[Commonplace book], [1654-ca. 1698].

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[Commonplace book], [1654-ca. 1698].

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Autograph manuscript, containing notes and verses from classical writers, legal notes arranged alphabetically, and an autobiographical "Essay of a Happy Life." The earlier part of this manuscript was written while studying for his matriculation at Oxford. Written in retirement, Trumbull's "Essay of a Happy Life" is a critical assessment of himself as an office-holder and a statement of his spiritual resolutions.

1 v. (ca. 280 p.) ; 20 x 15 cm.

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Trumbull, William, Sir, 1639-1716

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Politician; knighted Nov. 21, 1684; Secretary of State and privy councillor under William III, May 3, 1695-Dec. 1, 1697; in his retirement, befriended the young Alexander Pope. From the description of Letter : Whitehall [London, Eng.], to [William] Blathwayte [i.e. Blathwayt], 1697 Aug. 6. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122580819 Sir William Trumbull (1639-1716), a noted lawyer, foreign diplomatist, and Secretary of State 1695-1697, was one of Alexander Pope'...