A Coppy of 1. The letter sent by the Queenes Majestie concerning the collection of the Recusants Mony for the Scottish Warre, Apr. 17. 1639
Subtitle: 2. The Letter sent by Sir Kenelme Digby and Mr. Mountague concerning the Contribution : 3. The letter sent by those assembled in London, to every shire : 4. The names of the Collectors in each County in England and Wales : And 5. The Message sent from the Queenes Majestie to the house of Commons by Master Comptroller the 5. of Febr. 1639.
Contributors: Montagu, Walter, 1603?-1677.; Henrietta Maria, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England, 1609-1669.; Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.
Publisher: Printed ... in the yeare of the discovery of Plots
Published: 1641
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Charles -- I, -- King of England, -- 1600-1649.; England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons.
Notes: Letter 1 ends: 'Given under our Signet at White-Hall this 17. of Aprill, 1639'; Letter 2 is signed: 'W. Mountague. Ke. Digby'; Letter 3 is dated; 'London Aprill, 1639'; Letter 5, dated 'the 5.of Febr. 1639' on title-page, is dated 'Febr. 5. 1640' in caption title.

The DNB records of Henrietta Maria that 'In 1639, when there was a difficulty in raising money for the impending war with the Scots, she urged the catholics to contribute towards it, and obtained from them a grant of 20, 000l'. Gillow states of Sir KenelmDigby that: 'When the civil troubles were commencing in 1639, [he] was induced by the Queen to address a sort of circular letter, conjointly with the Hon. Walter Montague ... to raise contributions among the Catholics for the king's service'.

Wing C6196 [under title].