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

Folger bibliographic ID: 167869
STC number: 13716
ESTC number: S119092
Folger call number: STC 13716 copy 3
Folger holdings ID: 162649

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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-2V⁶; ²[A]² B-L⁶ M⁴ The first leaf is blank Book 5 has separate letterpress title page dated 1616. "Certayne diuine tractates, and other godly sermons", also printed by Stansby (STC), has separate pagination, register, and title page with imprint "London printed for Henrie Fetherstone. 1618.". It includes a reprint of "A supplication made to the Privy Counsel" by Walter Travers. Within this section, "The ansvvere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Master Walter Trauers, to the Honorable Lords of the Priuie Concell", "A learned discourse of iustification, works, and how the foundation of faith is ouerthrowne", "Three learned sermons", and "Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle" each have separate dated title page with same imprint. Copies occur with varying editions of the Tractates; copies lacking them may represent an early issue (STC) In this edition, A2r headpiece has an angel; 2V6 is blank Formerly also STC 13715

Item information about Folger STC 13716 copy 3

Smedley. Imperfect: Tractates only (²[A]² B-I⁶), lacking "Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle" (all after leaf ²I6). Provenance: bookplate of W.T. Smedley

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, works, and how the foundation of faith is ouerthrowne, Two sermons upon part of S. Judes Epistle, Answere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Master Walter Travers, to the Honorable Lords of the Privie Concell, Three learned sermons, Learned discourse of justification, works, and how the foundation of faith is overthrowne, Certayne diuine tractates, and other godly sermons, Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle, Certayne divine tractates, and other godly sermons, Ansvvere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Master Walter Trauers, to the Honorable Lords of the Priuie Concell

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: Broadbent, N. M.
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937
former owner: Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934