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Why William III became King of England
[WILDMAN, John].Memorial der Englischen Protestanten an ihre Hoheiten den Prinsen und Prinzessin von Oranien. Aus den Holländischen übersetzet.    (No place, no publisher), 1688. 4to. Early 20th-century haf calf with decorated gilt spine, red morocco title-label with gilt title on front cover, marbled boards. Woodcut headpiece. (26) lvs. First and only German edition of the originally English pamphlet Account of the reasons of the nobility and gentry's invitation of His Highness the Prince of Orange into England (1688). Here it is translated from the Dutch edition Memorie van de Engelsche protestanten aan haare Hoogheden den Prince en Princesse van Orangie. The author Sir John Wildman (c. 1621 - June 2 , 1693), the author of many political pamphlets was an English soldier and politician. He was a large buyer of the land forfeited by the royalists, and in 1654 he entered the House of Commons as member of the First Protectorate Parliament for Scarborough. In about 1685 he went to Holland, and returned to England with the army of William of Orange in 1688. In 1689 he was a member of the convention parliament. He was knighted by King William III in 1692. Fine copy.- (Bottom of spine sl. dam).
Knuttel 13017; VD 17 3:601732X; cf. Cat. Goldsmith 2692 (English ed.) & 2704 (Dutch ed.).
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