The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty, and Prerogative court of Canterbury, &c. Ambassador and Plenipotentiary for the General Peace at Cologn and Nimeguen, And Secretary of State to K. Charles II.

William Wynne Esq.

Published by London: Printed for Joseph Downing, in Bartholomew-Close; William Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-noster-Row; William and John Innys, at the West-End of St Paul s; and John Osborn, at the Oxford-Arms in Lombard-Street. M.DCC.XXIV., 1724

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The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty, and Prerogative court of Canterbury, &c. Ambassador and Plenipotentiary for the General Peace at Cologn and Nimeguen, And Secretary of State to K. Charles II. And a Compleat Series of Letters, from the Beginning to the End of Those Two Important Treaties. Wherein are Related the Most Remarkable Transactions of Those Times, Both Foreign and Domestick. Together with Many Valuable Papers and Original Letters, From the Beginning to the End of Those two Important Treaties. Wherein are Related the Most Remarkable Transactions of Those Times, Both Foreign and Domestick. Together with Many Valuable Papers and Original Letters, Relating to the Rights and Privileges of the Universities, And Other Weighty Subjects. And the Resolution of Many Difficult and Curious Points in the Common and Civil Law, Laws of Merchants and of Nations, That Arose Within the Time of His Ministry. Never Before Published. In Two Volumes. By William Wynne, of the Middle-Temple, Esq; London: Printed for Joseph Downing, in Bartholomew-Close; William Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-noster-Row; William and John Innys, at the West-End of St Paul's; and John Osborn, at the Oxford-Arms in Lombard-Street. M.DCC.XXIV. (1724) Paginates; Vol I: xvii, [3], civ, 552 pp. Vol II: iv, 792 pp. Collates: Vol I: A4, *a4, *b2, a-n4, B-4A4. Vol II: )(2, A-5G4. Complete with Frontis portrait, Title pages in red and black and the separate title page in Vol II reading A Continuation of the Letters from the Ambassadors and Mediators for the General Peace at Nimeguen, Beginning January the First, 1676-7. Bound in full contemporary calf, the spines in seven compartments with six raised bands. Boards and spine worn. All boards cracked and holding by the cords. Contents fine with minimal dirt staining and scattered foxing. Portrait a strong impression. The volume measures 36.3 x 24 x 5 cm. Each leaf measures 355 x 255 mm. Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625-1685) was a Welsh academic, diplomat involved in the negotiation of international treaties (e.g. Nimègue), jurist and politician. He was a clerical lawyer who served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1668 to 1685, and enjoyed a high reputation for judicial integrity. As a statesman he served as Secretary of State from 1680 to 1684. William Wynne (baptised 1692-1765) was a Welsh lawyer and author. Wynne was the youngest son of the Welsh civil servant Owen Wynne. His father, who served as secretary to Sir Leoline Jenkins and succeeding Secretaries of State, died in 1700. Using papers inherited from his father, Wynne published his substantive two volume set, The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, in 1724.

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• Title: The Life of Sir Leoline Jenkins, Judge of the High-Court of Admiralty, and Prerogative court of Canterbury, &c. Ambassador and Plenipotentiary for the General Peace at Cologn and Nimeguen, And Secretary of State to K. Charles II.
• Publisher: London: Printed for Joseph Downing, in Bartholomew-Close; William Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-noster-Row; William and John Innys, at the West-End of St Paul s; and John Osborn, at the Oxford-Arms in Lombard-Street. M.DCC.XXIV.
• Publication Date: 1724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good