The abdicated Bishops letters, to the abdicated King and Queen, under the disguised names of Mr. Redding & Mrs. Redding
Contributors: James II, King of England, 1633-1701; Mary, of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2321:3
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1691
Place of publication: [London?
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Church of England -- Bishops -- Early works to 1800; Nonjurors -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Abdicated Bishops letters, to the abdicated King and Queen, under the disguised names of Mr. Redding and Mrs. Redding
Notes: A satire on the loyalty of Tories toward James II

The abdicated bishop is one of the six nonjuring bishops, other than William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, who is referred to in the letter as "my elder brother". The abdicated King and Queen are James II and Mary of Modena

The second letter is dated at end: New-Years Eve (1690/1)

In this edition title has "disguised"; line 3 of text begins: wish; yet

Incorrectly identified as Wing A70C on reel 2321

Reproduction of original in: Henry E. Huntington Library

Identified by ESTC as Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) A70D

Wing A70D

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1995. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2321:3).