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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29289	The apology, or, The genuine memoires of Madam Maria Manchini, Constabless of Colonna, eldest sister to the Duchess of Mazarin written in Spanish by her own hand ; and afterwards made into English by a Person of Quality.; Apologie. English	Mancini, Maria, 1639-1715?; Brémond, Gabriel de.; Person of quality.	1679 (1679)	Wing B4344; ESTC R15149	61,211	191

Licensed Ro. L'Estrange August 9. 1679 THE APOLOGY OR THE GENUINE Memoires OF Madam Maria Manchini Constabless of Colonna eldest Sister to the Duchess of Mazarin Written in Spanish by her own Hand and afterwards made into English by a Person of Quality LONDON Printed for J. Magnes and R. Bentley in Russel-street near the Piazza in Covent-Garden 1679. A Catalogue of some BOOKS Pinted for J. Magnes and R. Bently Quarto BUrnt Child dreads the Fire or An Examination of the Merits of the Papists relating to England mostly from their own Pens in justification of the late Act of Parliament for preventing Dangers that may happen by Popish Recusants And further shewing That whatsoever their Merit have been none ought not be gratified in Religion by Toleration therefore unless we intend to inslave our selves and our Posterity Romish Doctrines not from the begining or A Reply to what S. C. or Serenus Cressy hath objected against Dr. Pierce's Sermon in vindication of our Church against the Novelties of Rome By Dr. Whitby Falshood unmasked or An Answer to Truth unvailed An earnest Request to Mr J Standish Plays in Quarto Tartuff or The French Puritan A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Written in French by the fam'd Wit of France Monsieur Moliner made English by Mr. M. Medburn Plays written by Madam Behne The Forc'd Marriage or the Jealous Bridegroom A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre Abdelazzar or The Moor's Revenge A Tragedy acted at the Dukes Theatre The Town-Fop or Sir Timothy Tawdry A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre Plays written by Mr James Howard All mistaken or The Mad Couple A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants The English Monsieur A Comedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Plays written by Mr. Crown Andromiacheh a Tragedy Calisto or The Chast Nymph A Mausque acted at Court by the Lady Mary the Lady Anne and many other Persons of the greatest Quality in England The Country-Wit A Comedy acted at the Dukes Theatre The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus Vespasian in two Parts acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Price 2 s. Plays written by Mr. Lee. The Tragedy of Nero. Acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants Sophonisba or Hannibal overthrown A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal by their Majesties Servants The Court of Augustus Caesar or Gloriana A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal. The Rival Queens or The Death of Alexander the Great A Tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal. Mithridates King of Pontus a Tragedy Books in Octavo A Discourse of the Idolatry of the Church of Rome wherein that Charge is justified and the pretended Refutation of Dr. Stilling fleet 's Discourse is fully answered By Dr. Whitby The natural History of the Passions-By the Lord Clarendon Price 2. s. Mauger's Letters French and English on all Subjects Moral Divine Amorous Price 2 s. 6 d. Covent-Garden Drollery or A Collection of choice Songs Poems Prologues and Epilogues Never printed before The Memoires of Madam Maria Manchini Constabless of Colonna eldest Sister to the Duchess of Mazarin Books in Duodecimo Zelinda A Romance Translated from the fam'd Mounsieur Scudery By T. D. Price 12 d. The Happy Slave A pleasant Novel in 3 Parts Written in French by the fam'd Wit of France Monsieur Bromond and rendred into English by a Person of Quality Price 1 s. 6 d. COLONNA's Apology OR The Genuine Memoires OF Madam Maria Manchini THE Actions of Persons of Quality as they are more expos'd than any other to publique view are also more subject to censure and obloquy especially in France where Libels set forth of meer malice against the reputation of our Sex are entertain'd with undeserv'd applause and look'd upon as pieces of Court-Gallantry and Wit I very well knew Writings of that kind spare not the most sacred Persons yet I confess I thought my self priviledged from their Lash by the favour of the Age and constant Regularity of my Life till I was undeceiv'd by News sent me from France of a History of my Life published there in Print of which I was suppos'd the Author You may believe me upon receiving this News and the Circumstances that attended it not a little curious of seeing the Book but when I had read it the indignation I was in at the intelligence sent me was quickly chang'd into that slight and contempt the Author deserv'd I need not inform those who are acquainted with me there is not in this pretended History any one incident but what is fictitious and as contrary to my Humour as to Truth there needs but a slight knowledge of my Inclinations and Conduct to perswade the Reader 't is a pure Invention of the Author of it and that if it contain any adventure of my life he hath disguis'd and made it quite another thing by the Circumstances he hath added to it I pass by the baseness of the Style than which nothing more ordinary and mean and to say all in a Word nothing more like the Genius of the Author But because those who know me not may give credit to what he hath endeavoured to make them believe I thought my self concern'd to vindicate my reputation from the injury offer'd it by giving you a true and faithful Relation made by my self of all that happened to me from a Child to which the pressing Instances of several Persons interressed in my concerns have further oblig'd me I was born at Rome and descend of a Family of Illustrious Nobility and no less considerable for Merit which needed not the Glories of Cardinal Mazarin my Uncle to make it appear with Splendor in the Chief City of the World When I came to seven Years of Age my Mother not finding in me the Beauty she observ'd in my Sister Hortensia now Dutchess of Mazarin dispos'd me to go into a Covent of the Order of St. Benedict call'd Campo Martio with design to make me a Nun and fancying that an Aunt of mine in the same Covent who had the tuition of me would be very instrumental for the purpose After two Years spent there my Mother though she had not equal tenderness for me as for my Sister Hortensia yet pittying the ill health I had there and attributing it to my being so straitly coop'd up and to the Air of the Place which was very ill she took me home About two Years after my leaving the Covent my Uncle arriv'd almost at the height of his Fortune was willing to improve his happiness by communicating it He writ to my Mother and my Aunt Martinozzi to come into France and bring with them each her eldest Daughter The order being so strict seem'd to exclude my Sister as a Cadette but being my Mothers Favourite her Beauty gain'd her in my Mothers Affection a right of Seniority However I was made acquainted with my Uncles Orders and my Mother would doubtless have been very glad to have