Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester Volume 108 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... Ward, (john.)--The Christians Incouragement earnestly to contend For Christ his gospell and for all Our Christian liberties in thrall Which who refuscth let him bee For aye Anathema, say wee. Written by J. Ward Gent. (Reade (Judge I Consider/ and (Censure) To whieh is added Irclands Greivanccs. London Printed for lo. Haucock. 1643. 4to, pp. 20. This edition is not mentioned in the Bibl. Ang, Poet., nor, excepting a slight notice of it by Lowndes, do we find it alluded to by any bibliographer. The above title is given on a curtain in the centre of a neat frontispiece engraved on copper, at the sides of which are six small oval portraits beautifully executed--the Bishop, Judge, and Cavalier on one side, with the motto over them When this corrupted Crew quite fall Truth with peace then flourish shall, and an inscription, "These praye for, Pleade for, Fight for Desolation." On the other side, those of Mr. Burton, Mr. Prynne, and Capt. Bastwick, with the motto, Us Imitate whose suffering Shall speedily their ruin bring, and the inscription, "These Praye for, Pleade for, Fight for Reformation." This frontispiece is extremely scarce, and copies with it seldom occur. The letterpress is exactly similar to the former, indeed it is the same edition, with merely the substitution of a new title. It does not appear that the latter portion, relating to "Irelands Greivances," was ever added by the author. A copy of the work, with this latter title, was sold at Mr. Townley's Sale, pt. ii, No. 1592, for 2l. 17.; and at Sir Mark M. Sykes's do., pt. iii, No. 963, for 3l. 8s. The present copy cost Mr. Heber 4/. 15., and is Bound by Charles Lewis, uniform with the former, In Dark Green Morocco, gilt leaves. Report COUNCIL OF THE CHETHAM SOCIETY, Read at the...