Author: Charles Edward, Prince, Grandson of James II, King of England [1720 - 1788]. 
Title: CHARLES PRINCE Of WALES, &c. Regent of Scotland, England, France and Ireland, and the dominions thereunto belonging. Charles P.R. Whereas we are certainly informed. That the Elector of Hanover has taken upon him to summon a Parliament ...
Description: [Edinburgh]: , 1745. 1st printing (ESTC T30512). Broadside, printed recto only. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve. Large headpiece [4.3 cm x 15 cm]. Large initial capital letter 'W'. 30.3 cm x 22 cm. On an old mount, broadside previously folded and repaired with slight loss of a few letters, not affecting sense or legibility. A triangular section to the upper right blank margin lost & supplied [no text affected]. Some expected age-toning & soiling. A Good copy. Charles best known today as the instigator/leader of the unsuccessful Jacobite uprising of 1745, in his effort to restore an absolute monarchy to the United Kingdom, which culminated in defeat at the Battle of Culloden, essentially signaling the end of the Jacobite cause. This broadside, issued at the apex of the rebellion, highlights the extent of Charles' belief in his claim to the throne, for in it he declares the parliament at London to lack legitimacy; next, he brands traitor & rebel all who attend said parliament; and finally, he declares the "pretended union of these Kingdoms now at an End." A very rare survivor of this tumultous time of British history, at the time of cataloguing, this broadside is known in only 6 copies [per ESTC], none on this side of the pond.

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