Subject: Popish Plot, 1678

This pamphlet contains the testimony of Edward Turberville given before the House of Commons on November 9, 1680, concerning the Popish Plot. It also includes additional material on Francisco de Faria, whose own narrative regarding the Popish Plot is also discussed. The pamphlet details Turberville's account of events related to the alleged conspiracy, providing insight into the political climate and anxieties surrounding the Popish Plot in 17th-century England. The included biography of Francisco de Faria offers biographical information about his life and career.

This 1680 pamphlet contains the testimony of Francisco de Faria, an American-born Jew, delivered before the House of Commons on November 1, 1680, concerning the Popish Plot. The pamphlet details de Faria's background, his recruitment as an agent in Antwerp, and his involvement with English Catholics. His testimony contributed to the narrative of the Popish Plot, a supposed conspiracy by Catholics to overthrow the English government. The collection also includes two related pamphlets and an article by Lee M. Friedman from the American Jewish Historical Society Journal (No. 20, 1911) that discusses de Faria's life and testimony.

This pamphlet contains the testimony of Stephen Dugdale, given before the House of Commons on November 1, 1680, concerning the Popish Plot. It also includes additional material on Francisco de Faria, whose own narrative regarding the Popish Plot is reprinted within this pamphlet. De Faria's narrative provides biographical details, including his birthplace in Pernambuco, Brazil (1653), his travels throughout Europe, and his service as interpreter and secretary to the Portuguese ambassador to England.