A circular letter sent by the Bishop of Salisbury round his diocess, relating to the papists in it.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Church of England. Diocese of Salisbury. Bishop (1689-1715 : Burnet)

Contributor:

Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.

England and Wales. Privy Council.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholics--England--Early works to 1800.

Catholics.

England.

Physical Description:

1 sheet ; 1⁰

Place of Publication:

[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1706]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The letter is dated: 25 April, 1706.

"I send you with this the letter that was writ by the Lords of Her Majesties Privy Council to my Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, which you see His Grace has transmitted to me". The Privy Council letter is dated: "the fourth of April, 1706" and the Archishop of Canterbury's covering letter dated: April 13th, 1706.

The Privy Council letter begins: 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, ...

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T231559.

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