The Harleian miscellany; or, A collection of ... pamphlets and tracts ... in the late earl of Oxford's library

THE

HARLEIAN MISCELLANY;

OR, A

COLLECTION

SCARCE, CURIOUS, AND ENTERTAINING

PAMPHLETS AND TRACTS,

AS WELL IN MANUSCRIPT AS IN print,

FOUND IN THE LATE

EARL OF OXFORD'S LIBRARY,

INTERSPERSED WITH

HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, AND CRITICAL

NOTES.

VOL. II,

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR ROBERT DUTTON, GRACECHURCH-STREET.

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

PAGE

True Copy of the Instrument of Association that the Protestants of

England entered into, in the twenty-seventh year of Queen Elisabeth,

against a Popish Conspiracy; with an act made upon the same, for the se-

curity of the Queen's most royal person. Printed for John Everingham,

and sold by E. Whitlocke, near Stationer's-hall, 1695, 4to, containing

eight pages

The Examinations of Henry Barrowe, John Grenewood, and John Penrie,
before the high commissioners, aud lordes of the counsel. Penned by the
Printed 1586, 4to, black

prisoners themselves before their deathes.

letter, containing thirty-two pages

Orders set down by the Duke of Medina, Lord General of the King's fleet,

to be observed in the voyage towards England. Translated out of Spanish

into English, by T. P. 1589, 4to, containing eight pages

Certain Advertisements out of Ireland, concerning the losses and distresses

happened to the Spanish navy upon the west coasts of Ireland, in their

voyage intended from the Northern Isles beyond Scotland, toward Spain,

1588, 4to, containing eight pages

The Copy of a Letter sent out of England to Don Bernardin Mendoza, Am-

bassador in France for the King of Spain, declaring the state of England,

contrary to the opinion of Don Bernardin, and of all his partisans, Spa-

niards and others: found in the chamber of one R. Leigh, a seminary

priest, who was lately executed for high treason; with an appendix, 1588,

4to, containing thirty-two pages

An Exhortation to stir up the minds of all her Majesty's faithful subjects, to

defend their country, in this dangerous time, from the invasion of enemies,

faithfully and zealously compiled by Anthony Marten, sewer of her Ma-
jesty's most honourable chamber, 1588, 4to, containing thirty-two pages

A Spark of Friendship and warm Good-will, that shews the effect of true

affection, and unfolds the fineness of this world. Whereunto is joined the

commodity of sundry sciences, and the benefit that Paper bringeth, with

many rare matters rehearsed in the same. With a description and com-

mendation of a paper-mill, now of late set up (near the town of Dartford)

by an High German, called Mr. Spilman, Jeweller to the Queen's most ex-

cellent Majesty, written by Thomas Churchyard, gent. Printed at Lon-

don. 1588.

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A Packe of Spanish Lyes, sent abroad in the world; first printed in Spaine,
in the Spanish tongue, and translated out of the originall. Now ripped,
vnfolded, and, by iust examination, condemned, as conteyning false, cor-
rupt, and detestable wares, worthy to be damned and burned. Imprinted
at London, by the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes
most excellent Maiestie, 1588. 4to, in black letter, containing thirteen pages 117

PAGE

The Catholick Cause; or, the horrid practice of murdering Kings justified

and commended by the Pope, in a speech to his cardinals, upon the bar-

barous assassination of Henry the Third of France, who was stabbed

by Jaques Clement, a Dominican Friar. The true copy of which speech,

both in Latin, and also faithfully rendered into English, you have in the

following pages. London, printed for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's

Head, in St. Paul's Churchyard, 1678. 4to, containing twenty-four pages 130

The whole and true Discourse of the Enterprises and secrete Conspiracies,

that haue been inade against the person of Henry de Valois, most Christian

King of Fraunce and Poland: wherupon followed his death, by the hand

of a young Jacobin Frier, the first day of August, 1589; whereby the

enemies of the crown thought to haue reduced and brought all Fraunce to

their will and denotion. Together with the assembly that the King, be-

fore his death, made of the princes of the blood, lordes, and gentlemen,

that were in his armie, with the heads of the straungers, to whom he de-

clared his last will. Englished out of the French copie printed at Caan,
in Normandie. Imprinted by Thomas Purfoote, and are to bee soulde at
his shoppe, without New-gate, ouer against S. Sepulcher's Church, 1589.
In black letter, 8vo. containing twelve pages

A Discourse concerning the Spanish Fleet invading England in the year 1588,

and overthrown by her Majesty's navy, under the conduct of the Right

Hon. the Lord Charles Howard, High Admiral of England; written in

Italian, by Petruccio Ubaldine, citizen of Florence, 1590, 4to, containing

thirty-two pages

The English Romayne Life: discouering the Lines of the Englishmen at

Rome; the orders of the English seminarie; the dissention between the

Englishmen and the Welchmen; the banishing of the Englishmen out of

Rome; the Pope's sending for them agame; a reporte of many of the

paltrie reliques in Rome; theyr vautes under the ground; their holy pilgri

mages; and a number of other matters, woorthie to be read and regarded

of euery one. There vuto is added, the cruell tiranny vsed on an English-