London: 1813. An Anti-Catholic pamphlet, printed by J.J. Stockdale. An examination of the Claims of Roman Catholics, particularly those in Ireland, and concluding that "Too much is already conceded to the Papists." The initials W.L.J. appear in ink to the top of the title page. There are some annotations in ink throughout the text. These are in a contemporary hand, and appear to be proofing corrections - changing the grammar, correcting errors, and altering some footnotes. Perhaps this copy was being prepared for a second publication? If so, it came to nothing, as Copac cites only two holdings of this issue, with no others cited.Good clean, but with no wrappers (if any). This was once part of a larger work, and has been removed from this - but was published alone (with price, printers details and colophon here). There is a touch of darkening to the outside pages. Internally clean, with the annotations as described above. This work was published anonymously, and there is no reference on Copac or in bibliographies of anonymous literature to any author. However, the name Richard Mence Esq. is written in a contemporary hand alongside the stated "Country Gentleman" This would certainly fit well. Richard Mence was a Barrister, at Middle Temple, who went on to write about the Law of Libel. He was active in writing at this time, and his dedication in the Law of Libel, was to those who oppose "Disloyal and Seditious Principles" These almost certainly included Catholic Emancipation. With his awareness of Libel laws, he was perhaps wise to remain anonymous! 49 [i]. pp

London: John Macock, 1679. First edition. Pamphlet. Disbound. Title, introduction, text. The author examines a sermon by St Cyril, which is often used to validate the invocation of Saints within the Roman Catholic church. The author condemns the act of the Invocation of the Saints, as a Popish superstition. The title and last page are a little darkened and marked, the rest of the text is clean; the pages have been cropped close with slight loss to the marginal notes, the text is unaffected, it is loosely bound together. 1-39 pp. Wing B834.

Thomas Barlow (1607–8 October 1691) was a Church of England academic and clergyman, who became Bishop of Lincoln. He was strongly Calvinist and anti-Catholic, and was one of the last English Bishops to identify the Pope as the Antichrist. During the Popish Plot, he wrote much attempting to prove his theory. He quickly swore an oath of allegiance to the Catholic James II and on the accession of William and Mary was just as quick to vote that James had abdicated by leaving the country and swore a new oath to William and Mary.

London: Tho. Newcomb for Henry Brome: 1678. Disbound sermon. Paper covers. Title, with black funereal border. There is a touch of nicking to the corners of the paper cover. The cover is darkened - the rest of the sermon is clean and tidy. A sound copy. Anti Catholic sermon preached at the funeral of Lloyd's parishioner, Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey, the justice of the peace to whom Titus Oates made his first depositions concerning the Popish Plot. Shortly thereafter, he was found mysteriously murdered in a ditch on Primrose Hill. This led to the arrests of several Catholics - and was the beginning of the hysteria of the Popish Plot. It would appear, in hindsight, that Oates himself was involved in the murder, and that its aim was to bolster support for his anti-Catholic allegations. 42pp - Wing L2700

London: Ric. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St Paul's Church Yard: 1688. pamphlet, disbound. Title, text, adverts (for Chiswell). "A Clear Proof" although written as through from a Protestant, was in fact a Catholic work, trying to disprove the certainty of Protestantism. This work is a rebuttal of that work. Apart from a little light foxing in a few places, the text is clean and crisp throughout and well bound together. John Williams (C1633–1709), was a Church of England minister, and later Bishop of Chichester (not to be confused with the Jesuit priest of the same period). He was very anti-Catholic and wrote a large number of pamphlets attacking Rome. He argued that the Popish plot was genuine, and was firmly opposed to the accession of James. His preferment as Bishop had to wait until the time of William and Mary. [ii], 1-41, [iii]. pp. Wing W2739 [ii], 1-41, [iii]. pp. Wing W2739

