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A plot to murder the King of England...



Item # 705628

May 30, 1692

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 30, 1692  The back page has a report beginning: "There is lately discovered a conspiracy against the King's person, first carried on by the Chevalier de Grandval, a caption of a troop of dragoons in the French service..." with details on the attempt to murder the King of England.
Also a report from Whitehall concerning a naval battle. Much war reporting on the front page as well.
Complete as a single sheet issue, 6 3/4 by 11 inches, close-trimmed to the lower portion of the front page right margin affecting letters but not mentioned reports, top margin on page 2 nearly close-trimmed but no loss, a bit irregular at the blank margins.

Item from our most recent catalog - #359, released for October, 2025

Category: The 1600's and 1700's