An apology for the conduct of a late celebrated second-rate minister
Subtitle: from the year 1729, at which time he commenc'd courtier, till within a few weeks of his death, in 1746 ...
By: Written by himself and found among his papers ...
Contributors: Weston, Edward, 1702 or 1703-1770
Publisher: Printed for W. Webb
Published: 1747
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Politics and government; Early works to 1800
Notes: Preface ascribes the work to "the late Mr. W---n."

Wrongly attributed to Thomas Winnington. Cf. Dict. nat. biog. under Winnington; W. L. Cross, The history of Henry Fielding. New Haven, 1948, v. 2, p. 72-74.

"Also sometimes attributed in the two Lampeter copies to one "Lynch (an Irish papist)" pr tp Edward Weston."--ESTC.

Rare Book copy 1: No. 5 (misnumbered 6 in pencil) in a vol. of pamphlets.

Rare Book copy 3: No. 10 in a vol. of pamphlets.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), TT22229

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