London: R. W. for Henry Mortlock: 1673. Contemporary full leather, strengthened at some point. Recent burgundy label with gilt titles. The book has no end papers, and begins with the imprimatur pasted down to the front board. The final page is pasted to the rear board. The work begins with the title page. The book is in three parts. There is a lengthy "General preface", followed by the Contents, and "An examination of the pamphlet entituled Dr. Stillingfleet against Dr Stilllingfleet". The third part is "An answer to the book entitled, Dr Stillingfleet's Principles Considered". [LXXXVI], 1-12, 13-73,[i], 75-291. pp

The original boards are a little rubbed and bumped, but still holding well. The spine has been strengthened and although the leather appears cracked, it is holding well. The label is bright. Inside, the binding is quite cracked to the front hinge, but still secure. A contemporary hand has practiced it's writing of "imprimatur" to the inside board. The rest of the book is in good clean condition, with only moderate darkening. A tiny amount of edge wear to the title page, but nothing significant.

This work was the culmination of an attack on Catholicism which began with the Discourse in 1671. Edward Meredith and the recusant Catholic Thomas Godden replied on the Catholic side, and here he continues his attack. His attack is wide ranging, from objecting to the Pope's decrees and the Council of Trent, through to accusing Ignatius Loyola of fanaticism. Edward Stillingfleet (1635-1699) was an Anglican theologian from Cranborne in Dorset. He was known as "The beauty of Holiness" for his good looks. He preached at St Margaret's, Westminster, on the day after the Great Fire in 1666. He was a leader amongst the "Latitudinarians" a group of young Anglicans, named pejoratively as "men of latitude" for the ease in which they switched side from the Parliamentary to the Royalist position after the Restoration. He was predominantly low church, and wanted reconciliation with Presbyterians - but certainly not with Catholics. Later he became the Bishop of Worcester (1689)

London: Ezerel Tonge, 1678. A disbound tract / pamphlet. no covers. Advertisement for further works published by Tonge. Title and 22 pages. A Protestant pamphlet denouncing the Romish Church for their "Rebellious Doctrines". Tonge claimed in the adverts that he was to have been killed following the Popish plot for publishing anti-Catholic books. The first leaf [adverts] is partially detached and has some grubby marks on the blank side. The title has an ink annotation (showing Morton's authorship). The text is loosely bound together, has some foxing, and has been cropped with a slight loss to some of the running titles. Ezerel (Israel) Tonge was one of the informants of the Popish plot. He was a Church of England Divine, and virulent anti-Catholic, who met and was influenced by Titus Oates. He arranged with Oates to "discover" his original narrative. Although he had a reputation for madness, and was sidelined as a witness early on in the history of the Popish plot, [iv], 1-22 pp.e was seemingly (if naively) honest in his belief in Oates lies. He was granted a pension by the King. Wing M2839 [iv], 1-22 pp.

London: Randal Taylor, 1690. Although the Popish Plot was ten years gone by the time this polemic was published, anti-Catholic feeling still ran high. This pamphlet purports to show all of the ways that Papists had attempted to undermine the Church of England since the Reformation. As such, this is almost a literature review of the previous hundred years, summarising Bishop Burnett, Stillingfleet and others, whilst quoting from Parliament and Catholic peers. It is followed by A LETTER OF THE MINISTERS Of the CITY of LONDON, Presented the First of January, 1645. to the Reverend Assembly of Divines sitting at Westminster, by Authority of Parliament, against TOLERATION. This pamphlet has been abstracted from a collection, and so appears as a disbound item - with the binding marks and stab marks to the spine. No wrapper or cover (now held in a protective sleeve. The top edge of the first couple of pages is beginning to come away - although the binding is still holding securely. A touch of darkening to the front and rear pages, less so inside. There are pencil ticks throughout the work in the margins. Wing B 4382. [4], 67, [1] pp.

