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The abdicated Bishops letters, to the abdicated King and Queen, under the disguis'd names of Mr. Redding & Mrs. Redding

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: James II, King of England, 1633-1701, Mary, of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London? : publisher not identified, 1691]
Series:Early English books online.
Subjects:
Church of England > Bishops > Early works to 1800.
Nonjurors > Early works to 1800.
Broadsides > England
Great Britain > History > William and Mary, 1689-1702 > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:A satire on the loyalty of Tories toward James II.
The abdicated bishop is one of the six nonjuring bishops, other than William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, who is referred to in the letter as "my elder brother". The abdicated King and Queen are James II and Mary of Modena.
Place of publication conjectured by Wing.
The second letter is dated at end: New-Years Eve (1691/0).
Reproduction of original in the Henry E. Huntington Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 sheet ([1] pages)