A defence of the antient historians: with a particular application of it to the history of Ireland and Great-Britain, ... By Francis Lord Bishop of Down and Connor. To which are added, two sermons, the first preached on occasion of the union, and the other at a publick commencement at Cambridge.
Francis Hutchinson (1661-1739) Bishop of Down and Connor
Category
Books
Date
1734
Materials
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3072922
Summary
Bibliographic description
xv,[1],270p. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript inscription: "Given to me by the Author." Similar inscriptions in the same hand appear in other books having the bookplate of John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) (eg. 6.B.3.36), thus a probable indication of his ownership.. Binding: Eighteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt fillets and corner tools; rebacked in calf; spine gilt; red leather spine label; sewn on five raised bands
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Francis Hutchinson (1661-1739) Bishop of Down and Connor