The History of the whiggish-plot, or, A brief historical account of the charge and deefnce [sic] of [brace] William Lord Russel, Capt. Tho. Walcot, John Rouse, William Hone, Captain Blague, [brace] Algernoon Sidney, Esq., Sir Sam. Barnardiston, John Hambden, Esq., Lawrence Braddon, Hugh Speak, Esq. together with an account of the proceedings upon the outlawry against James Holloway, and Sir Thomas Armstrong : not omitting any one material passage in the whole proceeding : humbly dedicated to His Royal Highness.
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- The History of the whiggish-plot, or, A brief historical account of the charge and deefnce [sic] of [brace] William Lord Russel, Capt. Tho. Walcot, John Rouse, William Hone, Captain Blague, [brace] Algernoon Sidney, Esq., Sir Sam. Barnardiston, John Hambden, Esq., Lawrence Braddon, Hugh Speak, Esq. together with an account of the proceedings upon the outlawry against James Holloway, and Sir Thomas Armstrong : not omitting any one material passage in the whole proceeding : humbly dedicated to His Royal Highness.
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- London :: Printed by T.B. and are to be sold by Randal Taylor ...,
- MDCLXXXIV [1684]
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- Russell, William, -- Lord, -- 1639-1683.
- Rye House Plot, 1683.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688.
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"The History of the whiggish-plot, or, A brief historical account of the charge and deefnce [sic] of [brace] William Lord Russel, Capt. Tho. Walcot, John Rouse, William Hone, Captain Blague, [brace] Algernoon Sidney, Esq., Sir Sam. Barnardiston, John Hambden, Esq., Lawrence Braddon, Hugh Speak, Esq. together with an account of the proceedings upon the outlawry against James Holloway, and Sir Thomas Armstrong : not omitting any one material passage in the whole proceeding : humbly dedicated to His Royal Highness." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43957.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
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To the most Illustrious and Serene PRINCE James Duke of York AND ALBANY, &c.
May it please Your Highness,
IT was the Design of the Author of the following Papers, a Person very faithful to the Interest of the Crown, to make an Humble Present of himself and them, to Your Highness; but being at this time under great Indisposition, I was desir'd to present his Duty by Proxy, and lay his Performance at Your Royal Highnesses Feet. I will acknowledge to Your Highness, that I am no Friend to Epitomies, especially in Law, where the Truth and the whole Truth is so strictly required: But I look upon this to be one of the faithfullest and perfectest that ever I have seen, having carefully perus'd the whole, to say nothing of that Candor and Ingenuity of Temper, which makes some New Discovery of it Self in every Page of the whole Work, being very far from a Design of Impo∣sing any thing False, or Aggravating any thing beyond the naked Truth, and abounding every where with ma∣ny unquestionable Stroaks of a Courteous and Gentle Nature, very fit if Honestly and Wisely managed, to poyse and balance these uneven Times.
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The irrefragable clearness of the Proof, added to the Conciseness of this Author's Method, will shew Your Highness at once, as in a Glass, the imminent Dangers the King and You have escaped, and with You the Clergy, the Nobility, nay, the Commons themselves, who would most of them, before this time, have been Buryed in Confusion, and Rolling in Blood, which as in all it ought to Create a Mortal and Vatini∣an Hatred of those Horrid Principles, by which the Enemies of this Church and Monarchy are Acted, and of those Barbarous, though Natural Conclusions that issue from them; so more particularly in Your Royal Highness, there is no doubt, but the Reflection upon such Villany as this, will inflame so Generous and so Loyal an Heart with an ardent Affection for that Church, which long and sad Experience hath told us, is to be the only true Prop and Supporter of the Crown.
That God would Guide Your Royal Highness by his Council, and after a long and fortunate Old Age, re∣ceive You into Glory, is the Humble and Affectionate Prayer of,
May it please your Royal Highness,
Your Royal Highnesses most Humble, Dutyfull and Obedient Servant, JOHN TURNER.