Against Speaking Evil of Princes, and Those in Authority Under Them: A Sermon Preach'd at the Assizes Held at Croydon in Surrey, March 7th. 1705/6. Before the Right Honourable The L. Chief-Justice Holt, and Mr. Justice Tracy. By Edm. Gibson, D.D. Rector of Lambeth, and Chaplain to his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Published at the Request of the Judges, High-Sheriff, Grand-Jury, and other Gentlemen. 1706.

Edm. Gibson, D.D.

Published by Printed and Sold by H. Hills, in Black-Frayars, near the Water-Side. For the Benefit of the Poor., 1706

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Unbound stab-stitched pamphlet. 16pp. Front page partially loose but attached. Two small holes through all pages.Printed and Sold by H. Hills, in Black-Frayars, near the Water-Side. For the Benefit of the Poor. Preached and published shortly before renewed negotiations between England and Scotland concerning the Treaty of Union to create a new "Great Britain" which was deeply unpopular among the Scottish population which on occasion broke out in civil disorder. Scots were prohibited from emigrating until 1707, when the Act of Union united Scotland, England, and Wales as the United Kingdom, giving Scots the same rights as the English. At that time, trade between Scotland and America increased. Scots began to immigrate to Virginia, where tobacco production was a highly profitable business. Seller Inventory # 296

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Title: Against Speaking Evil of Princes, and Those ...

Publisher: Printed and Sold by H. Hills, in Black-Frayars, near the Water-Side. For the Benefit of the Poor.

Publication Date: 1706

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good