A Brief Vindication of Mr Percivall Brunskell's Case: With an..

1695. A Would-Be Reformer Asks for Recognition [Brunskell, Percivall]. A Brief Vindication of Mr. Percivall Brunskell's Case. With an Account of Twenty One Years Most Remarkable Passages. London: [s.n.], Printed in the Year, 1695. [viii], 16 pp. Quarto (7-1/2" x 5-3/4"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, trimming to fore-edge affecting most side notes with loss to legibility in places, occasional faint dampstaining to fore-edge, light soiling to a few leaves, faint dampspotting to first and final few leaves. $350. * Only edition. Brunskell was a determined reformer who frequently made a wide range of proposals to address corruption and increase royal revenue. Unfortunately for him, his efforts were not acknowledged to the extent that he wished. Written in a bid for recognition, this pamphlet lists abuses, proposes remedies and enumerates Brunskell's attempts at reform. English Short-Title Catalogue R38644.