A short explanation of the difference between the old and new stile, And the Reason of it; illustrated by familiar instances. In a letter to a person of scrupulous conscience, about the time of keeping Christmas, according to the new-stile. To which is added, a dialogue between a clergyman and his parishioner; wherein the Reasons are given for the late Alteration of the stile by Act of Parliament. By William Parker, D. D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, and F. R. S.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, William, 1714-1802.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christmas--Early works to 1800.

Christmas.

Chronology--Early works to 1800.

Chronology.

Genre:

Letters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22,[2]p. )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Short explanation of the difference between the old and new stile,

Place of Publication:

London : printed for R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater-Noster-Row: and sold by Mr. Fletcher, in Oxford; and Mr. Merril, in Cambridge, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Notes:

First edition published anonymously in 1753, as: 'A letter to a person of scrupulous conscience ..'.

With a final leaf of advertisements.

Price from imprint: price 4d. or 24s. a Hundred.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T63274.

OCLC:

642650622