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By which the real State of the Kingdom in those Times will be clearly evinced, and many important Facts hitherto not known; or but obfcurely related by our Hiftorians, fet in their true Light.. Extracted from the Journals and Rolls of Parliament, Records, Manufcripts in Collected, Digefted, and Illuftrated with Proper Notes, by Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Profe, By the late RIGHT HONOURABLE JOSEPH ADDISON. Volume the Fourth. Price 2 s. 6 d. THE Works of the most celebrated Minor Poets, Namely, Wentworth, Earl of Rofcommon; Charles, Earl of Dorfet barls, Earl of Hallifax; Sir Samuel Garth; George Stepney, Efq; William Walsh, Efq; Thomas Tickell,Efq; Never before collected and published together. In 3 Vols THE CONTENT S OF THIS FOURTH COLLECTION, FOUR VOLUME S. HISTORICAL and POLITICA L. [The Tracts marked with were copied from the MSS. in the Cotton Library, and which, were fince deftroyed by the Fire there.] "T HE Creation of Henry Duke of York, feconde Sone to King Henry the feventh, 1494. Vol. 2. Page 378 The Christening of Prince Arthur, Son to H. 7. with the Ceremonies then used. Vol. 2. 425 Remembrance for the Traduction of the Princeffe Katherine, Daughter to the Right, High and Mighty Prince, the King and Queen of Spaine, as herein Articles it doth appear. Vol. 2. 371 Oath made to Henry 8th. by the Bishops, &c. in the Convocation in Parliament, 1534. MSS. Vol. 2. 368 A Difcourfe that it was not convenient for the Queen Mary to marrie, with the Anfwer. Vol. 2. 361 *The Lady Elizabeth,hir Grace's Anfweare, made at Hartfielde, the 26th of Ap. 1558, to Sir Thomas Pope, being fent from the Queen's Majefty to the fame, to uderftande how hir Grace lyked of the Motion of Marryage made by the King of Swethland's Meffenger, MSS. Vol. 2. 370 The Inftrument, by which Queen Jane was proclaimed Queen of England, &c. fetting 174 forth the Reason of her Claim, and her Right to the Crown. Vol. 1. The Declaration of the States General of the United Provinces: Setting forth, that Philipp the 2d had forfeited his Right of Sovereignty over the faid Provinces. At the Hague, 26 July 1581. Vol 2. 417 The Politia of the United Provinces. MSS. Vol. 2. 388 The Execution of Juftice in England, for Maintenance of publique and Christian Peace, against certeine Stirrers of Sedition, and Adherents to the Traytors and Enemies of the Realme, without any Perfecution of them for Queftions of Religion, as is falfely reported and published by the Fautors and Fofterers of their Treafons, by Lord Burghley, 1581. Vol. I. 5 A Declaration of the favourable Dealing of her Majefties Commiffioners appointed for the Examination of certaine Traytors, and of Tortures unjustly reported to be done upon them for Matter of Religion. By Lord Burghley, 1583. Vol. 1. Lord Burghley's Advice to Queen Elizabeth in Matters of Religion and State. Vol. 1. a I ΙΟΙ * A Copy A Copy of the Devife for Alteratione of Religione, at the first Year of Q. Eliz. Queen Elizabeth's Letter to the Duke of Wertenbirgh, in Answer of his Offer to affift her in the preferring her in Mar- riage, dated the 27th of January, 1583. A true and fummary Report of the Decla- ration of fome Part of the Earl of Nor- thumberland's Treafons, delivered pub- lickly in the Court at the Star-Chamber by the Lord Chancellor, and others of her Majefty's moft Honourable Privy Council, and Council learned, by her Majefty's fpecial Commandment, to- gether with the Examinations and De- pofitions of fundry Perfons, touching the Manner of his moft wicked and violent Murder, committed upon himself with his own Hand, in the Tower of London, the 20th Day of June, 1585, In ædibus C. Barker, Printer to the Queen of England, her most excellent Majesty. Placard, a Proclamation of the States Ge- neral of the United Provinces, conferring the Government of their Country, on Robert Earl of Leicester, the 6th Day of A Proclamation of the States General of the United Provinces; fetting forth, that Robert Earl of Leicester, has refigned his Government, and high Office of Captain General of the faid Provinces, and that all People are difcharged of the Oath made to the faid Earl. Nevertheless, that the Oath taken to the faid States, fhall remain in full Force. 