A cat may look upon a king

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Title
A cat may look upon a king
Author
Weldon, Anthony, Sir, d. 1649?
Publication
London :: Printed for William Roybould, at the Unicorn in Pauls Church-yard,
1652.
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Subject terms
Kings and rulers -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Early works to 1800.
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Cite this Item
"A cat may look upon a king." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A96173.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2025.

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King John.

OF this King we cannot reckon so many impie∣ties as he had: Unnatural to his own blood, to the wife in his bosom; bloody to Nobility and Clergy; Perjury, often swearing, but never kept his word; betrayes the Crowne and Kingdome to the Pope; And rather then want his will to ruine both Church, Nobles, and the whole Na∣tion, sends Ambassadours

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to a Moor, a mighty King in Africa, to render unto him this kingdome of Eng∣land, to hold it from him as his Soveraign Lord, to renounce Christ, and re∣ceive Mahomet. In the heat of his wars with the Nobility, Gentry, and Commons of this Land, re∣paires to the Abbey of Swines-head, where he is poysoned, and leaves be∣hind him three Bastards.

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