Hooker, Richard. Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight bookes by Richard Hooker

ESTC number: S119104
Folger bibliographic ID: 167878
STC number: 13716a
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library: 500
Folger call number: STC 13716a copy 1
Folger holdings ID: 162662
Accession Number: No case or accession number present

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Editor's note "To the reader" signed: I.S., i.e. John Spenser In fact books 1-5 only, plus the Tractates The title page is engraved by William Hole Signatures: A-3H⁶ 3I⁸ The first leaf is blank Book 5 has separate letterpress title page dated 1616. The tractates, printed in 1622, begin with a note "To the reader" on second p. 453. They include a reprint of "A supplication made to the Privy Counsel" by Walter Travers. "The ansvvere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Mr. Walter Trauers, to the Honorable Lords of the Priuie Councell", "A learned discourse of iustification, workes, and how the foundation of faith is ouerthrowne", "Fiue learned sermons", and "Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle" each have separate title page dated 1622 Includes indexes This record contains copies consisting of mixed STC 13716 and 13717; signatures and pagination above correspond to parts 1-5 STC 13716 and Tractates STC 13717. For fingerprints of components see the respective records

Item information about Folger STC 13716a copy 1

Smedley. Made-up copy: lacking initial blank?; title page (A2) corresponds to this record (STC 13716a); leaves A3-A5 (To the reader.) from STC 13717; leaf A6, probably first leaf of Preface in STC 13717, lacking, replaced by leaf B1 of STC 13713; gatherings B-S (Preface and Books 1-4) from STC 13713; gatherings V-2V (Book 5 and Tractates t.p.) from STC 13717; gatherings 2X-3I (Tractates through index, except t.p.) from STC 13718 (cf. Folger bibliography card file for more information). Signatures of made-up copy: A⁶(-A1,A6) B-R⁶ S⁸, V-3H⁶ 3I⁸. Provenance: bookplate of W.T. Smedley (motto "forward")

Uniform title: Ecclesiastical polity. Books 1-5
Extended title: Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie : eight bookes by Richard Hooker
Alternate titles: Learned discourse of iustification, workes, and how the foundation of faith is ouerthrowne, Two sermons upon part of S. Judes Epistle, Five learned sermons, Fiue learned sermons, Answere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Mr. Walter Travers, to the Honorable Lords of the Privie Councell, Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle, Learned discourse of justification, workes, and how the foundation of faith is overthrowne, Ansvvere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Mr. Walter Trauers, to the Honorable Lords of the Priuie Councell

Church of England Ecclesiastical law Church polity

author: Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 1554-1600
subject: Church of England
printmaker: Hole, William, -1624
associated with: Spenser, John, 1559-1614
former owner: Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934