The amours of Messalina, late queen of Albion : in which are briefly couch'd secrets of the imposture of the Cambrion prince, the Gothick league, and other court intrigues of the four last years reign, not yet made publick / by a woman of quality, a late confident of Q. Messalina.
| Author/creator | Woman of quality |
| Other author | Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London: Printed for John Lyford, 1689. |
| Description | 34, 4, 42 [i.e. 32], 55 [i.e. 63] p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240867406 |
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| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | A satire on Mary of Modena, Queen consort of James II. Cf. pt. 4, p. [32]. |
| General note | Purported to be a translation from a French work printed in Cologne under title Les amours de Messalina, dernière reine d'Albion (pt. 1, p. [4]); the French work, however, states that it is "traduit de l'anglais." Cf. Graesse. |
| General note | French original attributed to Gregorio Leti. Cf. J.M. Quérard, Supercheries littéraires dévoillés, t. 3, p. 84. |
| General note | Part 2 has title: The second part of The amours of Messalina, late Queen of Albion : wherein the secret court intrigues of the four last years reign are further pursued, particularly the imposture of the child. Part 3 has title: The third part of The amours of Messalina : wherein the secret intrigues of the four last years reign are compleated and the love adventures of Polydorus, King of the Gauls, and the late Queen of Albion, made publick. Part 4 has title: The amours of the French king with the late Queen of Albion : being the fourth and last part of the history of Messalina. |
| General note | A so-called second volume, treating the same material in briefer form, was published in 1690 under title: The royal wanton : containing the Gallick intriegues [sic] with Lycogenes, late king of Albion, his expedition for Hibernia : being the second volume of The amours of Messalina with Polydorus, K. of the Goths. |
| General note | Part 2 appears separately as Wing S2299 on reel 475:15, and part 3 as Wing T912 on reel 478:9. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed., 1994) A3023A Variant |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1114:24) |
| Contains title | Second part of The amours of Messalina, late Queen of Albion. |
| Contains title | Third part of The amours of Messalina. |
| Contains title | Amours of the French King with the late Queen of Albion. |
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