The amours of Messalina, late Queen of Albion : in which are briefly couched, secrets of the imposture, of the Cambrion Prince, the Gothick League, and other court intrigues of the four last years reign, not yet made publick
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Type of record: Book
Title: The amours of Messalina, late Queen of Albion : in which are briefly couched, secrets of the imposture, of the Cambrion Prince, the Gothick League, and other court intrigues of the four last years reign, not yet made publick
Classmark: BC Lt d/AMO
Creator(s): Woman of quality (fl. 1689-1690)
Additional creator(s): Leti, Gregorio (1630-1701) (Other)
Related people: Mary, of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715; Leti, Gregorio
Publisher: Printed for John Lyford
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1689
Language: English
Size and medium: 80, [2], 33-54 p., 2 pl
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/267805
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017568329705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
A libel on Mary of Modena, Queen consort of James II, and Louis XIV of France sometimes attributed to Gregorio Leti. Cf. NUC pre-1956.
Purports to be a translation from a French work printed by Pierre Marteau at Cologne, 1689 under title Les amours de Messalina, derniere reine d'Albion (p. 4.); the French work, however, states that it is "traduit de l'anglois." Cf. Graesse.
Consists of four separate parts with individual title pages. The first three parts have continuous pagination and signatures and are gathered in 2's, with watermark placed as for an 8vo. The fourth part is entitled, "The amours of the French king with the late Queen of Albion; being the fourth and last part of the history of Messalina", and is apparently part of a different edition, paginated [2], 33-54, signed "I" on p. 33 (part 3 ends with sig U) and gathered in 4's.
Frontispiece portrait of Louis XIV.
Wing (2nd ed.) A3023, S2299, T912, A3027 (in 1st ed only).
Additional description
Bound with one other publication in a volume lettered: Amours of Messalina. Volume contents: 1. Amours of Messalina, 1689 -- 2. Royal wanton, 1689. Imprint of second work badly cut into by binder, affecting last line and date.
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