Memoirs Of Sir Benjamin Rudyerd - Softcover

Benjamin Rudyerd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371629977 ISBN 13: 9780371629970

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Memoirs Of Sir Benjamin Rudyerd: Containing His Speeches And Poems. To Which Are Added The Letters Of His Great-Great-Grandson Benjamin Rudyerd. This volume compiles the life of Sir Benjamin Rudyerd, a 17th-century English statesman, poet, and parliamentary orator, with his speeches and poems and letters from his descendant Captain Benjamin Rudyerd. It includes biographical preface by the editor James Alexander Manning; contents range from 'Memorars of Sir B Rudyerd' to 'Noctes Templarie', various speeches in Parliament, and an Appendix with poems. The work also traces the history of the Court of Wards and Liveries and Rudyerd’s role as second judge, his parliamentary career from James I through Charles I, his stance for liberty and moderation, and his involvement in the abolition of wardships era; includes Ben Jonson, Wotton, and Pembroke's poems, etc. The Letters of Captain Rudyerd provide a glimpse into 18th-century overseas campaigns and colonial experiences, including Fontenoy, Dettingen; the volume offers a broad portrait of 17th–18th-century English political and literary life.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371629977
• ISBN 13: 9780371629970
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448