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 noteTranslation of "The French charity" is sometimes ascribed to John Evelyn. Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints.
General noteAnother 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 noteAnnotation on Thomason copy: "May 4".
General noteThe French charity (formerly Wing H693) also appears separately at reel 632:5.
General noteReproduction 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 noteElectronic 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 titleFrench charity.
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