The D Y fairwell speech to his friends [manuscript], ca. 1680.

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The D Y fairwell speech to his friends [manuscript], ca. 1680.

Malicious verses, purporting to have been spoken by James, Duke of York (later James II), after the failure of the Popish plot. Begins: "Will Pickeringe be damned, And the Rascally Gange Off Cowerdly Jesuitt Fitt only to Hange ..."

2 leaves.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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James II, King of England, 1633-1701

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