After our very hearty commendations to your Grace: whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, have, by their humble address, acquainted Her Majesty with several instances of the very great boldness and presumption of the Romish priests and papists in this kingdom; together with their humble opinion, that for the safety of Her Majesties Royal person and government, a more watchful eye should be had over them for the future,

People / Organizations

• Church of England. (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd; printers to the Queens most Excel[lent Majes]ty, MDCCVI [1706]

Publication year

1706

ESTC No.

N42314

Grub Street ID

28645

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 1/2°.

Note

Title from first lines of text

Text comprises a letter from the Privy Council requiring "your Grace to issue out your orders to all the bishops [within] your province, directing them to require the clergy in their several dioceses [to take] an exact and particular account of the the number of the papists and reputed [papists] in every parish, ..." dated: From the Council-Chamber at Kensington the fourth of April, 1706; signed: Pembroke. P. Coningesby. Stamford. J Smith. Tho: Mansel. J Holt. J How. Ja Vernon

With a blank space at head of text for MS. preliminaries. Another edition for the diocese of London has the same setting but has printed preliminaries at head of text.

Uncontrolled note

Verify spelling of the words "Excellent Majesty" in imprint, and of some words in passage quoted from text; not clear in photocopy