Royal MS 19 A X

'POURTRAICT de la Babylon et batterie contre ses trois princippaux rauelins, qui sont sa pretendue Messe et imaginaire transsubstantiation du corps de Christ en icelle, son supposé Purgatoire, l'intercession des Sainctz, ou aussy est traicté de leurs Images et de l'adoration et honneur qu'on leur rend . . . faict par le Sieur [Marin] de Boisloree, gentilhomme françois, pour l'vsage et adresse d'vn gentilhomme de ses amis de la religion Romaine.' Preceded (f. 2) by the author's letter of dedication to James I (in which he states that he has lived in England for eight or nine years), and (f. 3 b) by his (signed) letter 'a son amy de la religion Romaine'. A letter from the author to the King, written about four years later and before 1617, is in Add. MS. 19402, f. 166, and a petition in 19 B. IX, art. 9 (see below). He is also mentioned more than once in Cal. State Papers, Domestic, 1618-1626, chiefly in connexion with a patent for printing briefs. At the end (f. 26), in another hand, are French verses to Truth (4 x 4 lines) beg. 'Admirable beauté tres-simple, blanche et nue', with a rough design and motto 'Et Marti et Mineruæe'.

Paper; ff. 26. Folio. 11 in, x 71/2 in. Temp. Jas. I (before 1613). Bound with 19 A. I, 19 A. XVI , 19 A. XVII, and 19 A. XXI. Not in the old catalogues.