Authentic memoirs concerning the Portuguese Inquisition, never before published : with remarks on the infamous character given of the British nation, by a late apologist for that horrid tribunal : also, reflections on ancient and modern popery, and the causes of its present alarming progress in this kingdom : to which are added, several striking facts relating to the Portuguese Jesuits, and the conduct of the court of Rome ... in a series of letters to a friend.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bower, Archibald, 1686-1766.

John Murray (Firm), publisher.

Alfonso Cassuto Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church.

Jesuits.

Inquisition--Portugal.

Inquisition.

History.

Portugal.

Catholic Church--Portugal--History.

Catholic Church--Controversial literature.

England.

Jesuits--Portugal--Controversial literature.

Blyth, Francis, 1705?-1772.

Blyth, Francis.

Catholic Church--England--History--18th century.

Genre:

Controversial literature.

Penn Provenance:

Cassuto, Alfonso, 1910-1990 (bookplate) (former owner) (stamp) (Cassuto Collection copy)

Wallace, James (autograph) (Cassuto Collection copy)

Salomon, Max (bookplate) (Cassuto Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 528 pages ; 21 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Portuguese Inquisition

Fingerprint:

veve s.of ryhe amal (3) 1769 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for John Murray (successor to Mr. Sandby) ..., MDCCLXIX [1769]

Notes:

The work (written in part by Archibald Bower?)--includes an answer to the author of a pamphlet entitled Second part of the Satyrical review of the manifold falsities and absurdities hitherto published, concerning the earthquake at Lisbon, who is here identified as Bl-the (i. e. Francis Blyth?) Cf. NUC pre-1956.

Signatures: A-2L⁸.

Woodcut factotum and head-pieces.

Local Notes:

Alfonso Cassuto Collection copy acquired for the Penn Libraries in 2014 from the Cassuto family in Portugal.

Cassuto Collection copy has bookplate (on front pastedown) and armorial blind stamp (on title leaf) of the library of Alfonso Cassuto.

Cassuto Collection copy has early autograph of James Wallace in brown ink on title leaf; bookplate of Max Salomon with ms. shelf-mark ("905 ME") in red ink on front pastedown.

Cassuto Collection copy: a few leaves at beginning of volume mildly dampstained; portion of head margin of title leaf torn off (with minor damage to first line of title) and mended with a blank leaf (with damaged letters supplied in ms.).

Cited in:

ESTC N4467

OCLC:

37382363