NOTE1850
THE DUKE OF MONMOUTH'S POCKET-BOOK
By C. ROSS.
It is reasonable to conclude, that the article copied from *Chambers' Edinburgh Journal*, in No. 13., furnishes the strongest evidence that can be adduced in support of the opinion, that the book in the possession of Dr. Anster is the one found on the Duke of Monmouth when captured, after his defeat at Sedgemoor; and, if so, it is impossible to admit the hypothesis, because a portion of the contents of the real book has been given to the world and contains matter far too important to have been passed over by Dr. Anster, had it existed in his volume. In the 6th edition of Dr. Welwood's *Memoirs…
Topics: Historical Documents, English History, Political Intrigue
Locations: Sedgemoor, England, Fleet Street, Rye House