A seasonable argument to persuade all the Grand juries in England, to petition for a New Parliament; Or, a List of the Principal Labourers in the Great Design of Popery and Arbitrary Power, who have betrayed their Country to the Conspirators, and bargained with them to maintain a standing army in England, under the Command of the Bigotted Popish Duke; who, by the assistance of the Lord Lauderdale's Scotch Army, the Forces in Ireland, and those in France, hopes to bring all back to Rome. By Andrew Marvell. Amsterdam. 1677. A reward was offered by Proclamation to such as would discover the author of this book. It is printed at length in Marvell's Works (ed. Thompson, 1776, Vol. 2, p. 555), also in Cobbett's Parliamentary History, Vol. 4, Appendix, p. xxii. 232. To all the Royalists that suffered for His Majesty: and to all the rest of the good people of England, the Humble Apologie of the English Catholicks. On November 28th, 1666, an order in Council was made for the Secretaries of State to cause the suppression of this "scandalous pamphlet," and to make strict enquiry after the author and printer.[194] The following are copies of informations and other documents preserved among the Domestic State Papers concerning the publication of this book. It appears to have been written by Lord Castlemaine. A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. "An account concerning the English Catholics Apology. "December 5th, 1666. "_Elizabeth Bud_ (a Hawker) sayes That _John Brereton_ (a Hawker) was the onely disposer of it; but shee knowes not perfectly his lodging. "One _Radcliffe_ (a Hawker) sayes as much and directed to his lodging. "_John Brereton_ sayes that hee had 200 coppyes on Munday last was sevenight from Two Gentlemen at the Bell and 3 Cranes-Tavern by the Savoy in a Room one pair of Staires next the street, but denyes to know the Persons, yet confesses to have seen one of them severall times since. "Hee sayes further that Hee was brought to them by One Fox (a Hawker) and disposed of the coppyes as follows:-- "Two Quire to Anne Brache at the Parlt Stairs Foot. "One Quire to One Miller at Westminst^r-Hall door. "A Dozen to One Michel in Westminst^r-Hall. "The Residue Hee sold in the streets. "The Examinate further sayes, That on Tuesday (the day following) Hee had 100 more of a Gentleman in a house by Charing-Cross which Gentleman hee hath since seen and knows again upon sight. "Brache } Miller } acknowledge according to Brereton's confession. Michel }