Treatise of the Plantation of Idolatrous Religion etc.

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 12 MS Add.5961
  • Dates of Creation
      1700-1804 (circa)
  • Language of Material
      English .
  • Physical Description
      1 volume(s) 1 volume

Scope and Content

Seven hands. (p. 1) 'An historical treatise of the plantation of Idolatrous religion here in England and of the first preaching of the gospel; Of the building and endowment pf christian Churches and provision made for the maintenance of Priests and Ministers to Attend the Service of God in them.' Unprinted; (p. 113) 'An Historical Treatise of Sacrilege and of the misfortune and evil that cometh thereby.' Unprinted; (p. 135) blank. The book had been prepared to contain some account of English and Welsh dioceses. Inside the front cover are some land tax accounts for the years 1706-7 and a bookseller's label '53'.

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Acquisition Information

Presented by C.H.W. Johns, Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, 18 January 1916

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