A letter sent from the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury (now prisoner in the Tower) to the Vice-Chancellor, doctors, and the rest of the convocation at Oxford, intimating his humble desires to His Majesty, for a speedy reconcilement between him and his high court of Parliament.

People / Organizations

• Edward Vere ("printed for")
• William Laud (Author)

Imprint

[London]: Ordered to be printed, first at Oxford by Leonard Lichfield, and now reprinted at London for Edward Vere, [1642]

Publication year

1642-1642

ESTC No.

R4532

Grub Street ID

124896

Description

8 p. ; 4⁰

Note

Signed: W.C., i.e. William [Laud, Archbishop of] Canterbury.

"This is believed to be a forgery. ... The supposed Oxford original of this letter probably never existed, nor do the records of Convocation show any trace of it."--Cf. Madan.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Decemb: 29".Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), L591

Madan, II, 1141