[William Pulteney]. A short view of the state of affairs, with relation to Great Britain, for four years past; with some remarks on the treaty lately published and a pamphlet intitled, Observations upon it. , 1st ed. London: Printed for R. Francklin, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden, 1730.

36pages. Modern cloth binding with title in gilt on spine. Size: 7¾ x 4¾ inches. A very good clean copy. William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, (1684 – 1764) was an English politician, a Whig, created the first Earl of Bath in 1742. Throughout the reign of Queen Anne William Pulteney was active in the struggles of the Whigs against the Tories. When the Whigs finally gained power and Robert Peel became Prime Minister, Pulteney was made Secretary of War in 1714. When Peel resigned in 1717 Pulteney followed him into retirement out of loyalty. However, when Peel regained power in 1721, Pulteney felt slighted that his loyalty had been inadequately recognised. Pulteney formed an opposition party within the Whig s - the Patriot Whigs, a group of fellow Whigs who felt that Walpole was corrupt and tyrannical. Although Walpole attempted in 1730 to conciliate him by the offer of a peerage, all overtures were spurned. Pulteney, together with Bolingbroke, started a newspaper - The Craftsman – which incessantly denounced the Administration of Walpole. Articles in The Craftsman provoked many pamphlet attacks. Pulteney was always ready with a response and was an unremitting pamphleteer. This example is one of his earliest attacks on Walpole's Administration, in particular his handling of relations with both France and Spain. (Book ref. wb11756)  £30.00

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