“Satire of the Approaching Downfall of the King of France” Greifswald (Germany), 1689.
Rare booklet printed in Hebrew, polemic against Louis XIV, King of France, about the evils which he is causing to neighboring countries, especially the destruction in the Rhine area in Germany. The writer brings many proofs from the Bible that his downfall is close. Apparently the writer is not Jewish.
“Today my ears were filled with the tidings of violence and the arrogance of the King of France. There is none amongst us who does not know of his evil ways…He violated a covenant with the Kaisar our king by sending his troops to our land to destroy and burn and spill innocent blood. behold it is made clear that his downfall is close …And now Princes of Germany, come and tell us of all manner of violence which the King of France committed against you .. for he with his craftiness he incited Germans against Germans and city fought city because of his lies. Was it not because of his jealousy that he turned his soldiers on the inhabitants of the banks of the Rhine and destroyed your cities and set fire to your houses and your houses of worship …”.
11 pages 17 cm. Good condition, stains, pen marks. Ink peeling in one place. New binding.
Only one other copy known in the world, the source of the record in the Bibliography Institute.