A collection of the state papers of John Thurloe, Esq; secretary, first, to the Council of State, and afterwards to the two Protectors, Oliver and Richard Cromwell
Subtitle: In seven volumes. Containing authentic memorials of the English affairs from the year 1638, to the restoration of King Charles II. Published from the originals, formerly in the library of John Lord Somers, Lord High Chancellor of England; and since in that of Sir Joseph Jekyll, Knt. late Master of the Rolls. Including also a considerable number of original letters and papers, communicated by His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury from the library at Lambeth, the Right Honourable the Earl of Shelburn, and other hands. The whole digested into an exact order of time. To which is prefixed, the life of Mr. Thurloe. With a complete index to each volume
By: By Thomas Birch, M.A.F.R.S.
Contributors: Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766; Bowyer, William, 1699-1777, printer; Davis, Charles, -1755, bookseller; Vertue, George, 1684-1756, engraver; Woodward, Thomas, -1751?, bookseller; Executor of Fletcher Gyles; Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed for the executor of the late Mr. Fletcher Gyles; Thomas Woodward, at the Half-Moon, between the Temple-Gates, in Fleet-street; and Charles Davis in Pater-noster Row.
Published: 1742
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Sources; History
Notes: Includes index at the end of each volume.

Part (v.1 and v.5) printed by William Bowyer; his records show 360 copies printed on coarse crown, 400 on best crown, and 90 on medium; see ESTC.

Mixed chainlines.

Volume 1 has a coat-of-arms head-piece (p. [iii]), a portrait vignette of Thurloe (on head-piece of p. [xi]), and an intaglio portrait of the author facing the title page, signed "G. Vertue Sculp.1741."

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T160848

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 1. Papers from the year 1638 to 1653.; title: Vol. 2. 1653-1654.; title: Vol. 3. December 1654 to September 1655.; title: Vol. 4. September 1655 to May 1656.; title: Vol. 5. 1655 [i.e. May 1656 to January 1657]; title: Vol. 6. 1657 to 1658.; title: Vol. 7. 1658 to 1660.