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MISCELLANEOUS TRACTS, 1688-1799 -- John DRYDEN (1631-1700). Britannia rediviva: A Poem on the Birth of the Prince of Wales . London: J. Tonson, 1688. 2° (300 x 187m). Modern marbled boards. FIRST (FOLIO) EDITION. 'Our vows are heard betimes! and Heaven takes care/To grant, before we can conclude the Pray'r.' Tonson also published a 4° edition of this eulogy on the birth of Prince James Edward (1688-1766). Macdonald Dryden 27a; Wing D-2251. [John Drummond, Earl of MELFORT (1649-1715)]. A Letter directed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Perth, Governour to the Prince . London: Charles Bill 1700. 2° (299 x 187mm). (Title soiled, affected by damp, repairs to final leaf.) Modern blue half calf. FIRST (FOLIO) EDITION. Asserts Louis XIV's willingness to provide military support for the Pretender's claims to the British crown. Wing L-1361; with 2 others loosely inserted (a smaller copy of the same work and: Sacred to the Mmemory of Mr. James Drummond of Perth, &c. Who was born 16th October, 1791 -- and died 11th August, 1799 . Madderty [i.e. ?Perth]: [s.n.], 19th August 1799. Broadside, 2°. Verse: 'Hark! -- how the sounds of woe deep murm'ring rise!' ONLY RECORDED COPY IN NLS.) -- Representation of the High-landers who arrived at the Camp of the Confederated Army, not far off the City of Mayence the 13th of August 1743 . Nuremberg: Christoph Weigely, [?1743]. 2°. All engraved with title in English, German and French and 5 plates. Modern calf-backed boards. RARE. Colas 2543; Lipperheid Qh1. -- [LONDON GAZETTE. Supplement]. Whitehall, April 26, 1746. This Afternoon a Messenger arrived from the Duke of Cumberland, with the following particulars of the victory obtained by his Royal Highness over the rebels, on Wednesday the 16th instant near Culloden . [London: E. Owen, 1746]. 2°. Drop-head title. (Title and final leaf soiled.) ONE EDITION. 6 copies located in ESTC. -- Prince CHARLES EDWARD (1720-88). Protest. C.P. of W.R. of Gr. Br. &c. &c. No one is ignorant of the hereditary right .... [?Edinburgh: 1748]. Broadside, 2°, printed on one side. (Some repairs, lower corner torn through and strengthened on verso.) Bound with a 2-page explanatory typescript in morocco-backed boards (spine lacking). Provenance : W. McMillan (bookplate). Dated Paris, 16th July 1748, this translation from the French is a protest against the provison under the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle that France should no longer give asylum to Prince Charles. ONLY 4 COPIES LOCATED; and 19 other folio volumes, several with more than one tract, one volume containing four Reports on the Forfeited Estates in Scotland presented to the House of Commons (1714-25). (24)