New news from Bedlam: or More work for Towzer and his brother Ravenscroft. Alias hocus pocus whipt and stript: or a ra-ree new fashion cupping-glass most humbly represented to the Observator wherein the various shapes, and present legerdemain postures, principles and practices of the bold and most insolent factors for the infallible chair (both in church and state) are yet more and more unvailed and discovered. As it was lately represented in a plain honest country dialogue, (viz. both serious, comical, satyrical, tragical and theological) to a true loyal Protestant-association of master and scholars, to be acted by them at the next breaking up of their grammar-school, ... By Theophilus Rationalis, one of Heraclitus Ridens, Nat. Thompson's and the most profound Observator's wise men of Gotham, although a most sincere, and true lover of King and country

All titles

• New news from Bedlam: or More work for Towzer and his brother Ravenscroft. Alias hocus pocus whipt and stript: or a ra-ree new fashion cupping-glass most humbly represented to the Observator wherein the various shapes, and present legerdemain postures, principles and practices of the bold and most insolent factors for the infallible chair (both in church and state) are yet more and more unvailed and discovered. As it was lately represented in a plain honest country dialogue, (viz. both serious, comical, satyrical, tragical and theological) to a true loyal Protestant-association of master and scholars, to be acted by them at the next breaking up of their grammar-school, ... By Theophilus Rationalis, one of Heraclitus Ridens, Nat. Thompson's and the most profound Observator's wise men of Gotham, although a most sincere, and true lover of King and country
• More work for Towzer and his brother Ravenscroft; Postscript. To the Tantivies

People / Organizations

• Theophilus Rationalis (Author)
• Langley Curtiss ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for the author, and published by Langley Curtis, at the sign of Sir Edmund Bury Godfrey's Head near Fleet-Bridge, anno Domini 1682

Added name

T.T.

Publication year

1682

ESTC No.

R34539

Grub Street ID

117063

Description

[2], 46, 39-94, [2] p. ; 4°.

Note

Theophilus Rationalis is a pseudonym

In verse

A satire on Sir Roger L'Estrange, i.e. Towzer, and other Tories

The last leaf, which bears "Postscript. To the Tantivies, by T.T.", is misnumbered p. 48, 47.