The tryal of William, Viscount Stafford for high treason : in conspiring the death of the King, the extirpation of the Protestant religion, the subversion of the government, and introduction of popery into this realm, upon an impeachment by the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, in the name of themselves and of all the Commons of England : begun in Westminster-Hall the 30th day of November 1680, and continued until the 7th of December following, on which day judgment of high treason was given upon him, with the manner of his execution on the 29th of the same month.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680.

Contributor:

Great Britain. Parliament.

Province Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680--Trials, litigation, etc.

Stafford, William Howard.

Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680.

Trials (Treason)--England--London.

Trials (Treason).

England--London.

Popish Plot, 1678.

Barrette, J. Roy W. (donor) (label) (Culture Class Collection copy).

Local Subjects:

Barrette, J. Roy W. (donor) (label) (Culture Class Collection copy).

Genre:

Trials, litigation, etc.

Trial and arbitral proceedings.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 218 pages, 2 unnumbered pages (the first and last leaves blank) ; 33 cm (folio)

Fingerprint:

n-he ent- t.nd anMy (3) 1680 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by the assigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills ..., 1680/1.

Summary:

Stafford was found guilty of being a part of the "Popish plot", an alleged conspiracy, asserting the English Catholics were trying to replace King Charles II with James, his Catholic brother. He was later executed.

Notes:

Signatures: [A]² B-3K².

Errata on last page.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has label of The Province Collection, the gift of J. Roy W. Barrette.

Culture Class Collection copy has foliation in ms. with numbers from 380 to 489.

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.), T2239

ESTC, R3413

OCLC:

5247932