Research Guides: HIST 321: Power and Paranoia: Conspiracy Theories in the Early Modern World (HC): Primary Sources

The Popish Plot, Anti-Catholica, and Jesuits

A warning from the Lord to the Pope
"and to all his train of idolatries: with a discovery of his false imitations, and likenesses, and traditional inventions,which is not the power of God. And a testimony against his foundation, to the over-throw of the whole building ... And also some Quaries give forth to be answered by the Pope, his priests or Jesuits, or the who are popishly affected "
London, 1656
An answer to a paper which came from the Papists lately out of Holland
"Who goeth about to vindicate the Pope, Jesuits, and Papists, who since the dayes of the Apostles have got up ... "
London, 1658
The popish royall favourite
"or, A full discovery of His Majesties extraordinary favours to, and protections of notorious papists, priests, Jesuits..."
London, 1643
A key for Catholicks
"to open the jugling of the Jesuits and satisfie all that are but truly willing to understand whether the cause of the Roman or Reformed churches be of God, and to leave the reader utterly unexcusable that after this will be a Papist"
London, 1659
Word of reproof to the priests or ministers
London, 1656
To the Pope and all his cardinals, bishops, Jesuits, monks, and friars, with all the rest of his people
London, 1671

Anti-Quakeriana

The Quakers unmasked
London, 1655
Jesuitico-Quakerism examined
London, 1680
William Penn, the pretended Quaker
1700?

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