Peters, Hugh. The speech and confession of Hugh Peters : close prisoner in the Tower of London; and his horrible expressions and doctrine, when our glorious Soveraign was led to martyrdome. With the manner how he was taken on Sunday night last in Southwark; who was to save himself, crept into bed to one Mrs. Peach a Quaker, which had lain in child-bed two days. And afterwards escaped to the house of Mrs Mun, where he was taken, with divers pieces of gold, and silver medals, sewed in his skirts; and a strange almanack taken out of his pocket

British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661: E.1043[9]
Folger bibliographic ID: 141918
ESTC number: R207950
Wing number: P1720
Folger call number: 185- 946q
Folger holdings ID: 143639

Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sept: 7:" Signatures: [A]⁴

Item information about Folger 185- 946q

Manuscript inscription on t.p.: "London the 2d September being Sonday" (date of Peters' capture). Disbound. Provenance: Folger purchase from Francis Edwards, 8 May 1962

Extended title: The speech and confession of Hugh Peters : close prisoner in the Tower of London; and his horrible expressions and doctrine, when our glorious Soveraign was led to martyrdome. With the manner how he was taken on Sunday night last in Southwark; who was to save himself, crept into bed to one Mrs. Peach a Quaker, which had lain in child-bed two days. And afterwards escaped to the house of Mrs Mun, where he was taken, with divers pieces of gold, and silver medals, sewed in his skirts; and a strange almanack taken out of his pocket

Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660 Prisoners Trials (Treason) Last words Regicides Great Britain

author: Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660
subject: Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660