By the King, a proclamation. William R.
Subtitle: Whereas we have been informed, that a false, scandalous and traiterous libel, intituled, An inquiry into the causes of the miscarriage of the Scotch-colony at Darien, or, An answer to a libel, intituled, A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien ...
Contributors: William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Publisher: printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty
Published: 1700
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Broadsides; Commercial policy; History; Enquiry into the causes of the miscarriage of the Scots colony at Darien. Or An answer to a libel entituled A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien
Other titles: Whereas we have been informed, that a false, scandalous and traiterous libel, intituled, An inquiry into the causes of the miscarriage of the Scotch-colony at Darien, or, An answer to a libel, intituled, A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien
Work titles: Proclamations. 1700-01-29
Notes: Title from caption title and first lines of text.

The dates are given according to Lady Day dating.

Dated at end of text: Given at our court at Kensington, the twenty ninth day of January, 1699. In the eleventh year of our reign.

Concerning a reward of 500 pounds for the discovery and apprehension of the author and 200 pounds for the printer of a libel entitled 'An inquiry into the causes of the miscarriage of the Scotch-colony at Darien.Or An answer to a libel entituled A defence of the Scots abdicating Darien", which was anonymously printed in Glasgow, 1700. The pamphlet has been attributed to George Ridpath by the British Museum catalogue, but is unattributed by Scott.

Woodcut lion and unicorn seal of England and Wales above caption title; initial.

Scott, J. Bibliography of printed documents and books relating to the Darien company (Supplement), 104b

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed. 1994), W2447

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, books printed 1675-1700, page 414

European Americana, 700/125

English short title catalogue, R225375

Purchase; 1910; 648.