Romes master-peece. Or, The grand conspiracy of the Pope and his Iesuited instruments
Subtitle: 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, ... 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, ... 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
Contributors: Boswell, William, -1650; Laud, William, 1573-1645; Prynne, William, 1600-1669; McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology (Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary); England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher: For Michael Sparke, Senior
Published: 1643
Place of publication: Printed at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Controversial literature; Early works to 1800; History; Catholic Church
Other titles: Grand conspiracy of the Pope and his Jesuited instruments; Examination of Henry Mayo
Notes: 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.

P. 36 is misnumbered 12.

Last leaf bears "The examination of Henry Mayo" on recto.

Variant has "conscience" (line 11 of title) spelled "onscience"

Leaf E3 in 3 settings; first line of leaf E3v begins 1) learne, 2) policy, 3) finally.

Burke Library copy: No. 8 in a bound volume of copies.

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), P4055

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.249[32]

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R212542