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• Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680 -- Early works to 1800
• Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680 -- Poetry
• Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680 -- Speech of William Howard, late Lord Viscount Stafford, upon the scaffold on Tower-Hill
• Stafford, William Howard, Viscount, 1614-1680 -- Trials, litigation, etc.

• Reflections on the sincerity of the Papist : occasioned by the speech of William, late Viscount Stafford, on the scaffold at the Tower-Hill. ([London] : [s.n]., [1680?]) (page images at HathiTrust)
• An enquiry into the authority for Echard's statement in his History of England-- that Lord Russell interfered to prevent the mitigation of the barbarous part of the punishment for high treason in the case of Viscount Stafford, upon the presentation of the petition of the sheriffs Bethel and Cornish to the House of Commons, 23rd Dec., 1680 ... ([London, Printed by S. Bentley and Co.], 1852), by John Martin and Laurence Echard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The information of Thomas Lander of Shutborrow in the county of Stafford, another of the witnesses in tryal of the late Lord Stafford, as it was taken upon oath by Edmund Warcup, Esquire ... on the 24th day of December, 1680. (London : Printed for Thomas Simmons ..., 1681), by Thomas Lander and Edmund Warcup (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stafford's memoires, or, A brief and impartial account of the birth and quality, imprisonment, tryal, principles, declaration, comportment, devotion, last speech, and final end of William, late Lord Viscount Stafford, beheaded on Tower-hill Wednesday the 29. of Decemb. 1680 whereunto is annexed a short appendix concerning some passages in Stephen Colledges tryal / the whole now again set forth for a more ample illustration of that so wonderfully zealous pamphlet entituled The papists bloody aftergame, writ in answer to the said Memoirs, and published by Langley Curtis, 1682. (London printed : [s.n.], 1682), by James Maurus Corker and Langley Curtis (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Stafford's memoires, or, A brief and impartial account of the birth and quality, imprisonment, tryal, principles, declaration, comportment, devotion, last speech, and final end, of William, late lord viscount Stafford, beheaded upon Tower-hill on Wednesday the 29. of December 1681 hereunto is also annexed a short appendix concerning some passages in Stephen Colleges trial. ([London : s.n.], 1681), by James Maurus Corker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A dialogue between Toney, and the ghost of the late Lord Viscount-Stafford (London : Printed for P.M., 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Earl of Shaftsbury's loyalty revived: or, The Popish damnable plot against our religion and liberties, lively delineated in several of its branches, with an account of the manner of the execution of William Viscount Stafford on Tovver-Hill. (London, : Printed for Richard Baldwin ..., MDCXXXI. [1681]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Englands mercy explained in the iust excecution of William (late) Viscount Stafford a traytor to his king and country. (London : Pirnted [sic] for N. Ponder ... and S. Lee ..., [1680]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Historical collections, or, A brief account of the most remarkable transactions of the two last Parliaments consisting of I. The speeches, votes, accusations, addresses, and article of impeachment, &c., II. The bills of association, exclusion, and repeal of 35 Eliz. &c., III. The several informations, messages, narratives, orders, petitions, protestation of the Lords, and resolves of both Houses, etc., IV. The tryal and sentence of William Howard Lord Viscount of Stafford in Westminster Hall, his speech and execution on the scaffold at Tower Hill with many other memorable passages and proceedings of the two last Parliaments, held and dissolved at Westminster and Oxford, V. A perfect list of each Paraliament, VI. His Majesty's declaration, shewing the causes and reasons that moved him to dissolve the two last Parliaments. (London : Printed for Simon Neal ..., 1682) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• It has been observed, that nothing has been so destructive to the peace and repose of mankind, as those monstrous differences in matters of religion ... (London : Pirnted (sic) for N. Ponder ... and S. Lee ..., [1680?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The information of Thomas Lander of Shutborrow in the county of Stafford another of the witnesses in the tryal of the late Lord Stafford, as it was taken upon oath by Edmund Warcup, Esquire, one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Middlesex, and city and liberties of Westminster, on the 24th day of December, 1680. (London : Printed for Thomas Simmons ..., MDCLXXXI [1681]), by Thomas Lander (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Several informations of Mr. Simeon Wright, Thomas Launders and Richard Perkin concerning the horrid Popish Plot in England : and the several ways that have been used to take off the Kings witnesses, and to hinder the further discovery of it : the two former, being witnesses in the trial of the late Lord Stafford, their informations were taken upon oath by Edmond Warcup, Esq., one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for Middlesex and Westminster, in December last 1680 : the latter was taken upon oath by Sir Robert Atkyns, kt. at the assizes at Stafford, 1679 : the whole informations being nothing but matter of fact. (London : Printed for Thomas Simmons ..., 1681), by Simeon Wright, Thomas Lander, and Richard Perkin (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• No faith or credit to be given to Papists being a discourse occasioned by the late conspirators dying in the denyal of their guilt : with particular reflections on the perjury of VVill. Viscount Stafford, both at his tryal, and in his speech on the scaffold in relation to Mr. Stephen Dugdale and Mr. Edward Turbervill / by John Smith Gentleman ... (London : Printed for Tho. Cockerill ..., 1681), by John Smith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The full narrative and further discovery of Edward Tvrbervill of Skerr in the county of Glamorgan, Gent. of the horrid Popish Plot containing many remarkable passages concerning the trial of William late Viscount Stafford : with an account of the Gent. of Greys-Inn, who appeared in court before the Lord High Steward to invalidate Mr. Turbervill's evidence. (London : Printed for Norman Nelson ..., 1681), by Edward Turberville (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The two last prayers of VVilliam late Viscount Stafford, at his execution on Tower-hill: Wednesday the 29th. of Dec. 1680 the one in Latin, the other in English. