The Harleian Miscellany
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ISBN13: 9780217447232
Paperback|9780217447232
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE COPY OF A LETTER SENT OUT OF ENGLAND DON BERNARDIN MENDOZA, AMBASSADOR JN FRANCE FOR THE KING OF SPAIN, DECLARING THE STATE OF ENGLAND, Contrary to the Opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his Partisans, Spaniards and others; Found in the chamber of one Richard Leigh, a Seminary Priest, who was lately executed for high-treason; WITH AN APPENDIX. Imprinted at London, by J. VautrolUcr, for Richard Field. MDLXXXV11I. In this letter we not only find a confirmation of the foregoing history; but vre also learn the sentiments of our enemies concerning the most likely methods to enslnveus, and the only means to preserve our present establishment. The Author, a Papist, and in the Spanish interest, informs the King of Spain, that the hopes of a foreign invasion did not only depend on a large army to be transported, but on a strong party ready in England to join the foreign forces at their landing. He advises to act more politically than by excommunication of the prince, and the Pope's usurped power to absolve subjects from their allegiance, aud to dispose of kingdoms by violence, blood, slanghter, and conquest; as also to conceal their intentions, till the time came of striking the blow effectually. For, says he, when these things were published without reserve, the Queen endeavoured to strengthen her kingdom. The militia of the inland-towns provided for their own safety, and the places on the coast, where a lauding might be suspected, were well guarded. Besides, every nobleman, knight, and gentleman of fortune immediately look the alarum, and thonght it time to provide for their own and the publick safety, by arming their servants and dependents. He shews the error of the Popish states, who confide on the numbers of those that profess popery in Engl...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217447232 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217447236 |
| Weight | 1.79 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.25 In |
| List Price | $36.19 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 560 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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