Thomas Sprat, writing in his History of the Royal Society (founded to facilitate new scientific discovery at the end of the seventeenth century), announced the grand expulsion. (firstthings.com)
Miola goes on to mention a series of plays «at the end of the seventeenth century... about the popish plot and the execution of Titus Oates, a Catholic conspirator.» (firstthings.com)
General scientific tendencies since the end of the Seventeenth Century. (religion-online.org)