The history of the Council of Trent. Containing eight books. In which besides the ordinary acts of the Council are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendom, during the space of forty years and more. And particularly the practices of the Court of Rome, to hinder the Reformation of their errours, and to maintain their greatness. Written in Italian by Pietro Soave Polano, and faithfully translated into English by Sr Nathanael Brent, Knight. Whereunto is added the life of the learned author: and the history of the Inquisition

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  • The history of the Council of Trent. Containing eight books. In which besides the ordinary acts of the Council are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendom, during the space of forty years and more. And particularly the practices of the Court of Rome, to hinder the Reformation of their errours, and to maintain their greatness. Written in Italian by Pietro Soave Polano, and faithfully translated into English by Sr Nathanael Brent, Knight. Whereunto is added the life of the learned author: and the history of the Inquisition
  • Historia del Concilio tridentino. English
  • Life of the most learned Father Paul; History of the Council of Trent containing eight books; History of the Inquisition composed by the Reverend Father Paul Servita
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed by J. Macock, for Samuel Mearne, stationer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, M DC LXXVI. [1676]
Added name
Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623. Historia dell'origine, forma, leggi ed uso dell'ufficio dell'inquisizione nella città e dominio di Venetia., English.; Gentilis, Robert. Life of the most learned Father Paul.; Gentilis, Robert. History of the Inquisition.; Brent, Nathaniel, Sir, 1573?-1652, tr.
Publication year
1676
ESTC No.
R14374
Grub Street ID
62401
Description
[16], cvi, [2], 889, [49] p. ; 2°.
Note
Signatures: *]4] A]4] [a]-[n]]4] [o]]2] B-6C]4] 6D]2

Translation of: Sarpi, Paolo. Historia del Concilio tridentino

With a licence to print on *1v: Whitehall the 5th of August. 1675. Let the History of the Council of Trent, written in Italian by Pietro Soave Polano, and translated by Sir Nathanael Brent, Knight, be reprinted. J. Williamson

The titlepage is printed in red and black

"The history of the Council of Trent ..." has a separate titlepage on [o]2r

"The life of the most learned Father Paul, of the Order of the Servi, councellor of state to the most serene republick of Venice, ..." and "The history of the Inquisition composed by the Reverend Father Paul Servita, who was also the compiler of the Council of Trent. ..." hav separate dated titlepages on [a]1r and 5N2r respectively

In this edition: there is a comma after "occurrences" (line 10) on the titlepage; the first "T" in "Trent" (line 6) is directly above the "C" of "Containing" (line 7) on the titlepage; there is a full stop after "more" (line 11).
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Catalogued from the original at the British Library