Leicester's common-wealth. :
conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of dutifull goodwill and affection towards this realme. /
by Robert Parsons Jesuite. ; whereunto is added Leicesters-ghost.
Description
- Related Names
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Thirlby, S., former owner.
Aylofte, W., former owner.
Rogers, Thomas, 1573 or 1574-1609 or 1610.
Marshall, William, active 1617-1650, engraver.
Arundell, Charles, 1540-1587, attributed name.
Morgan, Thomas, 1543-1606, attributed name.
Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610, attributed name.
- Language(s)
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English
- Published
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London : [publisher not identified], printed anno Dom 1641.
- Subjects
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Leicester, Robert Dudley,
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Leicester, Robert Dudley, /
Earl of,
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Leicester, Robert Dudley, / Earl of, /
1532?-1588.
Leicester, Robert Dudley,
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Leicester, Robert Dudley, /
Earl of,
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Leicester, Robert Dudley, / Earl of, /
1532?-1588.
Catholic Church
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Catholic Church /
16th century
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Catholic Church / 16th century /
Apologetic works.
Protestant churches
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Protestant churches /
16th century
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Protestant churches / 16th century /
Controversial literature.
Great Britain
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Great Britain /
Politics and government
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Great Britain / Politics and government /
1558-1603.
Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
Blind tooled bindings (Binding)
Calf bindings (Binding)
Autographs (Provenance)
- Note
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Headpieces; initials.
The engraved frontispiece portrait of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is signed: W. Marshall sculpsit.
Errors in paging: numbers 81-88 repeated, 129-136 omitted..
Signatures: A-M⁸, ²A-²B⁸, ²C².
"Leicester's ghost", a poetical paraphrase of "Leicester's commonwealth" by Thomas Rogers, has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. In this copy, leaf ²A₁.₂ is a cancel, the catchword at the foot of the title page verso reads "Ah" and the first line of the following page begins "Ah silly peasants ..."
"Leicester's commonwealth" is a Catholic recusant political tract against Elizabeth I's government, in particular the pro-Puritan policies of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who is portrayed as an amoral opportunist. It went through many stages and forms, both in manuscript and in print, and is most well known by the title "Leicester's commonwealth". It was first printed on the continent in 1584 with title "The copie of a leter, wryten by a master of arte of Cambridge, to his friend in London" (STC 5742.9). Formerly attributed to Robert Parsons (who denied authorship), it is also sometimes ascribed to Thomas Morgan; cf. ESTC. D.C. Peck's edition, 1985, attributes it to Sir Charles Arundell, assisted by a group of Roman Catholic laymen.
Leicester's common-wealth. London : [publisher not identified], 1641 -- Rogers, Thomas. Leicester's ghost.
Burns Library copy: autographs at head of recto front free endpaper: W. Aylofte, T.C.S.; S. Thirlby, pr. 1s. 6d.
- Physical Description
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[8], 183, [3], 34 pages, [1] leaf of plates :
portrait ;
16 cm (8vo)
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