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Author: Leslie, John, 1527-1596.
Title: A treatise tovvching the right, title, and interest of the most excellent Princess Marie, Queene of Scotland, and of the most noble king Iames, her Graces sonne, to the succession of the croune of England. VVherein is conteined asvvell a genealogie of the competitors pretending title to the same croune: as a resolution of their obiections. Compiled and published before in latin, and after in Englishe, by the right reuerend father in God, Iohn Lesley, Byshop of Rosse. VVith an exhortation to the English and Scottish nations, for vniting of them selues in a true league of amitie.
Print source: A treatise tovvching the right, title, and interest of the most excellent Princess Marie, Queene of Scotland, and of the most noble king Iames, her Graces sonne, to the succession of the croune of England. VVherein is conteined asvvell a genealogie of the competitors pretending title to the same croune: as a resolution of their obiections. Compiled and published before in latin, and after in Englishe, by the right reuerend father in God, Iohn Lesley, Byshop of Rosse. VVith an exhortation to the English and Scottish nations, for vniting of them selues in a true league of amitie.
Leslie, John, 1527-1596.
[Rouen: Printed by G. L'Oyselet], An 1584.
Alternate titles: Defence of the honour of the right highe, mightye and noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande and dowager of France. Selections Defence of the honour of the right highe, mightye and noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande and dowager of France. Selections. Of the title of succession to the croune of England. Treatise towching the right, title, and interest of the most excellent Princess Marie, Queene of Scotland, and of the most noble king James, her Graces sonne, to the succession of the croune of England.
Notes:
A reprinting of part 2 of the enlarged edition of: A defence of the honour of the right highe, mightye and noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande and dowager of France.
Translated from a Latin translation of STC 15506.
Place of publication and printer's name from STC.
With an additional title page (C1) lacking an imprint.
Running title reads: Of the title of succession to the croune of England.
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
Subject terms:
Mary, -- Queen of Scots, -- 1542-1587.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A05354.0001.001
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TO THE SACRED AND MOST MIGHTIE EMPEROVR: AND TO THE MOST HIGH AND PVISSANT kynges and Soueraigne Princes of Chri∣stendome, Iohn Lesley, Byshop of Rosse wysheth peace and perpetuall felicitie.
TO THE MOST EXCEL∣LENT, AND MOST GRACIOVSE QVENE MARIE, AND TO THE MOST noble king Iames her sonne, Quene and kyng of Scotland, his vndoubted Souereignes, Iohn Lesley, Byshop of Rosse wisheth all true felicitie.
A PREFACE CONTEY∣NING THE ARGVMENT OF THIS TREATISE, VVITH THE CAVSES mouyng the Author to wryte the same.
TO THE NOBILITIE AND people of England and Scotland, A Poesie made by T. V. Englishman.
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A DECLARATION OF THE TABLE folovveing, touching the rase & progenie of suche per∣sones as, descēding from the Princely families of Yorke and Lacastre, doe eyther Iustlye clame, or vniustlye aspire vnto the Croune of England: set foorthe for this speciall intent, that all men may clearlye see (as by a plain demonstration, and by the best proofe that can be of a true and laufull succession) hovv the most Graciouse Princesse, Marye Queene of Scotland, and from & by her, the most noble King Iames, the sixt of that name, her Graces sonne, ought Iustlye to barre all others, con∣tending to intrude them selues into the Royal Throne of the Realme of England, before their time.
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A FVRTHER PROOFE OF THE SAYD TITLE OF SVC∣CESSION, VVITH A RESOLVTION OF the obiections of the Aduersaries.
The obiections of the aduersaries touching Aliens borne are clearlie auoided.
The obiections of the aduersaries touching the pretensed vvill of King Henry the eight are clearlie auoided.
AN EXHORTATION TO THE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISHE NATIONS, THAT AFTER SO LONG warres, they wolde now at last agree, and Ioyne together in one true league of fast frendshippe and amitie.