Excerpt from Historical Treatises: The Political Consequences of the Reformation; The Rise, Progress, and Practical Influence of Political Theories; The Rise and Growth of the Continental Interests of Great Britain<br><br>The three Treatises contained in this volume, form, together with a Life of the Author, the first ~volume of the Historical Works of Profes sor Heeren, published at Gottingen, in the year 1821. The Life has been omitted from this translation, as belonging rather to a complete edition of an author's writings, than to such a selection as the present; and the order in which the treatises stand in the original, has, from mo tives of convenience, been changed: but in other respects, the: fdrifi of the volume above men tioned has been pursued. The whole of it how ever, has not been translated by the same hand, and it is feared that some difference of style may, on that account, be observable in different parts of the work. Owing to the same circum stances also, considerable delay has occurred between the printing of the first two treatises, and of the third: to which must be attributed any incongruity which may exist between the dates mentioned in the notes of the Translator of the two former, and the date of the title-page. It is hoped, however, that, notwithstanding these circumstances, this volume will not detract from the high reputation, which previous translations from his works have deservedly acquired for Professor Heeren in this country.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.