Ecclesiastical tracts formerly published: viz. I. The validity of the orders of the Church of England. II. The justice of the present establish'd law, which gives the Successor in any Ecclesiastical Benefice all the Profits from the Day of Avoidance. III. An award of King Charles the First, &c. Shewing that Personal Tithes are still due by the Law of the Land, and that there is a Necessity of Restoring, or Settling something else in lieu of them, for the Maintenance of the Clergy in the Cities and Larger Towns of this Kingdom. By Humphrey Prideaux, D. D. Dean of Norwich.
Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724)
Category
Books
Date
1716
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 3218308
Summary
Bibliographic description
The second edition, corrected. [8], 400 p. ; 8vo. Provenance: eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, with putti, and motto: Nil Desperandum, Yates, sculp. Thomas Anson Esqr. Shugborough. [i.e. Thomas Anson, of Shugbrough (1695-1773)]. Binding: eighteenth-century calf; double blind fillet border, with blind roll on spine edge; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt tooled spine. Manuscript binder's note on pastedown.
Makers and roles
Humphrey Prideaux (1648-1724)