12 April The Copie of a Letter fent out of Eng- land to Don Bernardin Mendoza, Am- baffador in France for the King of Spain, declaring the State of England, contrary to the Opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his Partizans, Spaniards, and Orders fet down by the Duke of Medina, Lord General of the King's Fleet, to te obferved in the Voyage towards A Speech made by Queen Elifabeth, (of famous Memory) in Parliament, Anno 1593. and in the Thirty-fifth Year of her Reign, concerning the Spanish Inv- The Cafe of the Bishop of Rofs, Refident The Copie of a Letter concernyng the Credit of the late published Detection of the Doyings of the Ladie Marie of Scotland, by the learned Buchanan, * A Letter into Scotland, to diffuade King James from invading or warring upon England, upon Account of his Gories Confpiracie: A Difcourfe of the un- naturall and vyle Confpiracie, attempted against the King's Majeftie's Person, at, Sanct-Johnstoun, upon Twyfday the fifth that fhould have been made between the Prince of England, and the Infanta Major, and alfo after with the younger Infanta of Spain. Written by Sr. Charles Cornwalleys to the Lord Digby. MSS. Relation of fuch Things as were ob- served to happen in the Journey of the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Not- tingham, Lord High Admiral of England, his Majefty's Ambaffador to the King of Spain: Being fent thither to take the Oath of the faid King, for the Main- tenance of Peace between the two fa- mous Kings of Great Britain and Spain, in in England in the Month of August, The Entertainment of Lord Digby in Tom Tell-Troath: Or, A free Difcourfe touching the Manners of the Time, directed to his Majestie by waye of hum- ble Advertisement. 1622 Vol. 1. III The History of the Gunpowder-Treafon : Collected from approved Authors, as well Popifh as Proteftants. 1678. Vol. 1. 137 The Arraignment and Execution of the late Traitors, Digby, &c. for the Gun- powder-Plot, with a Relation of the other Traitors which were executed at Wor- cefter, the Twenty-feventh of January last Advertisements of a loyal Subject to his gracious Soveraign, drawn from the Ob- fervations of the Peoples Speeches. The Tract is foentituled; but it is a Libel against feveral Proceedings of State, in the Be- ginning of King James 1ft. Reign. Vol. Sundry great Wrongs, Greevances, and but never redd. Vol. 2. The Accufation and Impeachment of John Lord Finch, Baron of Fordwich, Lord- keeper of the Great Seal of England, by the House of Commons, 1640. The Copie of an Order agreed upon in the House of Commons, upon Friday the Eighteenth of June, wherein every Man is rated according to his Eftate, for the King's Ufe, 1641. Vol. 1. 234 A Letter from the Archbishop of Can- moft Reverend William, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, to the University of Oxford, when he refigned his Office of Chan- cellor. Publifhed, by Occafion of a bafe Lible and Forgery, that runs under this Title. And alfo the Anfwer of the University to the faid Letter, 1641. A Speech spoken in the House of Commons, The Petition of the Gentlemen and Stu- 329 A true Relation of the trancendant Cru- elties, and base inhumane Practises of Captain William Smith, Pro: Marshall Generall of the Kings Army, ex- tended and exercised on the Parliament Prisoners in the Caftle at Oxford, 1642. England's Petition to their King: Or, An humble Petition of the defteffed and al- moft deftroyed Subjects of England. To the King's moft excellent Majeftie. Con- taining (in the Judgement of the Wife) the very Senfe of the True-hearted of the Kingdome: But because the Way to the King's Eare is ftopt, it was sent to London, and there printed, as it is briefly declared to the Reader, 1643. England's Tears, for the prefent Wars, The Irish Cabinet: Or, his Majefty's fe- cret Papers, for establishing the Papal Clergy in Ireland, with other Matters of high Concernment, taken in the Carriages of the Arch-bishop of Tuam who was flain in the late Fight in Sligo, Victories |