Foxes and fire-brands, or, A specimen of the danger and harmony of popery and separation : wherein is proved from undeniable matter of fact and reason, that separation from the Church of England is, in the judgment of papists, and by sad experience, found the most compendious way to introduce popery, and to ruine the Protestant religion.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nalson, John, 1638?-1686.

Contributor:

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Controversial literature.

Penn Provenance:

Hereford, Lord (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Roberts, Thomas (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Jones, Nathanael (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Wynne, Gabriel of Dolearthin (autograph) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 33 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm (4to)

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Foxes and fire-brands

Specimen of the danger and harmony of popery and separation

Fingerprint:

isn- ngve vech hoex (3) 1681 (A)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Benjamin Tooke, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1681.

Notes:

The dedicatory epistle (p. [3]-[6] at front) signed Philirenes. This was the pseudonym of John Nalson, who edited this work. Cf. BLC v. 257, p. 356-357.

Signatures: A-E⁴.

Final page is blank.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy bound in full brown leather with blind-stamped double-ruled border; three raised bands on spine.

Culture Class Collection copy is item no. 10 in a volume of 11 tracts relating to conform & dissent in 17th century England.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. inscription "my Lord Hereford" on front free endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy has partially legible ms. inscription "[...] Sold by Tho[mas] Roberts ... in Worc[ster]sh[ire]" on front free endpaper.

Culture Class Collection copy has the autograph and ms. ownership inscription of Nathanael Jones on title page and on last page, respectively.

Culture Class Collection copy has ink drawing and ms. inscription of "Gabriel Wynne of Dolearthin Esq." on back free endpaper.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) N103

ESTC R11720

OCLC:

10907516