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A letter from General Ludlow to Dr. Hollingworth... defending his former letter to Sir E.S. which compared the tyranny of the first four years of King Charles the Martyr, with the tyranny of the four years of the late abdicated King. And vindicating the Parliament which began in Novemb. 1640. Occasioned by the lies and scandals of many bad men of this age

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Type of record: Book

Title: A letter from General Ludlow to Dr. Hollingworth... defending his former letter to Sir E.S. which compared the tyranny of the first four years of King Charles the Martyr, with the tyranny of the four years of the late abdicated King. And vindicating the Parliament which began in Novemb. 1640. Occasioned by the lies and scandals of many bad men of this age

Level: Piece

Classmark: BC Pol/EIK

Creator(s): Ludlow, Edmund (1617?-1692)

Additional creator(s): Ludlow, Edmund (1617?-1692) (Other); Hollingworth, Richard (1639?-1701) (Other)

Related people: Hollingworth, Richard, 1639?-1701; Ludlow, Edmund; Hollingworth, Richard

Publication city: Amsterdam

Date(s): Printed Anno Dom. 1692

Language: English

Size and medium: viii, 72p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/287967

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991002501779705181

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Written in reply to Richard Hollingworth the younger's 'A defence of King Charles the first', 1692 and another tract entitled 'A vindication of their Majesties wisdom', 1691, which the author of this tract attributes to Hollingworth. 'A letter to Sir E.S.' was published under Ludlow's name in 1691.


Not in fact written by Edmund Ludlow (DNB). The work of a republican pamphleteer who wrote under the name of General Ludlow, or Edmund Ludlow, Lieutenant General.


'Sir E.S.' = Edmund Seymour; 'the late abdicated King' = James II.


Imprint probably spurious.


Dated Jan. 30 1691/2 at end.


Indexed in: Wing(2) L1469, under 'Letter'.

Additional description

Bound with [9] other publications in a volume lettered Letters: Ludlow and Hollingworth. Volume contents: 1. Ludlow, E.: A letter from Major General Ludlow to Sir E.S.,1691. -- 2. Hollingworth, R.: A defence of King Charles I, 1692. -- 3. Ludlow, E.: A letter from General Ludlow to Dr. Hollingworth, 1692. -- 4. Hollingworth, R.: A second defence of King Charles I, 1692. -- 5. Walker, A.: A true account of the author of a bok entituled Eikon Basilike, 1692. -- 6. Hollingworth, R.: Dr. Hollingworth's defence of K. Charles the First's holy and divine book, 1692. -- 7. Bethel, S.: Ludlow no lyar, 1692. -- 8. Hollingworth, R.: The character of King Charles I, 1692. -- 9. Long, T.: Dr. Walker's true, modest and faithful account, 1693. -- 10. Ludlow, E.: Truth brought to life, 1693

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