‎"MOLESWORTH, ROBERT.‎
‎Dännemarks Gegenwärtiger Staat, unter der numehro Souverainen Regierung Christiani V. Worinne dieses Königs allergeheimste Staats-Maximen...‎

‎Colln, Marteau, 1697. 4to. In contemporary (original?) marbled wrappers. Wear to extremities, spine missing. Title-page with tear. Internally with light occassional brownspotting. 84 ff.‎

Reference : 61854

‎Second german edition, first pubished in 1695 of Molesworth notorious attack on Danish absolutism. He was an influential figure in the political sience at the period.""Robert Molesworth, an ardent Whig, became a prominent figure in the new Williamite administration. Contemporaries acknowledged his opinions on politics and economy with considerable respect. From July 1689 to December 1692 he served as British Ambassador to the Court of Denmark, during which time he wrote a spirited attack on Danish absolutism in a treatise entitled An Account of Denmark as it was in the Year 1692."" (Wikipedia).‎