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8vo in fours, pp. 32; recent boards. Third edition (though not so designated); preceded by editions of 1714 and 1731. This is a topical poem, in the author's characteristic Hudibrastic manner. 'These six short cantos are based on a well-known incident of 1711, called the 'Rabbling o' Deer'. The Presbytery, against the desire of the church and the parish of Deer, called John Gordon to be the incumbent. This unpopular move made necessary the use of several score men from Aberdeen to assist in the installation of Gordon. The poem describes the situation, from the Episcopalian viewpoint, and the rabble of the Kirk; (Bond). Foxon M216; Richmond P. Bond, English Burlesque Poetry: 1700-1750, 31. The two earlier editions are very rare: ESTC lists four locations for the first of 1714, and one of the second of 1731 (BL). For this third printing the ESTC gives ten locations, five on each side of the Atlantic.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1738 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 39 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 39.…

32pp. 8vo. The author's name identified by an early hand, note on first page of poem. Disbound. From the Library of Douglas Grant. ESTC T2215, Foxon M216. First published in 1714, this is the third printing. William Meston, 1688-1745, poet, classical scholar, and sometime Professor of Philosophy at Marischal College.…

8vo. 36pp. Disbound; light creasing & outer pages dusted. ESTC T172623, BL, Edinburgh, NLS, and Inverness only. First edition. On the 'Rabbling o'Deer', the riot caused by the appointment of John Gordon as the new Minister to the kirk of Old Deer, Aberdeenshire in 1711, against the parishioners wishes. A crowd of several thousand Episcopalians gathered and managed to prevent the installation of the first minister appointed there by heritors (local landowners) acting outside bishops' authority.…