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Acta regia : or, An account of the treaties, letters and instruments between the monarchs of England and foreign powers, publish'd in Mr. Rymer's Foedera, which are the basis of the English history, and contain those authorities which rectify the mistakes that most of our writers have committed for want of such a collection of records
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Acta regia : or, An account of the treaties, letters and instruments between the monarchs of England and foreign powers, publish'd in Mr. Rymer's Foedera, which are the basis of the English history, and contain those authorities which rectify the mistakes that most of our writers have committed for want of such a collection of records / Tr. from the French of M. Rapin, as publish'd by M. Le Clerc. With the heads of the kings and queens, curiously engrav'd by Mr. Vandergucht.
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London : Printed for J. Darby [etc.], 1726-27.
Physical Description
4 volumes : frontispiece (volumes 4), portraits ; 22 cm.
Notes
Translated by Stephen Whatley.
An abridgment of t. 1-17 of Rymer's Foedera. The abridgment of t. 1, at the beginning of the work, is by Jean Le Clerc. Rapin's abridgment of t. 1 is found in the appendix, volume 4, pages 323-543.
"The life of Mr. Rapin-Thoyras, translated from a letter prefix'd to the ninth volume of his History of England ...": volumes 4, 28 pages at beginning.
Volume 1 was published in 1731; title varies slightly.
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English
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July 29, 1995
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