The History of the Church of Scotland

Title

The History of the Church of Scotland

Alternative Title

Full Title: The history of the Church of Scotland : beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James VI, of ever blessed memory : wherein are described, the progress of Christianity; the persecutions and interruptions of it; the foundation of churches; the erecting of bishopricks; the building and endowing monasteries, and other religious places; the succession of bishops in their sees; the reformation of religion, and the frequent disturbances of that nation, by wars, conspiracies, tumults, schisms : together with great variety of other matters, both ecclesiasticall and politicall written by that grave and reverend prelate, and wise counsellor, John Spotswood, Lord Archbishop of S. Andrews, and privy counsellor to King Charles the I. that most religious and blessed prince

Creator

John Spottiswood, 1565-1639

Publisher

London, Printed by J. Flesher for R. Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-lane, MDCLV. [1655]

Date

1655

Description

Title page printed in red and black; Contains a short life of the author signed "D. M.", attributed to Brian Duppa, bishop of Winchester; Frontis. portrait (A1v) of the author signed: W: Hollar fecit; Includes indexes; With final errata leaf and with advertisement leaf (catalogue of books by R. Royston)

Provenance

Imperfect: lacking errata leaf; front cover detached; Presented by Principal Daniel Woolf [Gift2017]

Contributor

Hollar, Wenceslaus, |d 1607-1677, engraver; Duppa, Brian, |d 1588-1662, editor; Flesher, James, -1670, printer; Royston, Richard, 1599-1686, bookseller; Woolf, D. R. (Daniel R.), former owner, CaOKQ

Language

English

Identifier

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), S5022; ESTC, R17108

Files

Dated_1655_S66.jpg

Citation

John Spottiswood, 1565-1639, “The History of the Church of Scotland,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/692.