John Leslie
De Titulo et Jure Serenissim� Principis Mari� Scotorum Regin�, quo Regni Angli� Successionem sibi just� vendicat [The Title and Right of Mary, Most Serene Queen of Scots, to the Succession of the Throne of England] (Rheims, 1580)
Newberry Library (Case 4A 1828)
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The succession to the English throne was constantly debated in manuscripts and printed pamphlets. Some were produced surreptitiously in England. Others, like this treatise supporting Mary Queen of Scots, were safely printed abroad. But all who dared to write on the subject risked the anger of Elizabeth.

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