Luth

The History Of The Troubles And Tryal Of The Most Reverend Father in God and Blessed Martyr William Laud. Wrote by Himself during his Imprisonment in the Tower. To which is prefixed The Diary Of His Own Life.

1695réf. 20578London:: Ri. Chiswell 1695. First edition. Folio. 2 A2 a-c2 B-4I4 4K2. Contemporary calf blind ruled Cambridge style with floral ends on covers rebacked with title label to spine in gilt. Edges rubbed. Small contemporary previous owners signature at top corner of half-title and title. Title page in red and black print. Several other separate title pages throughout. B2 M4 Aa2 with very small hole to outside margins no affect. C4 tiny clean tear lower margin no affect. With original publisher adds at end. Overall a very nice clean copy with large margins. An excellent copy priced to go. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Laud. William Laud 1573-1645 archbishop of Canterbury; entered St. John's College Oxford 1589; fellow 1593; M.A. 1598; ordained 1601; B.D. 1604; D.D. 1608; president of St. John's College Oxford 1611; archdeacon of Huntingdon 1615; dean of Glouscester 1616; bishop of St. David's 1621-6; became predominant in the Church of England at Charles I acession 1625; supported the king in his struggle with the Commons; dean of the Chapel Royale 1626; bishop of Bath and Wells 1626-8; privy councillor 1627; bishop of London 1628-33; chancellor of the University of Oxford; 1629; archbishop of Canterbury 1633; adopted policy of compelling compulsory uniformity of action on the part of church men; interfered disasterously with the Scottish church; impeached of high treason by the Long parliament 1640; committed to the Tower 1641; tried 1644; condemned and beheaded 1645. In his ecclesiastical policy he failed to allow for the diversity of the elements which made up the national church. His sermons were first published in 1651 and his collected works appeared between 1695 and 1700. Wing L586. ESTC R354. Ri. Chiswell, unknown

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