An ecclesiastical history of Great Britain, chiefly of England, from the first planting of Christianity,

Collier, Jeremy (consecrated `Bishop of the Nonjurors' in 1713), 1650-1726.

Published by London: [1846]-1852., printed for William Straker

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9 vols. ; 24 cm. [Original edition 1708-14, 2 vols., folio] [title continues] to the end of the reign of King Charles the Second; with a brief account of the affairs of religion in Ireland. Collected from the best ancient historians, councils, and records, by Jeremy Collier, M.A. New edition, with a life of the author, embracing a view of his opinions, and those of the Nonjurors as a body, by Thomas Lathbury. -- Contents: Vol. I. [Part I] books 1-3: centuries I-XI. xxviii, 552 p. -- II. Books 4-5: centuries XI-XIV. xv, 605 p. -- III. Books 6-7: centuries XIV-XVI. xii, 456 p. -- IV. Part two, books 1-2: Henry VIII, 1509-1538. xxvii, 432 p. -- V. Books 3-4: Henry VIII, Edward VI, 1539-1553. xi, 509 p. -- VI. Books 5-6: Mary, Elizabeth, 1553-1582. xi, 631 p. -- VII. Books 7-8: Elizabeth, James I, 1583-1624. -- VIII. Book 9: Charles I, Charles II, 1625-1685. viii, 479 p. -- IX. A collection of records (119 documents, largely in Latin); Bishop Nicholson's opinion of Collier's Ecclesiastical history; Observations upon the remarks of Mr. Collier, in his Ecclesiastical history, on several passages in Bishop Burnet's History of the reformation, by J. Lewis, minister of Margate; An answer to some exceptions in Bishop Burnet's third part of the History of the reformation, &c.; Some remarks on Dr. Kennet's second and third letters; General index. ix, 560 p. (the index occupying p. [477]-560) -- `Where [the Elizabethan puritans] could not reason, they took care to rally and rail: to furnish libels and buffoonery against the bishops, four of the most hot-headed and seditious.published a great many venomous pamphlets under the disguise of "Martin Mar-Prelate."' (VI, 78) Fair ex-lib. set, rebacked scuffed and edgeworn calf. Text clean.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An ecclesiastical history of Great Britain, chiefly of England, from the first planting of Christianity,
• Publisher: London: [1846]-1852., printed for William Straker
• Binding: Hardcover