Tag: 1640s

D–F, Located

Ford – The Famous Historie of Montelyon (1640)

Ford, Emanuel. The famous historie of Montelyon, Knight of the Oracle, and sonne to the renowned Persicles King of Assyria : shewing his strange birth, vnfortunate love, perilous adventures in armes, and how he came to the knowledge of his parents (London : Printed by B. Alsop, and T. Fawcet, dwelling in Grubstreet, neere the lower Pumpe, 1640)

ESTC S120140.

Folger Shakespeare Library STC 11167.2. Located by Paul Morgan.

A–C, Unlocated

Cleveland – The Character of a London-Diurnall : With Several Select Poems (1647)

Cleveland, John. The character of a London-diurnall: with several select poems ([London] : s.n., 1647)

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 251. Several editions in ESTC.

Unlocated. There is Sammelband volume of Cleveland’s works, Poems (1654) and A Character of a Diurnal-Maker (1654), now at the University of Illinois Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which bears ownership inscriptions and marginalia from Wolfreston’s eldest son Francis. This volume does not, however, appear to be the same one enumerated in the Sotheby’s auction catalogue.

A–C, D–F, Unlocated, W–Z

Sammelband with works by Henry Ainsworth, Robert Grenville Brooke, Thomas Edwards, Thomas Warner, and others (1631-1651)

Sammelband containing the following six ecclesiastical works and “Tracts on Baptism, &c. … in 1 vol.”

  1. J.A. An historicall narration of the iudgement of some most learned and godly English bishops, holy martyrs, and others : (whereof III, viz. Archbishop Cranmer, B. Latimer, and Bishop Hooper, suffred martyrdome, in the dayes of Q. Mary, for the truth and Gospell of Christ Iesus) concerning Gods election, and the merit of Christ his death, &c (London, 1631) ESTC S100399.
  2. W.L. The bramble berry, or, A briefe discourse touching participating in mixt assemblies at the sacrament of the Lords Supper (London, 1643) ESTC R413.
  3. Ainsworth, Henry. A seasonable discourse, or, A censure upon a dialogue of the Anabaptists, intituled, A description of what God hath predestinated concerning man; is tryed and examined (London, 1651) ESTC R4838.
  4. Edwards, Thomas. The casting down of the last and strongest hold of Satan, or, A treatise against toleration and pretended liberty of conscience (London, 1647) ESTC R201621.
  5. Warner, Thomas. Church-lands not to be sold, or, A necessary and plaine answer to the question of a conscientious Protestant, whether the lands of the bishops, and churches in England and Wales may be sold (London, 1648 [i.e. 1647]) ESTC R204017.
  6. Brooke, Robert Grenville. A discourse opening the nature of that episcopacie, which is exercised in England : wherein, with all humility, are represented some considerations tending to the much-desired peace, and long expected reformation, of this our mother church (London, 1642) ESTC R12469.

Sotheby’s 1856 lot 254.

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.