Shelfmark
Fk.9.11(09)
Author
Title
A true discovery of a bloody plott intended to have been put in practice on Thursday the 18. of this present November, against some of the chiefe of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled by bloody minded papists. Also a relation of intended insurrections in six several parts of this land on the same day; discovered by Thomas Beale, and by him presented to the high Court of Parliament, in protestation against divers other libellous pamphlets printed already by false, scandalous, and lying copies.
Varying form of title
Bloody plott
Varying form of title
Bloody plot
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for the author, to bee [sic] presented to the high Court of Parliament, and are to be sold by Henry Walker., 1641.
Physical description
[2], 6 p. ; 4to.
Note
Address to the "honourable and high court of Parliament now assembled" on t.p. verso.
Note
Head-piece and woodcut initial.
Note
Incorporates the text of Beale's "A bloudy plot, brought to light by Gods providence", also published by the author in the same year (Wing, B1559).
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B1559A
Citation/references note
ESTC, R26452
Provenance
Bookplate: Eton College Library. Bears Ms note: "Bought 1903".
Provenance
Ms. inscriptions (17th century) on p. 6: "Fab. Phillips". Several of the pamphlets in this volume bear the same name. Possibly Fabian Philipps (1601-1690) of West Twyford, author of a pamphlet on fines in chancery (1662) and supporter of the King during the Civil War.
Binding
Mid 17th century dark brown spattered leather; blind tooled double fillet border; gold tooled single fillet edges; blind tooling on spine to suggest bands, unrelated to the six sewn bands beneath; no spine label. No pastedowns, and large stubs of biblical genealogies visible.
Copy-specific note
Bound with 34 other items.
Copy-specific note
Ms. contents list on front endpapers; a later list in pencil in rear endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Beginning of each item marked in ink along the fore-edge.
Subject
Conspiracies England.
Subject
Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649.
Added entry--name
Walker, Henry, ? - fl. 1643 printer.
Added entry--name
Philipps, Fabian, 1601 - 1690 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B27578