James -- II -- King of England -- 1633-1701

& de la Reine d'Angleterre hors leur Royaume : & les honneurs qu'on leur a rendus à leur arrivée en France. Caption title. Woodcut head-piece.

Signatures: A⁴. Factotum initial.

The second letter is to King James II concerning the convention of states in Scotland.

Military correspondence regarding a battle that took place the day before. This is probably the Battle of the Boyne, fought between supporters of James II (Jacobites, Irish Catholics, French) and supporters of William III (Ulster Protestants, English, Dutch) in 1690.

Translation of: An account of the late horrid conspiracy to depose Their present Majesties, K. William and Q. Mary.

[“Right of Parliament to vote on the accession of the princess Mary Stuart to the Crown of England, against the letter of the late King James the Pretender, to the Lords of the Secret Council, and counter-questions to the posed fifteen questions [regarding the legitimacy of the son of James II.”] Letter of King James II to the Privy Council, January 4, 1689, requesting that the Council assure the Lords in London and Westminster that James wished to return to England as king and establish a free parliament. Sent from St. Germain (France) on January 14, 1689.

London, Printed by Thomas Tilliar, 1689.

[“The unrest imposed by scheming and false attacks from the newly crowned Lord William III, Prince of Orange, who conquered the Kingdom of Britain: all that has happened from the beginning [of the takeover] until now, briefly and accurately written by a trustworthy author. Cologne, Printed in 1689.”] On the causes of the current unrest in the Kingdom of Great Britain. On the ways in which the English Protestants exaggerated their grievances, and the Manifest issued by the Prince of Orange. Declaration: by Your Highness Lord William Henry, by the grace of God Prince of Orange, etc. Attachment to the declaration of Your Highness. To all officers and seamen currently in service of the English fleet. How the King of England has conducted himself in a manner contrary to this Manifest, and what has occurred due to the fortunate performance that has followed; signed by James the King. Copy of a letter from London on December 22, 1688. Letter from the King of England to the Dukes of Feversham, dated December 20, 1688 at Whitehall. Postscript, or sorrow and victory speeches between James II, King of Great Britain, and William, Prince of Orange.

[“The [House of] Lords’ & Commons’ reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II from the imperial throne of England: being in full satisfaction to all the princes of Europe and in answer to all objections, domestic and foreign.”]

Satirical book describing a fictional dialogue between Charles II and his successor and brother James II. In the dialogue he tells James that his death was caused by a poisoned piece of chocolate. The ghost of Charles tells James that his time to reign is short. James defends his reign, saying that he eliminated the Test and Penal Acts but the English still dislike him. Charles tells him that the People no longer trust the King, since James' French ally treated the Huguenots so poorly. Charles suggests that James commit suicide and disappears, leaving James in desperation and thinking of nothing except his downfall and eventual death. (anonymously written)