Memoirs of the lives and characters of the illustrious family of the Boyles : particularly of the late eminently learned Charles Earl of Orrery. In which is contain'd many curious pieces of English history, not extant in any other author: extracted from original papers and manuscripts. With a particular account of the famous controversy between the Honourable Mr. Boyle, and the Reverend Dr. Bentley, concerning the genuineness of Phalaris's Epistles; also the same translated from the original Greek /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
Other Authors:	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715, Theobald (Lewis) Mr, 1688-1744
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for, and sold by Olive Payne, ... M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]
Edition:	The third edition, carefully corrected ...
Subjects:	Boyle family. Cork, Richard Boyle, > Earl of, > 1566-1643. Boyle, Roger, > Earl of Orrery, > 1621-1679. Orrery, John Boyle, > Earl of, > 1707-1762. Boyle, Charles, > Earl of Orrery, > 1674-1731. Boyle, Robert, > 1627-1691. Bentley, Richard, > 1662-1742. > Dissertation upon the epistle of Philaris, Themistocles, Socrates, Euripides, and others. Boyle, Charles, > Earl of Orrery, > 1674-1731 Boyle, Roger, > Earl of Orrery, > 1621-1679 Imprints > 18th century > England > London. Biographies > 18th century.

Description
Item Description:	Title page in red and black. Some decorated letters and head- and endpieces. The appendix has separate pagination and register. "Appendix, relating to the honourable Robert Boyle, Esq.: " 34 pages at end. Includes "An epistle ... to ... John of Orrery," by L. Theobald (pages 29-34). The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:	xl, 258, 34 pages : frontispiece (portrait), 1 illustration (coat of arms) ; 20 cm Also issued online.
Place of Publication:	England -- London.