A manifesto of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, Ireland, &c. : Published by consent and advice of his Council. Wherein is shewn the reasonableness of the cause of this republic against the depredations of the Spaniards. /
England and Wales.Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell)
Milton, John,1608-1674.Manifesto of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, Ireland.
Thomson, James,1700-1748.Britannia.
London: : Printed and sold by A. Millar ... ,
1738..
First published in London, 1655 in two editions, English and Latin, the English edition with title "A declaration of His Highnes, by advice of his Council; setting forth, on behalf of the commonwealth, the justice of their cause against Spain"; the Latin edition, "Scriptum Dom. protectoris ... ex consensu atque sententia Concilii sui editum: in quo hujus reipublicae causa contra Hispanos justa esse demonstratus".
"This very interesting tract details a great number of instances of cruelty and oppression towards English mariners and others at Hispaniola, Providence, Tortugas, etc."--Sabin, Bib. amer., v. 12, p. 190.
ESTC
English West Indian Expedition, 1654-1655.