An account of the Societies for Reformation of Manners, in England and Ireland : With a persuasive to Persons of all Ranks, to be zealous and diligent in promoting the execution of the laws against prophaneness and debauchery, for the Effecting A National Reformation. Published with the Approbation of a Considerable Number of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Honourable Judges of both Kingdoms.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genesee Region (N.Y.).

Great Britain--Social life and customs.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([40],138,[26]p.,plate ) port. ;

Edition:

The fifth edition.

Other Title:

Account of the Societies for Reformation of Manners, in England and Ireland

Place of Publication:

London : printed by J. Downing, in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfield: and are to be sold by him, and D. Brown, Bookseller, without Temple-Bar, 1701.

Notes:

"Probably by a Mr. Yates, a lawyer, who used materials collected by Josiah Woodward" (catalogue of the McAlpine collection).

Final unnumbered sequence contains: 'An abstract of the penal-laws'.

The abstract has the following features; p.[14], the word below the first pointing hand is misprinted "soid"; p.[15], in the middle, there is a space after "A--- B---"; p.[18], the text begins "Whereas A- B-" and the catchword is "Some"; p.[19] begins "Some prudential methods and the catchword is "Peri-"; pp. [21-24] contain "A specimen of an agreement"; p. [25] contains an "Advertisement" and the last-named bookseller.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T74628.

OCLC:

510582811