P. S.. Letter signed from P.S., Leiden, to unknown recipient

Folger bibliographic ID: 226795
Folger call number: X.c.93
Folger holdings ID: 258323
Accession Number: MS Add 902

Sending news from the court of William and Mary at The Hague describing an interview between King James II of England and "Sr. Ja:", probably Sir James Stewart, to have him, Sir James, as an advocate in Scotland, but Sir James declines, probably motivated by religion. Also reports an interview between Mary, the Princess of Orange, and her father's envoy Ignatius White, the Marquis d'Albeville, in which she affirms her Protestantism, her right to the succession, and her regrets over the suspension of Henry Compton, the Bishop of London, and the envoy relays the King's intention to legitimize his son James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick

General notes

P.S. appears to have been in the service of Sir James. Sir James Stewart was a Scottish protestant lawyer who lived as a refugee at The Hague and later served William and Mary as Lord Advocate of Scotland Dated: Leyden friday. Signed: P. S. Addressed to: Sir. Date of letter is probably January 1687 based on events described 1 bifolium Also available as a digital reproduction Formerly Folger MS Add 902 Purchased from Hofmann and Freeman in October 1986

Extended title: Letter signed from P.S., Leiden, to unknown recipient 1687? January

P. S., active 1687 Stewart, James, Sir, 1635-1713 White, Ignatius Compton, Henry, 1632-1713 Berwick, James Fitzjames, Duke of, 1670-1734 England Great Britain Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694

correspondent: P. S., active 1687
subject: P. S., active 1687
subject: Stewart, James, Sir, 1635-1713
subject: White, Ignatius
subject: Compton, Henry, 1632-1713
subject: Berwick, James Fitzjames, Duke of, 1670-1734
subject: Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694