An account of Poland

containing a geographical description of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and the wars they have been engag'd in; the constitution of that government; particularly the manner of electing and crowning their king; his power and prerogatives. With a brief history of the Tartars, by Monsieur Hauteville ... To which is added, a chronology of the Polish kings; the abdication of King John Casimir; and the rise and progress of Socinianisme. Likewise a relation of the chief passages during the last interregnum; and the election and coronation of the new King Frederic Augustus. The whole comprehending whatsoever is curious and worthy of remark in the former and present state of Poland.

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Gaspard de Tende: An account of Poland (1698, T. Goodwin, and H. Newman)

300 pages

English language

Published Dec. 7, 1698 by T. Goodwin, and H. Newman.

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Subjects

  • Socinianism
  • Poland -- Politics and government
  • Poland -- Social life and customs