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HORT, Josiah. Instructions to the clergy of the diocese of tuam. By josiah hort, late lord archbishop of tuam, at his primary visitation held there On Wednesday, July VIII, MDCCXLII.

London. [s.n.], 1770.
12mo. 47pp, [1]. Disbound. Scattered spotting, very occasional early manuscript annotations/highlighting.
A pamphlet delegating and describing duties for the clergy of Tuam, the diocese overseen by Josiah Hort (1674-1751), English clergyman of the Church of Ireland. Hort was known for his animosity towards King's Serjeant Richard Bettesworth, who had him imprisoned for libel against an MP following the publication of a satirical attack on Bettesworth's Presbyterian beliefs.
ESTC T69637.
£ 50.00 Antiquates Ref: 32981