Luth

1695 · 108013 — London: Ri. Chiswell/Sam. Keble et al 1695/1700. First edition. Leather bound. 2 vols.: 22 616; 4 84 2 217 185 p. 33 cm. Frontisportrait of Laud in vol. 1. Full leather bindings with blank impressing. Worn corners and edges. Both hinges of vol. 1 and rear hinge in vol. 2 tape-repaired. Ink signatures inscriptions and stamps on front endpapers half-titles and titles. Vol. 2 cracked at 'To The Reader' page. Dampstained half title in vol. 1 and large tear at bottom of title page. Stain on title page in vol. 2. Chipped bottom corner vol. 1 p. 11 and large tear vol. 1 p. 53. Small ink mark on vol. 2's fore-edge. Otherwise only small stains tears and a few small ink marks throughout. <br/><br/>William Laud was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reign of Charles I 1625-1649. Shortly after Charles's succession Laud presented him with a list of England's ministers divided into "O" for orthodox and "P" for Puritan. This began a feud that led to the persecution of many Puritans and the beheading of Laud himself once the Puritans came to power. The English writer and librarian Henry Wharton made the acquaintance of a later Archbishop of Canterbury William Sancroft under whose patronage Wharton's literary work was done. Wharton became well known in his lifetime as an ecclesiastical historian. Ri. Chiswell/Sam. Keble et al hardcover