[ SETTLE, Elkanah or NALSON, John ] .: [ Broadside ] Animadversions upon a paper, entituled, The speech of the late Lord Russel, &c. , London : Printed for Thomas Dring, over against the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet-street, 1683

A 4 page 17th century newspaper / broadside. 30cm x 19cm. Paper toned and lightly soiled with large margins. Clear English text in paragraphs. In this edition line 3 of text ends: 'upon the' . Ends with colophon: " London : Printed for Thomas Dring, over against the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet-street, 1683." A reply to: The speech of the late Lord Russel, to the sheriffs. Sometimes attributed to John Nalson. A different work with a similar title, "Animadversions on the last speech and confession of the late William Lord Russel", is attributed to Elkanah Settle. Wing attributes both works to Settle. Referenced by Wing S2658 / Estc R010580 "On July 21, 1683, William Lord Russell, the former leader of the Whig party in the House of Commons, was executed in Lincoln's Inn Fields for high treason. The week before a jury had convicted him of conspiring with other Whig leaders in schemes that have become known as the Rye House Plot to raise rebellion by capturing King Charles II's guards and, thereby, in law, to kill the king..." - See: Lois G. Schwoerer, William Lord Russell: The Making of a Martyr. (Book ref. 37275)  £65.00

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