Monarchiae Britannicae singularis protectio, or, A brief historicall essay tending to prove God's especial providence over the Brittish monarchy / by Hamlett Puleston.
1661
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Monarchiae Britannicae singularis protectio, or, A brief historicall essay tending to prove God's especial providence over the Brittish monarchy / by Hamlett Puleston.
Created/published
London : Printed by R.D. for the author, 1661.
Description
[4], 60 pages ; 19 cm
Associated name
Puleston, Hamlet, 1632-1662, author.
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771.
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
Yonge, Walter, 1581?-1649.
Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.
Affleck, Gilbert, 1684?-1764.
Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771.
Lansdowne, William Petty, Marquis of, 1737-1805.
Yonge, Walter, 1581?-1649.
Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.
Affleck, Gilbert, 1684?-1764.
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Cited/described in
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R21049
Wing (2nd ed.), P4192
Wing (2nd ed.), P4192
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 270942 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: "First edition, first issue. Hamlett Puleston (1632-62) came from Hampshire and was educated at Wadham College, Oxford; he then became a fellow of Jesus College, even though he seems to have had no Welsh descent (the college was mostly the preserve of Welshmen). This is his only work: published soon after the restoration of Charles II, it purports to show its inevitability, given the ‘especial providence’ that looks after the wearers of the British crown, not only in the later 17th century but from the Anglo-Saxons onwards – although he mentions Gorboduc and Brutus in passing, he begins his survey with Ine of Wessex. This is the first and in effect the only edition: it was reissued in 1663 by Philemon Stephens of London, with a cancel title page – by this time Puleston had died in poverty, so perhaps there was less to prevent a quick reissue. In 1664 Richard Davis (probably the R.D. of this first version) cancelled the final third of the sheets (i.e. pp. 41-60), and reissued it in Oxford, under the title Historical essaies & observations proving Gods especial providence over the English monarchy. Davis’s abridged version thus omits the whole section on the Scots and Welsh monarchy. Given Puleston’s first name, it is amusing that his book encompasses the particular reigns which are so effectively covered by Shakespeare in his history plays – not only Richard II, but Henrys IV, V and VI and Richard III. He does not appear to have read Shakespeare (or, at least, he does not reflect his language), but is more dependent on Edmund Howes’s abridgement and continuation of Stow. In the last third of the book – the section cut by Davis for his 1664 reissue – Puleston covers the Scots kings, including Macbeth (which he spells ‘Machbeth’) on pp. 48-9 and 53, and points out that the old royal Saxon line was continued through the Scots." Ordered from Christopher Edwards, D 9227, 08-15-2018, email quote. Purchase made possible by The Elizabeth L. Eisenstein Acquisitions Fund.
Folger accession
270942