A collection of articles, injunctions, canons, orders, ordinances and constitutions ecclesiastical; with other publick records of the Church of England, chiefly in the times of K. Edward VI. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, & K. Charles I. Published to vindicate the Church of England, and to promote uniformity and peace in the same. With a preface shewing the usefulness of them, written by the Right Reverend Father in God Anthony Sparrow, now Lord Bishop of Exeter

All titles

• A collection of articles, injunctions, canons, orders, ordinances and constitutions ecclesiastical; with other publick records of the Church of England, chiefly in the times of K. Edward VI. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, & K. Charles I. Published to vindicate the Church of England, and to promote uniformity and peace in the same. With a preface shewing the usefulness of them, written by the Right Reverend Father in God Anthony Sparrow, now Lord Bishop of Exeter
• Admonition to all such as shall intend hereafter to enter the state of matrimony; Table of the fees belonging to the officers of the ecclesiastical courts

People / Organizations

• Church of England. (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for Robert Cutler and Joseph Clarke over against the Globe, and at the Star in Little Britain, 1671.

Publication year

1671

ESTC No.

R34586

Grub Street ID

117106

Description

[14], 182, [8], 107, [11], 193-261, [9], 64, [2], 38 p., 2 folded leaves, [1] leaf of plates ; 4°.

Note

Compiled by Anthony Sparrow in 1661

The engraved frontispiece is signed: W. Sherwin sculp

The words "K. Edward ... Elizabeth," and "K. James, ... Charles I." are bracketed together on title page

The articles, some in Latin, have separate dated title pages; pagination and register are irregular

The two folded folio sheets bear "An admonition to all such as shall intend hereafter to enter the state of matrimony" and "A table of the fees belonging to the officers of the ecclesiastical courts". Each sheet is printed on one side only

A reissue of Wing C4094, with cancel title page and addition of reissue of Wing C4097 "Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical", which is inserted after leaf 2B4

In this edition, title words "With a preface ... of Exeter." are set over three lines. Another edition is set over four lines

Signatures: A]2(#+A1) B-2B]4; ]2A]4] C-Q]4] R]2, 2C-2L]4, 3A-3O]4

Identified as Wing S4824 on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures from DFo