The amours of Messalina
Subtitle: late queen of Albion.  In which are briefly couch'd, secrets of the imposture of the Cambrion prince, the gothick league and other court intriques of the four last years reign, not yet made publick.
By: By a woman of quality, a late confident of Q. Messalina.
Contributors: Woman of quality, fl. 1689-1690.
Publisher: J. Lyford
Published: 1689
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Other titles: Amours of the French king.
Notes: Title varies slightly.

Pt. 3 and 4 have a common t.p.  Pt. 4 has special t.p.: The amours of the French king with the late queen of Albion.

Parts 1-2, 3-4 paged continuously.

Error in paging: pt. 2, p. 33-48 wrongly numbered 25-40.

A satire on Mary of Modena, queen consort of James II.  Cf. The key, pt. 4, p. [32]

Purported to be a translation from a French book printed in Cologne (pt. 1, p. [4]).  The French work, however, calls itself "traduit de l'anglais".  Cf. Graesse.

A so-called second volume was published in 1690, treating the same material in briefer form: The royal wanton ... being the second volume of The amours of Messalina ... London, for J. B.  Cf. Cambridge bibl. of English lit., and Brit. Mus. cat.