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VIOLET, THOMAS. 1609–1662.:A Petition against the Jewes presented to the King Majestie and the Parliament. London: Printed in the year 1661.
8vo (208 x 157 mm). Modern morocco-backed cloth boards. Last two leaves re-cornered, with the final leaf laid-down.
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of Thomas Violet\’s petition to Charles II, just 5 years after Cromwell\’s readmission of the Jews to England. Violet, a goldsmith and spy, presented many petitions to Parliament during this time, mostly in defense of his transportation of gold and silver. \”He was probably a restless, meddling man, who failed to please his friends, while he certainly displeased his enemies\” (DNB).
