ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates publications of captured, discovered, and intercepted letters that were among the most politically and culturally pertinent, for instance, by the impact they had, by the significance of narratives they promoted, and sometimes by the influence they had on subsequent publications of captured, discovered, or intercepted letter. It focuses on the years between 1641 and 1651 when the greatest number of genuine letters of this type were published within the century. The chapter analysis captured, discovered, and intercepted letters in pamphlets and broadsides, the dynamic interaction of occasional pamphlet publication and periodical publication constituted a consequential interface. Captured letters consist of those taken in military contexts, usually one's own letters and those that had been received by that recipient. Discovered letters are those found in one's closet or chambers or, more rarely, dropped accidentally, and usually letters that had already been sent and received. Intercepted letters comprise those taken in transit and never received by their intended addressees.
