The Catholick gamesters, or, A dubble match of bowleing with an account of a sharp conference held on the eve of St. Jago, between His Holiness and the Mahometan dons in St. Katherines Bastile ... : to the tune of The plot in the meal-tub; or, Tan-ta-ra-ra-ra, make shift

British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum (1870-1954) (George): 1077
Folger bibliographic ID: 106964
ESTC number: R37537
Wing number: C1493A
Folger call number: ART 249- 540
Folger holdings ID: 104508
Accession Number: 249540

Top half of broadside is engraved plate with nine scenes. In the top left-hand corner, Charles II seated on the throne within a walled enclosure surrounded by Protestant peers and members of parliament; in an opening at the bottom right of the enclosure lies the body of Edmund Berry Godfrey, to which a man with a lantern draws the attention of three "Popish Misses" (unidentified). In the centre at the top stands a group of men labelled "The Kings Evidence" consisting of Oates, Tonge (both in clerical robes), Bedloe, Kirby, Everard, Dugdale, Prance, Bolron, Mowbray, Dangerfield, Jenison and Smith. In the top right-hand corner is a view of London in flames and beneath that six Jesuits (Simons, Strange, Whitbread, Kemish, Blundell, Harcourt (i.e. Barrow)) with fire bombs and torches. In the lower right-hand corner, the Pope and the Devil encourage a group of Catholic peers playing at skittles (Belasyse, Stafford, Aston, Arundell, Petre, Powis) foremost among whom is Lord Belasyse whose bowl veers diagonally across the print to strike Godfrey; Lord Danbysis (Danby), standing in the centre, indicates the target; further to the left, stands the group accused of Godfrey's murder (Green, Berry, Hill, Gerald, Kelly) and in the lower left-hand corner are shown their executions

General notes

Title from item "Published by a by-stander, to prevent false reports" in title is in square brackets Bottom half is letterpress verse in four columns. First line: Who likes to read, may judg what's coming on us False imprint; place of publication and publisher from Wing Also available as a digital reproduction Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1985. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1611:26) Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1986. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 103)

Item information about Folger ART 249- 540

Trimmed to printed area; losses (repaired) along fold lines; "James Da[cres?]" on verso

Extended title: The Catholick gamesters, or, A dubble match of bowleing with an account of a sharp conference held on the eve of St. Jago, between His Holiness and the Mahometan dons in St. Katherines Bastile ... : to the tune of The plot in the meal-tub; or, Tan-ta-ra-ra-ra, make shift / (published by a by-stander, to prevent false reports)
Alternate titles: Catholic gamesters, Double match of bowling, Dubble match of bowleing

Popish Plot, 1678 Bowling Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 Godfrey, Edmund Berry, Sir, 1621-1678 Oates, Titus, 1649-1705 Tonge, Ezerel, 1621-1680 Bedloe, William, 1650-1680 Kirkby, Christopher Everard, Edmund Dugdale, Stephen, 1640?-1683 Prance, Miles, active 1678-1689 Bolron, Robert, active 1674-1680 Mowbray, Lawrence Dangerfield, Thomas, 1650?-1685 Jenison, Robert, 1648 or 1649- Smith, Aaron, -1701 Simons, Joseph, 1593-1671 Strange, Richard, 1611-1682 Whitbread, Thomas, 1618-1679 Kemish, David Joseph Blundell, Nicholas, 1640-1680 Barrow, William, 1610-1679 Belasyse, John Belasyse, Baron, 1615-1689 Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680 Aston of Forfar, Walter Aston, Baron, 1633-1714 Arundell of Wardour, Henry Arundell, Baron, 1606?-1694 Petre, William Petre, Baron, 1622-1684 Powis, William Herbert, Duke of, 1617-1696 Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712 Green, Robert, -1679 Berry, Henry, -1679 Hill, Lawrence, -1679

depiction: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
depiction: Godfrey, Edmund Berry, Sir, 1621-1678
depiction: Oates, Titus, 1649-1705
depiction: Tonge, Ezerel, 1621-1680
depiction: Bedloe, William, 1650-1680
depiction: Kirkby, Christopher
depiction: Everard, Edmund
depiction: Dugdale, Stephen, 1640?-1683
depiction: Prance, Miles, active 1678-1689
depiction: Bolron, Robert, active 1674-1680
depiction: Mowbray, Lawrence
depiction: Dangerfield, Thomas, 1650?-1685
depiction: Jenison, Robert, 1648 or 1649-
depiction: Smith, Aaron, -1701
depiction: Simons, Joseph, 1593-1671
depiction: Strange, Richard, 1611-1682
depiction: Whitbread, Thomas, 1618-1679
depiction: Kemish, David Joseph
depiction: Blundell, Nicholas, 1640-1680
depiction: Barrow, William, 1610-1679
depiction: Belasyse, John Belasyse, Baron, 1615-1689
depiction: Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680
depiction: Aston of Forfar, Walter Aston, Baron, 1633-1714
depiction: Arundell of Wardour, Henry Arundell, Baron, 1606?-1694
depiction: Petre, William Petre, Baron, 1622-1684
depiction: Powis, William Herbert, Duke of, 1617-1696
depiction: Leeds, Thomas Osborne, Duke of, 1631-1712
depiction: Green, Robert, -1679
depiction: Berry, Henry, -1679
depiction: Hill, Lawrence, -1679
publisher: Marshall, William, active 1676-1725