POPISH PLOT - Richard Langhorne. The petition and declaration of Richard Langhorne a nototrious Papist now in Newgate condemned for treason : presented to His Majesty in Council at Hampton-Court, the 10th of this instant July, 1679 (1679)
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AUTHOR: [POPISH PLOT] Richard Langhorne
TITLE: The petition and declaration of Richard Langhorne a nototrious Papist now in Newgate condemned for treason : presented to His Majesty in Council at Hampton-Court, the 10th of this instant July, 1679 : in which he avowedly owneth several popish principles.
PUBLISHER: [London], 1679.
DESCRIPTION: 1 vol., extracted, folio, 12" x 7-1/2", 2pp., complete, small paper fault to the center of each leaf affecting few words.
REFERENCE: WING L398
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy concocted by Titus Oates that between 1678 and 1681 gripped the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in anti-Catholic hysteria.[1] Oates alleged that there existed an extensive Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II, accusations that led to the execution of at least 22 men and precipitated the Exclusion Bill Crisis. Eventually Oates' intricate web of accusations fell apart, leading to his arrest and conviction for perjury.
