Book excerpt: Excerpt from Letters and Papers Illustrative of the Reigns of Richard III and Henry VII, Vol. 1 In 1594, nine years before James's Accession, Parsons the Jesuit published A Conference about the next succession to the Crown of Ingland. In this work he entered very minutely into the history of the succession, and pointed out the claims which might be advanced on the death of Elizabeth by many different fami lies descended from Edward claims which there was some' dan ger might even be disputed with bloodshed. Owing to various acts of bastardy, attainders, and other statutes, the question of law was ex tremely perplexing. Parsons him self, after reviewing the arguments for and against each possible com petitor, comes to no definite conclu sion. When the question came to be decided the practical good sense of the nation at once adopted a principle which cleared it of all legal subtleties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.