Memoirs of the life and writings of Sir Richard Steele. Wherein are contained two curious dissertations written by the late bishop Burnet, viz. I. A Defence of Polygamy, proving that it is not contrary to the Law and Nature of Marriage; and that an express Prohibition of it is no where to be found in Scripture. II. The Lawfulness of Divorce on Account of Sterility in Women, proving that Defect a sufficient Reason for Separation. also some memoirs of the Earls of Nottingham, Portmore, and Lord Chief Baron Pengelly, with his Will.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oldfield, Anne, 1683-1730.

Oldfield, Anne.

Cranstoun, William Henry, 1714-1752.

Cranstoun, William Henry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],32109-122298 )

Place of Publication:

London : printed for E. Curll and W. Leventhorp, at Congreve's Head, directly over-against Catherine-Street in the Strand, [1731]

Notes:

The two dissertations by Burnet are 'A defence of polygamy' and 'The lawfulness of divorce', also (re?)-issued by Curll in another made-up volume, entitled 'Bibliotheca recondita', in 1739.

Price from imprint: Price 2 s. 6 d.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, N46664.

OCLC:

642206508