A declaration of the recantation of Iohn Nichols (for the space almost of two yeeres the popes scholer in the English seminarie or colledge at Rome) : which desireth to be reconciled and receiued as a member into the true Church of Christ in England.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholls, John, 1555-1584?

Contributor:

Barker, Christopher, 1529-1599, printer.

Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883, binder.

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Catholic Church.

Genre:

Controversial literature.

Early works.

Penn Provenance:

Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883 (stamp) (Yarnall copy)

Physical Description:

[196] pages ; 14 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Declaration of the recantation of John Nichols (for the space almost of two yeeres the popes scholer in the English seminarie or colledge at Rome)

Recantation of I. Nichols, lately the Popes scholer

Fingerprint:

e:cæ i-a, e:al obsa (C) 1581 (A)

Place of Publication:

Imprinted at London : By Christopher Barker, printer ..., anno 1581, Februarii 14.

Notes:

"The title page is in two settings: line above imprint has (1) "God: Honour" or (2) "God : Honour". Quire N is in two settings: N1r, line 3 from bottom ends (1) "from" or (2) "frō". The first eight lines of L1r are in three settings: first line begins (1) "tichrist", (2) "ry", or (3) "gory"; the last setting is the correct one."--ESTC.

Running title: The recantation of I. Nichols, lately the Popes scholer.

Signatures: A-M⁸ N².

Without pagination.

Title within woodcut armorial border; woodcut initials and tail-pieces.

Printed marginalia.

Identified as STC 18533.5, reel 2012, of the UMI microfilm set "Early English books 1475-1640". See ESTC.

Local Notes:

Yarnall Rare copy: The title page is in setting (2): line above imprint has "God : Honour". Quire N is in setting (1): N1r, line 3 from bottom ends "from". The first eight lines of L1r are in setting (1): first line begins "tichrist". See ESTC.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Rare copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2021 from The Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscript Company.

Yarnall Rare copy bound by Francis Bedford (with his stamp on front pastedownr) in full sprinkled calf; boards triple-ruled in gold; gold-ruled cover edges; gold-tooled turn-ins; 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; 2 gold-stamped red leather spine labels, 1 with title ("THE RECANTATION OF IOHN NICHOLS") and 1 with imprint ("LONDON 1581"); marbled endpapers; all edges gilt.

Cited in:

ESTC S113205

STC (2nd ed.) 18533

OCLC:

56924654