September 2012 Auction Ends Tuesday, September 25th, 5pm Pacific
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Broadside of the 19 April 1663 proclamation issued by King Charles II commanding all Roman Catholic priests ''...to depart this kingdom by a day...shipped and sent away for foreign parts...'' Anti-Catholic sentiment was widespread in England at the time and would culminate in the Exclusion Bill Crisis, a controversy pertaining to Charles brother James' conversion to Catholicism and its implications for the heirs to the throne. Fifteen years later, King Charles II would be a victim of the so-called ''Popish Plot,'' a hoax in which he was led to believe that Jesuit priests were out to kill him. 10.25'' x 14.5'' broadside is printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker. Mounted to paper to an overall size of 11.25'' x 18.25''. Upper and lower halves had detached prior to mounting. Toning, creasing and some paper loss along detachment line. In good to very good condition.
17th Century King Charles II Broadside of His Proclamation Banishing ''Popish'' Priests
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