By the King, a proclamation against spreading of a trayterous declaration published by James Duke of Monmouth

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• By the King, a proclamation against spreading of a trayterous declaration published by James Duke of Monmouth
• Proclamations. 1685-06-15
• Proclamation against spreading of a trayterous declaration published by James Duke of Monmouth

People / Organizations

• England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II). (Author)

Imprint

London: Printed by the Assigns of John Bill deceas'd: and by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1685.

Added name

James II, King of England, 1633-1701.; Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-1685.; Newcomb, Thomas, -1681 or 1682, printer.; Hills, Henry, -1689?, printer. ; Assigns of John Bill, printer.

Publication year

1685

ESTC No.

R226540

Grub Street ID

99543

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : 1 coat of arms ; 1°.

Note

"The Duke of Monmouth has lately published a traitorous paper [Crawford no. 3793], 'The declaration of James Duke of Monmouth, &c., now in arms to deliver the kingdom from the usurpation of James Duke of York,' which paper has been ordered by the Lords to be burnt by the common hang man. No one is to receive it, read it, or publish it"-- Crawford

Various settings of text with different Steele notations identified; Wing does not differentiate between the different settings

At end of text: Given at Our Court at Whitehall the fifteenth day of June, 1685. In the first year of Our reign

Woodcut royal coat of arms (as Crawford no. 95 but with I2 instead of C2); woodcut factotum

Steele notation: to Spiritual Tray-.

Uncontrolled note

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