The History of the Mitre and Purse
Subtitle: in which the first and second parts of The secret history of the White Staff are fully considered, and the hypocrisy and villanies of the Staff himself are laid open and detected.
Contributors: Pittis, William, 1674-1724.; Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732.
Publisher: Printed for J. Morphew ...
Published: 1714
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Defoe, Daniel, -- 1661?-1731.; Atterbury, Francis, -- 1662-1732.; Harcourt, Simon Harcourt, -- Viscount, -- 1661?-1727.; Harley, Robert, -- Earl of Oxford, -- 1661-1724.; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1702-1714.
Notes: Sometimes attributed to William Pittis, and to Francis Atterbury.  Cf. ESTC.

The "Mitre" and the "Purse" refer to Francis Atterbury and to Simon Harcourt.

"The secret history of the White Staff" by Daniel Defoe, is a defence of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford.  Cf. Brit. Mus. cat.

One of 2 issues of the same year.