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(ELIZABETH I, Queen of England.) A Declaration of the Causes moving the Queene of England to give Aide to the Defence of the People afflicted and oppressed in the low Countries. [2] (of [4]), 20, 5, [1] pages; lacks initial leaf, blank except for signature A.j on recto. 4to, 173x124 mm, early 19th-century 1/2 russia, extremities rubbed, front joint starting; some marginal foxing, 19th-century owner's notes on front endpapers. Armorial bookplate of Lord Napier. London: Christopher Barker, 1585
Second of 2 editions published the same year of the official proclamation of support for the Dutch Protestants rebelling against Spanish rule, marking the beginning of the 1585-1604 Anglo-Spanish War. Latin, French, Dutch, German, and Italian versions of the declaration were published the same year. Bibliography of British History II, 646; STC 9189.5. See also lot 208.
