A catalogue of the Bishops of England, since the first planting of Christian religion in this Island, Together with a briefe History of their lives and memorable actions, so neere as can be gathered out of antiquity. Whereunto if prefixed a discourse concerning the first conversion of our Britaine unto Christian Religion.
London.
Printed [by Eliot's Court Press] for Thomas Adams, 1615.
Quarto.
[12], 701, 698-699pp, [1]. Contemporary blind-tooled calf. Heavily rubbed, joints split, without lettering- piece, corners bumped. Without fly- leaves, later inked ownership inscription of Sir H. Tempest and recent ink-stamp of Maynard Smith and Outram Library to FEP, early ownership inscription of E. Walker to title page, occasional early manuscript annotations, occasion marginal loss/dampstaining, text-block shaved at head, with loss to running-title and pagination numerals.
A revised and expanded edition of Bishop of Hereford and historian Francis Godwin's (1562-1633) most important work; a catalogue of English bishops and archbishops with succinct biographies establishing the episcopal succession.
The first edition was dedicated to Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, to whom Godwin was then chaplain. The second edition is dedicated to James II and contains numerous additions, including a discourse on the first conversion of Britain to Christianity. This expanded edition was translated into Latin in 1616 for the benefit of Continental readership as De praesulibus Angliae commentaries.
Provenance: Sir Henry Tempest, fourth Baronet Tempest (1753-1819), landowner, sometime Sheriff of Herefordshire.
Herbert Maynard Smith (1869-1949), Anglican clergyman and author on theological and historical subjects. J. Outram Smith (1871-1954), followed his brother into the clergy, concentrating on missionary work.
The first edition was dedicated to Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, to whom Godwin was then chaplain. The second edition is dedicated to James II and contains numerous additions, including a discourse on the first conversion of Britain to Christianity. This expanded edition was translated into Latin in 1616 for the benefit of Continental readership as De praesulibus Angliae commentaries.
Provenance: Sir Henry Tempest, fourth Baronet Tempest (1753-1819), landowner, sometime Sheriff of Herefordshire.
Herbert Maynard Smith (1869-1949), Anglican clergyman and author on theological and historical subjects. J. Outram Smith (1871-1954), followed his brother into the clergy, concentrating on missionary work.
ESTC S103174, STC 11938.
£ 850.00
Antiquates Ref: 27661
