Nicholas Machiavel secretary of Florence, his testimony against the Pope, and his clergy : also, his prophesie, that all reformations that shall have any mixture of that sort of men, the clergy in it, shall come to nought. Published in the year 1537..
Neville, Henry,1620-1694.
Wharton, Thomas Wharton,Marquess of,1648?-1715.
[London? : s.n.],
Reprinted in the year 1689..
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Another edition of 'The publisher or translator of Nicholas Machiavels whole works out of Italian, faithfully into English'.
A letter purporting to be by Nicolo Machiavelli and to be dated 1 April 1537 but probably by Henry Neville. Letter concerns science of political government and is critical of the government and clergy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Attribution of authorship from internal evidence.
Authorship sometimes but less probably attributed to Thomas Wharton.
First four leaves contain titlepage (reverse blank) and 'Preface to the reader'.
P. [1] unnumbered.
Caption title on p. [1]: Nicholas Machiavels letter to Zanobius Buondelmontius, in vindication of himself and his writings.
Suggested place of publication from Wing.
Wing (2nd ed.)
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Political ethics
Political science