Lately Published,
The State Papers and Letters of Sir Ralph Sadler, Knight-Banneret. Edited by Arthur Clifford, Esq. To which is added a Memoir of the Life of Sir Ralph Sadler, with Historical Notes; by Walter Scott, Esq. 2 vol. 4to. With Portraits, Autographs, and other Embellishments. 5l. 5s. boards.
A few Copies on Large Paper, in 3 vol. 4to, price 81. 8s.
All these important State Papers, excepting those referring to the earliest of the
Four Periods, are now laid before the Public for the first time. They are published from
the Originals, which have been preserved in the family of Thomas Clifford, Esq. of
Tixall, in the county of Stafford, whose mother, the Hon. Barbara Aston, represented
Gertrude Sadler, Lady Aston, grand-daughter and sole heiress of Sir Ralph Sadler.
The Collection consists of four separate Sets of Letters, relating almost entirely to the affairs of Scotland; the First, on the negociation for disuniting that kingdom from France, and from the Family Alliance against England; the Second, on the Scottish Reformation; the Third, on the Rebellion in the North of England in 1569; and the Last, on the subject of Queen Mary. In these transactions Sir Ralph Sadler, as Ambassador from England, bore an important part, and displayed great abilities as a Statesman. His Letters, and State Papers, throw a strong light on one of the most interesting periods in British History.
