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Paper Bullets Paper Bullets Print and Kingship under Charles II Harold Weber THE UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KENTUCKY Copyright © 1996 by The University Press of Kentucky Scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth, serving Bellarmine College, Berea College, Centre College of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, The Filson Club, Georgetown College, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky State University, Morehead State University, Murray State University, Northern Kentucky University, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University Editorial and Sales Offices: The University Press of Kentucky 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Weber, Harold. Paper bullets : print and kingship under Charles II / Harold Weber. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8131-1929-4 (alk. paper) 1. Great Britain—History—Charles II, 1660-1685—Historiography. 2. Journalism—Political aspects—Great Britain—History—17th century. 3. English literature—Early modern, 1500-1700—History and criticism. 4- Printing—Political aspects—Great Britain— History—17th century. 5. Politics and literature—Great Britain —History—17th century. 6. Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 —In literature. 7. Censorship—Great Britain—History—17th century. 8. Monarchy—Great Britain—History—17th century. 9. Kings and rulers in literature. I. Title. DA445.W43 1996 941.06'6—dc20 95-14184 This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. Contents List of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Part One. Representations of the King 1. Restoration and Escape: The Incognito King and Providential History 25 2. The Monarch's Sacred Body: The King's Evil and the Politics of Royal Healing 50 3. The Monarch's Profane Body: "His scepter and his prick are of a length" 88 Part Two. The Language of Censorship 4. "The feminine part of every rebellion": The Public, Royal Power, and the Mysteries of Printing 131 5. "The very Oracles of the Vulgar": Stephen College and the Author on Trial 172 Conclusion 209 Notes 214 Bibliography 260 Index 284 Illustrations "The Loyal Subjects hearty Wishes To King Charles the Second"(1660) 55 Engraving from John Browne's Charisma Basilicon, Or, The Royal Gift of Healing (1684 ) 62 Frontispiece to Richard Atkyns's The Original and Growth of Printing (1664 ) 149 Stephen College's "A Ra-ree Show" (1681) 192
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