Interesting publication from the 17th century...
Item # 721949
January 28, 1681
THE WEEKLY PACQUET OF ADVICE FROM ROME: OR, THE HISTORY OF POPERY, London, Jan. 28, 1680/1 (1681 by today's calendar).
* From the 17th century
* Rare variant publication
This was a fiercely anti-Catholic newspaper, created during the height of the "Popish Plot" hysteria (1678-1681), a fabricated conspiracy theory widely believed at the time, that alleged a Catholic plot to assassinate King Charles II. It had a short life before being suppressed.
Attached at the back is a single sheet headed: "The Popish Courant" of the same date.
Complete in 8 pages, 5 3/4 by 7 1/2 inches, worm holes at the lower spine margin not affecting any text, otherwise in nice condition.
* From the 17th century
* Rare variant publication
This was a fiercely anti-Catholic newspaper, created during the height of the "Popish Plot" hysteria (1678-1681), a fabricated conspiracy theory widely believed at the time, that alleged a Catholic plot to assassinate King Charles II. It had a short life before being suppressed.
Attached at the back is a single sheet headed: "The Popish Courant" of the same date.
Complete in 8 pages, 5 3/4 by 7 1/2 inches, worm holes at the lower spine margin not affecting any text, otherwise in nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
