CASTLEMAINE, Roger Palmer, Earl of

by Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine

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A largely expanded edition of "A reply to the answer of the Catholique apology, originally published in 1668; the work is a reply to "The late apology in behalf of the papists," "A seasonable discourse shewing the necessity of maintaining the established religion, in opposition to popery" and "A reasonable defence of the Seasonable discourse", all by William Lloyd. It also contains a reply to "A vindication of the sincerity of the Protestant religion in the point of obedience to sovereigns" by Peter Du Moulin and "A sermon preached November V. 1673. at St. Margarets Westminst." by Edward Stillingfleet. Roger Palmer in the course of a turbulent career, during which he was imprisoned in the Tower of London at least five times, .. tenaciously continued to speak out on behalf of English Catholics and to argue for religious toleration. When not engaged in polemics, he had time to invent a new type of globe, whose description, amply illustrated, was published in 1679 by Joseph Moxon, the royal hydrographer. Castlemaine s authorial career began in 1666 with a short treatise which later became known as The Catholique Apology. In its original form, it appeared anonymously under the long title To all the Royalists that suffered for his Majesty, and to the rest of the good people of England. The humble apology of the English Catholicks. This was an appeal for recognition of Catholic loyalty during the Civil War. It finishes with a Bloudy Catalogue, flamboyantly printed in red ink, of th

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