Scope and Contents (1) Leicester’s commonwealth: ‘The coppy of a letter wrytten by a mr. of arts in Cambridge to his friend in London concerning some talke passed betweene two worshippfell and grave men aboute the presente state and some proceedings of the earl of Lecistre and his freinds in England’, a copy of the anonymous book with this title, attributed to Robert Parsons, published in London, 1641. Some of the copyist’s errors have been corrected in red chalk. See also MSS Ff.02.03 and Ii.05.01; (2) ‘A...

Scope and Contents Ff. 10–19 are misplaced between ff. 39 and 40. 1. f. 1. 'An advertisement written to a Secretary of my Lord Treasurers of England by an Englishe Intelligencer as hee passed through Germanie into Italie, concerninge another booke newlie written in Latine and published in divers languages and countries against her Majesties late Proclamation for search and apprehension of Seminarie Preists and theire Receivers.—Also of a lettre written by the Lord Treasurer in defence of his gentrie and...

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Attributed to Robert Parsons. The title page seems to be taken from the suppressed edition of 1584. See also MSS Ff.02.03 and Ii.04.33, no. 1.

Scope and Contents 'The copie of a letter written by a maiester of arts of Cambridge, unto his friend in London concerning some talke passed of late betwene two worshipfull and grave men, about the present estate, and some proceedinges of Leycester and his frendes in England' is part of the title on p. 1, the remainder being what follows 'Leycester's commonwealth' by Robert Parsons, in the edition of 1641. The pamphlet was first published in 1584 and suppressed by proclamation. The last leaf of the manuscript...

Scope and Contents (1) ‘The earle of Leicester his common wealth’, attributed to Robert Parsons; (2) ‘A short veiw of K. Henry the third his raigne, written by Sir Robt. Cotton 1624’; (3) ‘Bosworth feild: by J. B.’, a poem by Sir John Beaumont, bart., published 1629; (4) ‘A speach or argument made in the commons house of parliament at a generall committye of the whole house concerninge the new impositions uppon marchandize lately imposed wthout assent of p’iamt, and the right and lawfullness thereof. Ano 8 J....

Scope and Contents 'The Copie of a letter written by a Master of Arts in Cambridge to his friends in London, concerninge some talke passed of late betweene two worshipfull and grave men about the present estate and some proceedinge of the Earle of Leicester and his friends in England. Conceived, spoken, and published, &c. A.D. 1584.' This is the celebrated libel afterwards known as Leicester's Commonwealth, the reputed author of which was Robert Parsons the Jesuit, who, however, is said to have disowned...