Lot 1028 , [Broadside] The Manner of the Barbarous Murther of James, late Lord Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews, Primate and Metropolitan of all Scotland, and one of His Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council of that Kingdom, May 3. 167

[Broadside] The Manner of the Barbarous Murther of James, late Lord Arch-Bishop of St. Andrews, Primate and Metropolitan of all Scotland, and one of His Majesties most Honourable Privy-Council of that Kingdom, May 3. 1679. overall 40 x 29cm. (approx.), including (beneath title) a wood engraved depiction of the murder scene, (15 x 23cm. approx.), followed by a 48 line verse eulogy of the Primate in 2 double columns. London, printed for J.S. and B.H., 1679. *James Sharp (1618-1679) was not forgiven for betraying the Scottish Presbyterian cause and, as archbishop, for enforcing the Restoration Act of Supremacy. Radical Convananters ambushed his coach at Magus Muir near St. Andrews, committing the murder in front of his daughter
£200-300

Condition:
Andrew, in title - last letter w and comma cropped. The imprint J.S. and B.H. have been ascribed to John Starkey and Benjamin Harris. The engraving depicts the spire of St. Andrew in the background