Thomas Scott

An Experimentall Discoverie of Spanish Practises, Or, the Covnsell of a Well-wishing Souldier, for the Good of His Prince and State: Wherein is Manifeste Thomas Scott

Publisher Marketing: Title: An experimentall discoverie of Spanish practises, or, The covnsell of a well-wishing souldier, for the good of his prince and state: wherein is manifested from known experience, both the cruelty, and policy of the Spaniard, to effect his own ends: chiefly swelling with multiplicity of glorious titles, as one of the greatest monarchs of the earth, that being admired of all, his greatnessse might amaze all, and so by degrees seeking covertly to tyrannize over all: when as indeed and truth, the greatest part of his pretended greatnesse is but a windy crack of an ambitious minde. Author: Thomas ScottPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03000500CollectionID: CTRG99-B1217PublicationDate: 16230101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "Possibly by Henry Hexham; generally but probably erroneously attributed to Thomas Scott, B. D. ..."--NUC pre-1956 imprints. Also cf. STC (2nd ed.). Authorship attributed to Thomas Scott by Sabin. Place of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.) A continuation published with separate title: A second part of Spanish practices. London, 1624. Collation: 54 p.; 19 cm Contributor Bio:  Scott, Thomas Author, Thomas Scott, a former Marine and State Trooper, resides with his wife, Gwen, and their Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Bene, in Brunswick, Georgia.