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the year 1681), by William Howard Stafford (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The speech of the Lord High Steward, in Westminster Hall, at the time of his pronouncing the judgment of the House of Peers against the Lord Viscount Stafford, the seventh of December, 1680 (London : Printed by the assigns of John Bill, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills ..., 1680), by Heneage Finch Nottingham (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The circumstances before and after the speech of William late Viscount Stafford (London : Printed for Benjamin Harris ..., 1680), by John Rouse (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Proceedings. 1678-1679 ([London? : s.n., 1679]), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The narrative and reasons which were delivered by the House of Commons, to the Lords at the last conference, touching the trials of the Lords in the Tower (London : [s.n.], 1679), by England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Manner of the execution of William Howard, late Earl of Stafford, and one of the popish lords on Wednesday the 29th of this instant December, for high-treason, in conspiring the death of the King, and to subvert the Protestant religion. (London : Printed by D. Mallet, 1680) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Strange and wonderful news from the lords in the Tovver, or, A dialogue between them and my Lord Staffords ghost (London : Printed for T. B., 1681), by W. B. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Animadversions on the last speech of William Viscount Stafford who was beheaded on Tower-Hill for high treason in conspiring the death of the king, &c. on Wednesday, December 29th, 1680. ([London : s.n., 1680]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Articles of impeachment of high treason, and other high crimes and offences, against William Earl of Powis, William Visount Stafford, Henry Lord Arundel of Wardour, William Lord Petre, and John Lord Bellasis, now prisoners in the Tower ([S.l. : s.n., 1680?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Pleasant funeral-oration at the interment of the three lately deceased Tower-Lyons (London : [s.n.], 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Pope's letter to the Lords in the Tower concerning the death of the late Lord Stafford. (London : Printed for T.B. ..., 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The execution of the Popish lord: or, The traytor's downfall Being an account of the beheading of VVilliam Viscount Stafford for high treason: on the 29th. of this instant December, 1680. On a scaffold erected for that purpose, on Tower-hill: with many particulars most remarkable, that happened therein. And of the disposal of his body after execution. Which may be a large warning to all the yet remaining Popish conspirators; how they seek to take away the life of the King, and by seeking to destroy the Protestant religion, have hopes to plant Popery once more in England. ([London] : Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in West-Smithfield, [1688]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An elegy on the death of William late Viscount Stafford, who was beheaded on Tower-Hill, on Wednesday, December 29th. 1680. / By a person of quality. (London, : Printed for William Miller, at the Guilded Acorn in St. Paul's Church-Yard, where you may be furnished with most sorts of bound or stitched books, as Acts of Parliament, proclamations, speeches, declarations, letters, orders, commissions, articles of war or peace; as also books of divinity, church-government, sermons on most occasions, and most sorts of histories, poetry, plays, and such like, &c., 1681), by Person of quality (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Upon the execution of the late Viscount Stafford. (London, : Printed by D[avid]. M[allet]., December, 29, 1680) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The papists lamentation for the loss of their agent William Viscount Stafford together with the dread they are possessed with, fearing that more will quickly follow him the same way. Preparations will be made for those that cursed plots have laid, for to be brought to tryal fair, and now they'r filled with dispair tune of, Fair Phillis your prevailing charms, or A fig for France. (London : printed for J. Conyers at the black Ravenin [sic] Duck-lane, [1680?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The execution of the Popish lord: or, The traytor's downfall Being an account of the beheading of VVilliam Viscount Stafford for high treason: on the 29th. of this instant December, 1680. On a scaffold erected for that purpose, on Tower-hill: with many particulars most remarkable, that happened therein. And of the disposal of his body after execution. Which may be a large warning to all the yet remaining Popish conspirators; how they seek to take away the life of the King, and by seeking to destroy the Protestant religion, have hopes to plant Popery once more in England. ([London] : Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in West-Smithfield, [1688]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An Elegy on the Lord Viscount Stafford beheaded this 29th day of December, 1680, on Tower-Hill. (London : Printed for T. Benskin ..., [1680]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Poem on the condemnation of William Viscount Stafford (London : Printed for T. Benskin ..., [1680]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Lord Stafford's ghost, or, A warning to traitors with his prophecie concerning the blazing star. ([London? : s.n.], 1680), by Christopher Ness (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The speech of William Howard, late Lord Viscount Stafford. (London : Printed for Richard Baldwin ..., MDCLXXXI [1681]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The tryal of William Viscount Stafford for high treason in conspiring the death of the King, the extirpation of the Protestant religion, the subversion of the government, and introduction of popery into this realm : upon an impeachment by the knights, citizens, and burgesses in Parliament assembled, in the name of themselves and of all the commons of England : begun in Westminster-Hall the 30. day of November 1680, and continued until the 7. of December following, on which day judgment of high treason was given upon him : with the manner of his execution the 29. of the same month. (Dublin : Reprinted by Jos. Ray ... and are to be sold by S. Helsham, Joh. North, Jos. Howes and the rest of the booksellers of Dublin, 1681), by William Howard Stafford (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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