Title: The history of the Mitre and Purse
Description: The Mitre and the Purse refer to Francis Atterbury, and to Simon Harcourt. The Secret history of the White-Staff, by Defoe is a defence of Robert Harley. Cf. BM.
Subjects: Politics and government
Places: Great Britain
People: Francis Atterbury (1662-1732), Simon Harcourt Harcourt Viscount (1661?-1727), Robert Harley Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), Daniel Defoe (1661?-1731)
Time periods: 1702-1714