The practice of pietie: directing a Christian howe to walke that hee may please God. Amplified by the author.

People / Organizations

• Lewis Bayly (Author)

Imprint

Edinburgh: Printed by Iohn Hart, 1631.

Publication year

1631

ESTC No.

S90426

Grub Street ID

149786

Description

[24], 814 [i.e. 816] p. ; 15 cm (12⁰)

Note

The `Epistle Dedicatorie' to Charles I as Prince of Wales is signed: Lewes Bayly.

First 12 leaves contain blank leaf (?), t.p. (verso blank), dedicatory epistle, dedication, preface, and table of contents.

With 5 added leaves of preliminary material: t.p. from the 1744 London edition; cutting on 'The practice of piety'; obituary for the author's grandson, mentioning the author; ms. notes on this volume; a cartoon; 2nd page of cutting (signed J.O.); t.p. for Edinburgh edition published by Jacob Williams (undated).

P. 182 is misnumbered '482'; p. 264 is misnumbered '263'; p. 346 is misnumbered '246'; p. 351 is misnumbered '301'; p. 354 is misnumbered '345'; p. 392 is misnumbered '362'; p. 431 is misnumbered '421'; p. 441 is misnumbered '401'; p. 493 is misnumbered '497'; p. 497 is misnumbered '197'; p. 553 is misnumbered '753'; p. 576 is misnumbered '578'; p. 583 is misnumbered '183'; p. 600 is misnumbered '560'; p. 622 is misnumbered '627'; p. 696 is misnumbered '666'; p. 731-733 are misnumbered '721', '730' and '731' respectively; p. 736-737 are misnumbered '734' and '735' respectively; p. 740-744 are misnumbered '738', '739', '744', '732' and '742' respectively; p. 769-814 are misnumbered '767'-'812' respectively; p. 815 is misnumbered '814'; p. 816 is misnumbered '814'.