[HEXHAM, Henry] A Tongue-Combat lately happening betweene two English souldiers in the tilt-boat of Gravesend, the one going to serve the King of Spaine, the other to servue the States Generall of the United Provinces, printed at London, 1623, 4°, FIRST SEPARATE EDITION (D4 neatly repaired at inner margin, occasional small ink stains and short marginal tears), 19th-century calf gilt. [STC 13264.8: "An answer to 18327.5"; Lowndes III, 1058: "In this singular work will be found many phrases current among the common people at the commencement of the 17th century"] | Christie's

Lot 74

[HEXHAM, Henry] A Tongue-Combat lately happening betweene two English souldiers in the tilt-boat of Gravesend, the one going to serve the King of Spaine, the other to servue the States Generall of the United Provinces, printed at London, 1623, 4°, FIRST SEPARATE EDITION (D4 neatly repaired at inner margin, occasional small ink stains and short marginal tears), 19th-century calf gilt. [STC 13264.8: "An answer to 18327.5"; Lowndes III, 1058: "In this singular work will be found many phrases current among the common people at the commencement of the 17th century"]

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[HEXHAM, Henry] A Tongue-Combat lately happening betweene two English souldiers in the tilt-boat of Gravesend, the one going to serve the King of Spaine, the other to servue the States Generall of the United Provinces, printed at London, 1623, 4°, FIRST SEPARATE EDITION (D4 neatly repaired at inner margin, occasional small ink stains and short marginal tears), 19th-century calf gilt. [STC 13264.8: "An answer to 18327.5"; Lowndes III, 1058: "In this singular work will be found many phrases current among the common people at the commencement of the 17th century"]

Lot Essay

Hexham's pamphlet states the case for supporting the United Provinces, tracing the course of their rebellion against Spanish rule from 1565 when the Inquisition was introduced and graphically describing the Duke of Alva's tyranny.

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