The immorality of the priesthood : being an historical account of the factious and insolent behaviour of the inferior clergy, ever since the Reformation. Shewing, how troublesome and dangerous they have been to the state, and the many Mischiefs that have happen'd for want of a due Restraint of the Licentiousness of the Pulpit.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Oldmixon, Mr. (John), 1673-1742, attributed name.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clergy--Early works to 1800.

Clergy.

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages,2,70 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Roberts, in Warwick-Lane, [1715]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Moore, Novak ("perhaps")). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.

Sometimes attributed to John Oldmixon--cf. Rogers, Pat, "Defoe and The immorality of the priesthood", PBSA, 67 (1973), 245-53.

Reissued in the same year as 'The justice and necessity of restraining the clergy .. '.

Price from imprint: Price 1 s.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Moore, 293

English Short Title Catalog, T65943.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.