The Harleian Miscellany; Or, a Collection of . Pamphlets and Tracts . in the Late Earl of Oxford's Library

The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection Of. Pamphlets And Tracts. In The Late Earl Of Oxford's Library is a mid-17th-century anthology that maps the politics of the Protectorate and the move to reimpose a peerage and monarchical authority. It stitches together satirical portraits, dramatic dialogues, and polemical treatises to critique monarchy while defending parliamentary liberty. Core components include a list of sixty-two named “new Lords” with backgrounds and alleged motives; NUNTIUS A MORTUIS, a Windsor dialogue with the ghosts of Henry VIII and Charles I; The Coat of Arms, a satirical heraldic piece; AN ABBREVIATION OF THE ARGUMENTS URGED BY THE LATE PROTECTOR; A SEASONABLE SPEECH denouncing the Lords as an undemocratic substitute for representative government; and CORNU COPIA, a sweeping miscellany of new agricultural, economic, and infrastructural schemes. The collection blends biblical and classical allusions with urgent exhortation, using satire to champion liberty, parliament, and the memory of the Commonwealth, while treating religious controversies and the danger of concentrated power. It also includes memorialized lives and adjacent pamphlets that reflect the era’s memory-work and polemical culture.