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Folio 201. An untitled, printed letter from Elinor James appealing to 'My Lords'...

Catalogue reference: SP 31/4/105

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This record is about the Folio 201. An untitled, printed letter from Elinor James appealing to 'My Lords'... dating from [1688 Nov] in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, James II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 31/4/105
Date
[1688 Nov]
Description

Folio 201. An untitled, printed letter from Elinor James appealing to 'My Lords' and advising that 'if the King falls, his fall will be our Ruin'. She praises the Nobles' support for the Church of England but rather than supporting [King James II's] overthrow [as occurred in the 'Glorious Revolution] she urges them to 'reclaim him by Fine and Gentle Means, and not to suffer Priests and Jesuits nor any Roman Catholics to come about him'. Of [William] Prince of Orange she says if he seeks to 'lessen the King and promote Himself, his End will be miserable'. [This is not her tract entitled: 'To the Right Honourable the House of Lords'].

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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