Sammelband with works by Peter Heylyn, William Laud, and Anthony Wotton (1626-1637)

Sammelband containing the following four ecclesiastical works.

  1. Heylyn, Peter. Antidotum Lincolniense, or, An answer to a book entituled, The holy table, name, & thing, &c. said to be written long agoe by a minister in Lincolnshire, and printed for the diocese of Lincolne (London, 1637) ESTC S104011 or S104010. Imperfect. From Sotheby’s catalogue: “[W]ants title and end of third part.”
  2. Laud, William. A speech delivered in the Starr-Chamber, on Wednesday, the XIVth of Iune, MDCXXXVII. at the censure, of Iohn Bastwick, Henry Burton, & William Prinn; concerning pretended innovations in the Church (London, 1637) ESTC S123160 or S108350.
  3. Heylyn, Peter. A briefe and moderate answer, to the seditious and scandalous challenges of Henry Burton, late of Friday-Streete; in the two sermons, by him preached on the fifth of November 1636 and in the apologie prefixt before them (London, 1637) ESTC S104014.
  4. Wotton, Anthony. A dangerous plot discovered : by a discourse, wherein is proved, that, Mr: Richard Mountague, in his two bookes, the one, called A new gagg, the other, A iust appeale, laboureth to bring in the faith of Rome, and Arminius, vnder the name and pretence of the doctrine and faith of the Church of England (London, 1626) ESTC S120313.

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 284.

Unlocated. It is possible that this text belonged to one of Wolfreston’s sons, Stanford or Francis Wolferstan, given their keener interests in matters ecclesiastical.

Felltham – Resolves: A Duple Century (1628)

Felltham, Owen. Resolves : a duple century, one new an other of a second edition (London : Imprinted [by George Purslowe] for Henry Seile and are to be sould at the Tygers Head in St Paules Churchyard, 1628)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 270. ESTC S112729.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois 170 F34r1628. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.

Church of England – Articles Agreed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops of Both Prouinces, and the Whole Cleargie (1628)

Church of England. Articles agreed vpon by the archbishops and bishops of both prouinces, and the whole cleargie : in the conuocation holden at London, in the yeere 1562 (London : Printed by Bonham Norton, and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, 1628)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 216. S101129.

Unlocated.

A Helpe to Discourse, or, A Miscelany of Merriment (1621)

A helpe to discourse, or, A miscelany of merriment : consisting of wittie, philosophicall and astronomicall questions and answers : as also, of epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, and iests (London : Printed by G. Eld, for Leonard Becket, and are to be sold at his shop in the Temple neare the church, 1621)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 202. ESTC S125903.

University of Illinois MINI00121. Located by Sarah Lindenbaum.