Trenchard, John; Moyle, Walter; Somers, Baron John; Fletcher, Andrew; Johnson, Samuel
London: Various, 1697 - 1699. First Editions, Mixed. Square octavo, 11 parts; VG; Privately bound in red leather, with gilt lettering and tooling; Contains 11 pamphlets related to the “Standing Army Controversy”: Four by Trenchard/Moyle, one by Johnson, one by Somers, one by Fletcher, and four anonymous; all but one appears to be first editions (published year subsequent to first appearance); On ffep: “Grace Grace Trenchard her / Book / Grace Trenchard / her Book 1699”; her relationship to pamphleteer John Trenchard unclear.
Contents:
An Argument Shewing, that a Standing Army is Inconsistent with a Free Government, and absolutely destructive to the Constitution of the English Monarchy. [Moyle, Walter; Trenchard, John]; 1698; London: [N.p.]; Early Edition; 31, [1] pages.
The Second Part of an Argument, Shewing, that a Standing Army is Inconsistent with A Free Government, and absolutely destructive to the Constitution of the English Monarchy. [Moyle, Walter; Trenchard, John]; 1697; London: [N.p.]; First Edition; 27 pages.
A Letter, Ballancing the Necessity of Keeping A Land Force in Times of Peace: with The Dangers that may follow on it. [Somers, Baron John]; 1697; [London]: [N.p.]; First Edition; [2], 16 pages.
A Letter from the Author of the Argument Against a Standing Army, To the Author of the Balancing Letter. [Trenchard, John]; 1697; London: [N.p.]; First Edition; 15 pages.
A Discourse Concerning Militia's and Standing Armies, With Relation to the Past and Present Governments of Europe, and of England in particular. [Fletcher, Andrew]; 1697; London: [N.p.]; First Edition; 30 pages.
A Short History of Standing Armies in England. [Trenchard, John]; 1698; London: [N.p.]; First Edition; [2], viii, 46, [2] pages.
A Confutation of a late Pamphlet Intituled, A Letter Ballancing the Necessity of keeping a Land-Force in times of Peace; with the Dangers that may follow on it. [Johnson, Samuel]; 1698; London: Printed for A. Baldwin; First Edition; [4], 35, [1] pages.
Some Further Considerations About a Standing Army. [Anon.]; 1699; London: [N.p.]; [2], 10 pages.
A Letter to a Member of Parliament Concerning Guards and Garrisons. [Anon.]; 1699; London: Printed for A. Baldwin; 8 pages.
A Letter to a Member of Parliament Concerning The four Regiments commonly called Mariners. 1699; London: Printed for A. Baldwin; 14 pages.
The Seaman's Opinion of a Standing Army in England, in Opposition to a Fleet at Sea, As the best Security of the Kingdom. [Anon.]; 1699; London: Printed for A. Baldwin; 22, [2] pages. More