An answer to a paper importing a petition of the Archbishop of Canterbury; and six other bishops, to His Majesty, touching their not distributing and publishing the late declaration for liberty of conscience. With allowance.

People / Organizations

• Henry Care (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by Henry Hills, printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, for His houshold and chappel; and are to be sold at his printing-house of the Ditch-side in Black-Friers, 1688.

Publication year

1688-1688

ESTC No.

R35842

Grub Street ID

118202

Description

24 p. ; 4⁰

Note

Attributed to Henry Care.

The Archbishop of Canterbury = William Sancroft.

The petition, signed by Sancroft and six bishops and dated 18 May 1688, concerned the reading in church of James II's declaration of liberty of conscience.

Identified as Wing S549 on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 1643 (Trinity College Library, Cambridge University copy).