Excerpt from A Catalogue of Miscellaneous Ancient and Modern Books, Including Many That Are Curious and Uncommon, Vol. 31: Mostly Purchased From Libraries Dispersed in London and the Country During the Past Month; August 25, 1858 A very interesting collection, with long bibliographical and historical notices, (said to be) in the autograph of Lord Thurloe. Among many other curious arti cles relating to the Pretender, is a description of King James II Queen's Bedchamber. Two notable Poetical pieces, and three remarkable Ballads, writ ten about the time of the Pretender's birth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.