A collection of several tracts and discourses, written in the years 1678, 1679, 1680, 1681, 1682, 1683, 1684, 1685. By Gilbert Burnet, D.D. To which are added, A letter written to Dr. Burnet, giving an account of Cardinal Pool's secret powers. The history of the powder-treason, with a vindication of the proceedings thereupon. An impartial consideration of the five Jesuits dying speeches, who were executed for the Popish Plot, 1679.

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Imprint
London: printed for Ric. Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLXXXV. [1685]
Publication year
1685-1685
ESTC No.
R214762
Grub Street ID
89933
Description
[4]; [2], 45, [1]; [2], 36, [2]; 47, [1]; [8], 27 [1]; [8], 27, [1]; [4], 42, [2]; [8], 32; [8], 30, [2]; [4], 35, [1]; [8], 38, [2]; [2], 38; [2], 22; [4], 1-2, 9-30; 8; 8; 8; 40; [4], 20, 25-31, [1]; [4], 95, [1]; [2], 26 p. ; 4⁰
Note
Includes the following, all by Gilbert Burnet unless otherwise specified: "A letter, written upon the discovery of the late plot (Wing B5825A), "The unreasonableness and impiety of popery" (Wing B5935A), "A relation of the barbarous and bloody massacre of about an hundred thousand Protestants, begun at Paris (Wing R814, first printing), "Sanctissimus (2 Mar. 1679)" by Pope Innocent XI, with preface by Burnet, (Wing I199), "The conversion & persecutions of Eve Cohan, now called Elizabeth Verboon" (Wing B5772), "A sermon preached on the fast-day, Decemb. 22. 1680" (Wing B5874), "A sermon preached before the Right-Honourable the Lord-Mayor and aldermen of the City of London, at Bow-Church, September 2. 1680" (Wing B5872), "A sermon preached before the aldermen of the City of London, at St. Lawrence-Church, Jan. 30. 1680/1" (Wing B5876),

Cont: "An exhortation to peace and union. A sermon preached at St. Lawrence-Jury, at the election of the Lord-Mayor of London, on the 29th of September, 1681" (Wing B5787), A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. James Houblon (Wing B5878), "News from France" (Wing B5839), "A answer to the Animadversions on the History of the rights of princes, &c. (Wing B5761), "A sermon preached at the Chappel of the Rolls, on the fifth of November, 1684" (Wing B5879), "A letter from Gilbert Burnet, D.D. to Mr. Simon Lowth, vicar of Cosmus-Blene in the diocess of Canterbury" (caption title; Wing B5818 variant),

Cont: "An answer to a letter to Dr. Burnet, occasioned by his letter to Mr. Lowth" (caption title; Wing B5758, edition with page numbers within square brackets), "A letter occasioned by the second letter to Dr. Burnet" (caption title; Wing B5819), "A letter written to Dr. Burnet, giving an account of Cardinal Pool's secret powers" by Sir William Coventry (Wing C6631), "The history of the gunpowder-treason" by John Williams (Wing W2706), "A vindication of the history of the gunpowder-treason" by John Williams (Wing W2741), "An impartial consideration of those speeches, which pass under the name of the five Jesuits lately executed" attributed to John Williams (Wing W2710).

A reissue, with cancel title page or title page reset, of the edition with "dsicourses" in title.
Uncontrolled note
Record based on NNUT copy of Wing B5770 as reported by McAlphin and on CSmH copy of Wing B5770aA. Verify whether title page is reset or a cancel