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Memorials of the Most Reverend Father in God, Thomas Cranmer, sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Wherein the History of the Church, and the Reformation of it, during the primacy of the said Archbishop, are greatly illustrated; and many singular matters relating thereunto, now first published. In three books. Collected chiefly from records, registers, authentick letters, and other original manuscripts
by Strype, John
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London: Printed for Richard Chiswell, 1694. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches. 2 ffep + [12] + xii + [20] + 467 + 271 + 1 + 2 rfep + 4 full page engraved portraits (one more than called for in ESTC). Complete with half title and engraved portrait of Cranmer and title page in red and black, and divisional title pages. Bookplate "Ex Bibliotheca Hospitii Dominorum Advocatorum de Arcubus" or the Library of the Lords Advocate of the Arches [Court] which is the ecclesiastical court for the Province of Canterbury. Pages exceptionally bright and clean with a few light marginal stains to first [12] pages and light toning to 1-80 of the Appendix. Pages 136 and 190-91 of the Appendix are misnumbered. Bound in modern brown buckram with renewed endpapers. ESTCR17780 An exceptional copy of this biography and collection of documents related to Thomas Cranmer, who was a prime mover in the compilation of the first English BCP and the homilies that were long prescribed. A scarce work.
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- Memorials of the Most Reverend Father in God, Thomas Cranmer, sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Wherein the History of the Church, and the Reformation of it, during the primacy of the said Archbishop, are greatly illustrated; and many singular matters relating thereunto, now first published. In three books. Collected chiefly from records, registers, authentick letters, and other original manuscripts
- Author
- Strype, John
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- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
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- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Richard Chiswell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1694
- Keywords
- Anglican biography Cranmer English Reformation 17th
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St. Wulfstan's specializes in antiquarian religious books, especially Bibles, Prayer Books, and other texts in the Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal or Presbyterian traditions. We are known for our extensive inventory of liturgical texts (such as the Book of Common Prayer) and related books.The inventory ranges from historically significant and very rare texts to affordable copies of prayer books from the U.S. and Great Britain.
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