Cabala: Sive Scrinia Sacra. Mysteries of State & [and] Government: in Letters of illustrious persons and great agents; in the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, K: [King] James, and the late King Charls [Charles]. In Two Parts. In which the secrets of the Empire, and publique manage of affairs are contained with many remarkable passages no where else published

London: Printed for G. Bedel and T. Collins, 1654. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The second part is titled: Scrinia Sacra; Secrets of Empire, in Letters of illustrious persons. A Supplement of the Cabala. in which business of the same quality and grandeur is contained: with many famous passages of the late reigns of K. Henry 8, Q. Elizabeth, K. James, adn K. Charls. The name Cabala comes from the last initials of ministers to Charles II. In modern brown buckram binding with red leather title label and black leather year label to spine. The cloth is split along both hinges; however, the boards remain attached. The top three inches of the spine cloth (truncated) including a portion of the title label has been reattached; however, the split is still visible. Minor rubbing and soiling to binding. Clean interior overall with occasional spots of foxing, soiling, and smudge marks. Several pages have large areas of penned lines and dots over the text; however, text remains legible. Pagination: [16], 347, [21]; [12], 355 (i.e. 255), [9]. Lacks ads after the second volume. Each volume has a separate index following the work. MON/072022. (Inventory #: 35845)