Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-208) and index
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The legend of Father Parsons -- The English mission : writing The Christian directory -- The Spanish connection : satirizing Burghley -- The myth of England's Catholic destiny : Persons's political vision -- Reclaiming the past : combating Foxe and Coke -- A Jesuit apologia : appellant abuse -- Making England safe for Catholicism : liberty of conscience under James -- Mastering the polemical scene -- Appendix : a chronology of Persons's printed works, 1580-1622