Romes master-peece. Or, The grand conspiracy of the Pope and his Iesuited instruments, to extirpate the Protestant religion, re-establish popery, subvert lawes, liberties, peace, parliaments, by kindling a civill war in Scotland, and all his Majesties realmes, and to poyson the King himselfe in case he comply not with them in these their execrable designes. : Revealed out of conscience to Andreas ab Habernfeld, by an agent sent from Rome into England, by Cardinal Barbarino, as an assistant to con the Popes late nuncio, to prosecute this most execrable plot, (in which he persisted a principall actor severall yeares) who discovered it to Sir William Boswell his Majesties agent at the Hague, 6 Septem. 1640. He, under an oath of secresie, to the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury (among whose papers it was casually found by Master Prynne, May, 31. 1643.) who communicated it to the King, as the greatest businesse that ever was put to him. It is ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, this first day of August, 1643. that this booke, intituled, Romes master-peece, be forthwith printed by Michael Sparke, senior. John White.
Habervešl z Habernfeldu, Ondřej.
Boswell, William,Sir,-1649.
Laud, William,1573-1645.
Prynne, William,1600-1669.
England and Wales.Parliament.House of Commons.Proceedings. 1644-08-01.
Printed at London : for Michael Sparke, Senior,
1643.
Written, in part, and compiled by William Prynne.
Part of the text and letters in English and Latin.
The Archbishop of Canterbury = William Laud.
Includes letters of Ondřej Habervešl z Habernfeldu and Sir William Boswell.
A variant has "conscience" (line 11 of title) spelled "onscience"--McAlpin Collection Catalogue, Union Theological Society.
P. 36 is misnumbered 12.
The last leaf bears The examination of Henry Mayo on recto.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "August 8th".
Wing (2nd ed.)
Thomason
ESTC
Catholic Church
England London.