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Collection of three 18 th century English pamphlets bound together. Two satirical writings directed to Sir Robert Walpole, 1 st Earl of Orford (1676-1745) , the first Prime Minister of Britain, as well as to several prominent members of the British Court and Parliament, including to the founder of the American colony of Georgia, James Edward Oglethorpe (1696–1785) , addressed by Sir Robert Walpole in the following terms: “ My Clemency I give to G---l O –th-pe,[ General Oglethorpe] that for the future, he may govern his American Subjects with less rigour . ” ( The Last Will , p.27) Two satires accompanied by a pamphlet with the printed testament of Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) , a fierce political rival of Sir Walpole. Details : The Last Will and Testament of the High Honourable R[ober]t E[arl] of O[rfor]d . London, Printed for W. Webb near St. Pauls, MDCCXLV [1745]. Bound with: A True Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Her Grace Sarah, late Duchess Dowager of Marlborough: with the codicil thereto annexed . London, Printed for M. Cooper, 1744. Bound with: The Statesman's Progress: or, A Pilgrimage to Greatness. Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream …By John Bunyan…London, Printed for C. Corbett, MDCCXLI [1741]. Three works bound in one volume; 8º (19,5 x 11,5 cm).; [2], 28 pp; [2], 94 pp; [4], viii, 49, [1 blank] pp. Bookplate of the Marquess of Headfort, pasted on inner cover. Possession signature (dated June 1749) of Thomas Taylour, 1 st Earl of Bective (1724-1795), contemporary manuscript entries to endpaper. In a contemporary mottled calf binding (scuffs and superficial loss). Title pages a little soiled and with marginal perforations, a couple of leaves with minor paper loss at the edge or corner. Provenance : Thomas Taylour, 1 st Earl of Bective (1724-1795), Irish Peer and politician. Thomas Taylour 1 st Marquess of Headfort (1757-1829), eldest son of 1 st Earl of Bective .