1737 Boyle Family Memoirs IRISH History Elizabeth I Greek Letters of Phalaris

The Boyle Family was a prominent political English family who rose to prominence in Ireland in the 17th- and 18th-centuries. The important aspects of their lives were collected and highlighted by Eustace Budgell in his ‘Memoirs’ which is a collection of writings and reports from various political encounters in England and Ireland. Important topics include Boyle’s correspondence with Queen Elizabeth and the King of Spain, visits with Cromwell, support for King Charles II, Irish Protestant festivals and poetry, and English translations of the Greek Letters of Phalaris.

According to Lowndes,“In this work will be found much valuable information relating to Ireland.”

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BUDGELL, Eustace

Memoirs of the lives and characters of the illustrious family of the Boyles; particularly of the late eminently learned Charles earl of Orrery. In which is contain'd many curious pieces of English history, not extant in any other author ... With a particular account of the famous controversy between the Honourable Mr. Boyle, and the Reverend Dr. Bentley, concerning the genuineness of Phalaris's Epistles; also the same translated from the original Greek.

London, Olive Payne, 1737.

Details:

•Collation: Complete with all pages:

oxl, 258, 34

•References: Lowndes 306;

•Language: English

•Binding: Leather; tight & secure

•Size: ~7.75in X 5in (19.5cm x 13cm)

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