An Alarme For Sinners: Containing The Confession, Prayers, Letters, and last Words of Robert Foulkes, Late Minister of Stanton-Lacy in the County of Salop; who was Tried, Convicted, and Sentenced, at the Sessions in the Old Bayly, London, Jan 16th 1678 and Executed the 31st following. With an Account of his Life. Published from the Original, Written with his own hand, during his Reprieve, and sent by him at his Death to Doctor Lloyd, Dean of Bangor.
Published by London: Printed for Langley Curtis, on Ludgate-Hill. 1679.
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Offa's Dyke Books, LUDLOW, Salop, United KingdomOffa's Dyke Books
AbeBooks seller since November 10, 2004
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 300.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Small 4to. (199x155mm), pp:iv,1-39,[1], having the earliest variant title-page with 'Licensed, Jan.19.1678' (see Peter Klein*), found in a volume with a collection of sermons, extracted and recently bound in half polished calf, marbled boards, vellum corners, spine with raised bands & gilt ruled red leather label titled 'An Alarme' in gilt. A really good copy in fresh condition with occastional marking to the margins which are not cut down. *Peter Klein. 'The Temptation and Downfall of the Vicar of Stanton Lacy' published by Merlin Unwin Books 2005. An excellent account of the Vicar's downfall and execution. Foulkes, Robert. (bap.1634, d.1679), Church of England clergyman and murderer. On 7 September 1657 he married Isabella, daughter of Thomas Colbatch, rector of Ludlow, Shropshire. In September 1660 Foulkes became vicar of Stanton Lacy, a parish adjacent to Ludlow. The exercise of his clerical duties brought Foulkes into a series of conflicts with his neighbours. He also became notorious in his parish and further afield for his extramarital sexual relations, especially with Anne Atkinson, of whom he seems to have been guardian. In 1678 Anne Atkinson became pregnant with Foulkes's child. In an attempt to conceal the pregnancy and possibly to seek an abortion Foulkes accompanied Atkinson to London. They took lodgings in York Buildings in the Strand where, on 11 December, Atkinson gave birth to a girl. Foulkes, who performed the delivery himself, cut the infant's throat the same day and disposed of its body in a privy. He was found guilty of murder at the Middlesex sessions of 15 January 1679 and sentenced to death. While awaiting execution Foulkes was visited in his prison cell at Newgate by a number of leading Anglican divines, including William Lloyd, then Dean of Bangor. Lloyd persuaded the Bisop of London to obtain a nine-day reprieve for Foulkes during which he wrote a penitential sermon, published after his death as 'An Alarme for Sinners.'.…
Seller Inventory # 1263
Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Alarme For Sinners: Containing The Confession, Prayers, Letters, and last Words of Robert Foulkes, Late Minister of Stanton-Lacy in the County of Salop; who was Tried, Convicted, and Sentenced, at the Sessions in the Old Bayly, London, Jan 16th 1678 and Executed the 31st following. With an Account of his Life. Published from the Original, Written with his own hand, during his Reprieve, and sent by him at his Death to Doctor Lloyd, Dean of Bangor.
- Author
- Foulkes, Robert.
- Publisher
- London: Printed for Langley Curtis, on Ludgate-Hill. 1679.
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
Offa's Dyke Books
LUDLOW, Salop, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since November 10, 2004
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 14 to 45 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 25.00 | £ 25.00 |
Payment methods
- Check
- Paypal
Store description
Private premises. Appointment necessary.
Specialty
Topography and all better books., Art, Antiquarian, Illustrated, LiteratureSeller's business information
Offa's Dyke Books
United Kingdom
Terms of sale
Post Extra.
PayPal. Sterling cheques, US dollar cheques up to £50.00.
Returns policy: full refund if returned within 7 days.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Offa's Dyke Books, LUDLOW, SALOP, United Kingdom, +44 01584 856 212, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.