Front cover image for The life of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury : compiled principally from original and scarce documents. With an appendix, containing Fur praedestinatus, Modern policies, and three sermons by Archbishop Sancroft. Also, a life of the learned Henry Wharton ; and two letters of Dr. Sanderson, now first published from the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth Palace

The life of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury : compiled principally from original and scarce documents. With an appendix, containing Fur praedestinatus, Modern policies, and three sermons by Archbishop Sancroft. Also, a life of the learned Henry Wharton ; and two letters of Dr. Sanderson, now first published from the Archiepiscopal Library at Lambeth Palace

Print Book, English, 1821
John Murray, Albemarle-Street, London, 1821
History
2 volumes ([xvi, 470 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates ([1] folded; [6], 446 pages)) : illustrations (folded genealogical table, portrait) ; 8[sup]0
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"Appendix, no. II. Fur praedestinatus: sive Dialogismus inter quendam Ordinis Praedicantium Calvinistam et furem ad laqueum damnatum habitus. In quo repraesentantur non tantum quomodo Calvinistarum dogmata ex seipsis ansam praebent scelera et impietates quasvis patrandi, sed insuper quomodo eadem maxime impediunt quo minus peccator ad vitae emendationem et resipiscentiam reduci possit" (v. 2, p. [175]-228) has divisional t.p. with imprint "Londini, impensis F.G. typis G.D. Anno Dom. 1651" on leaf M8r of vol. 2 (pagination and register continuous); sometimes credited to Sancroft, it is a translation of Hendrik Slatius' "Den ghepredestineerden dief". Cf. British Museum cat., and Lowndes' Bibliographer's manual
"Appendix, no. III. Modern policies, taken from Machiavel, Borgia, and other choice authors: by an eye-witness. This tract is here reprinted from the seventh edition, published in 1657", "Appendix, no. III. [sic] Occasional sermons preached by the most reverend Father in God William Sancroft, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury" and "Appendix, no. V. Containing two original letters of Dr. Sanderson. From a manuscript collection of letters of eminent persons, made by Archbishop Sancroft (see Lambeth manuscripts, v.595.) I.-On the relative merits of the Presbyterians and independents.-See reference to it, vol. i. p. 61. II.-Of the measure of obedience to be paid to an usurped authority.-See reference to it, vol. i. p. 62" each have divisional half-t.p. on leaves Q3r, U6r and 2F3r respectively of vol. 2; pagination and register continuous throughout
The plates in vol. 1 are an engraved frontispiece portrait of Sancroft, and a folded genealogical table
Both vols. have a preliminary leaf bearing half-title "Life of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury" on recto and "London: printed by C. Roworth, Bell Yard, Temple Bar"; printed statement repeated at foot of final printed page of both vols
Signatures: vol. 1: a[sup]8 B-2G[sup]8 2H[sup]4 ( -2H4); vol. 2: [A][sup]4 [-A1] B-2F[sup]8 ( -2F8)