Delft: Adrien Beman, 1693. An important work in the history of French Protestantism. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes caused much anti-Protestant feeling and led to exodus from France. Three volumes in five. Full contemporary brown leather, with gilt titles and decoration to the spine. Frontis engraving to volume one. Title vignettes to each volume. Historiated initials. Owner's bookplate to the inside board of each volume. (Morel de Camennelle - Marie-Mathieu) former president of the Societe d'Emulation d'Abbeville. Overall, these works are in sound condition, with bright gilt and attractive boards. A little rubbing to the edges of the boards, but still attractive. Internally, generally clean and tidy. Each volume has an owner's bookplate, with a previous bookplate cut away (presumably) leaving surface loss to the boards. There is significant worm damage to the bottom edge of the latter part of volume III. (slightly affecting text). Vol V has a little wear to the corner of the first few pages (not affecting text). Elie Benoist (1640-1728) was a Protestant minister in Alençon when the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 he was forced into exile with most of his parishioners and fled to the Netherlands. He lived out his remaining years in Delft, where he wrote and published this work. [lxciii], 1-467, [vi], 1-98, [xxii]. / [xxxii], 1-612, [iv], 1-98, [xxxii]. / [xxxii], 14-656, [ii], 1-97, [xxviii]. / [ii], 1-628. / [vi], 631-1019, [xxx], 1-199, [xlix]. [pp] Ouvrage important dans l'histoire du protestantisme français. La révocation de l'édit de Nantes a provoqué beaucoup de sentiments anti-protestants et a conduit à l'exode de la France. Trois tomes sur cinq. Plein cuir marron de l'époque, avec titres et décor dorés au dos. Gravure de frontis jusqu'au tome un. Vignettes de titre à chaque volume. Initiales historiées. Ex-libris du propriétaire au plat intérieur de chaque volume. (Morel de Camennelle - (Marie-Mathieu) ancien président de la Société d'Emulation d'Abbeville. Dans l'ensemble, ces oeuvres sont en bon état général, avec une dorure brillante et de jolis plats. Un petit frottement sur les bords des plats, mais toujours attrayant. Intérieurement, généralement propre et bien rangé. Chaque volume a un ex-libris du propriétaire, avec un ex-libris précédent coupé (vraisemblablement) laissant une perte de surface aux planches. Il y a d'importants dégâts de ver sur le bord inférieur de la dernière partie du volume III. ( affectant légèrement le texte. Le tome V a un peu d'usure au coin des premières pages (n'affectant pas le texte). Elie Benoist (1640-1728) était un pasteur protestant à Alençon lorsque l'édit de Nantes a été révoqué en 1685 il a été contraint en exil avec la plupart de ses paroissiens et s'enfuit aux Pays-Bas.Il vécut ses dernières années à Delft, où il écrivit et publia cet ouvrage. [lxciii], 1-467, [vi], 1-98, [xxii]. / [xxxii], 1-612, [iv], 1-98, [xxxii]. / [xxxii], 14-656, [ii], 1-97, [xxviii]. / [ii], 1-628. / [vi], 631-1019, [xxx], 1-199, [xlix]. [pp]

London: J. S. [John Starkey], 1670. Contemporary marbled boards with contemporary leather corners. Recent leather spine with decoration and gilt titles. Frontis illus. of Pope Clement. Title, summary, message to the reader, text. vignette to the head of each of the three sections. A disaffected Catholic wrote this work, which is largely an attack on the Catholic hierachy and the nepotism within it. Initially published in 1668 this is the first English edition. The spine is immaculate, being very new. The boards are clean and tidy, with a touch of rubbing only. Internally clean and tidy throughout. A little marking to the top edge of the title page, where an owner's name has been removed and another written besides. A part of the book (approx 25 pages) has about 1cm of worm damage to the edge of the page - not affecting text. Overall in lovely condition. [viii], 1-330 pp. WING L1330.

Gregorio Leti (1630–1701) was an Italian historian and satirist from Milan, who sometimes published under the pseudonym Abbe Gualdi. Although a nephew of the Bishop of Acquapendente and Jesuit educated - he later became a Protestant. He was part of the court of Charles II and wrote the first history of Elizabeth. He later offended Charles and was forced to flee the country.

London: John Lee, 1843. A pamphlet (once bound in with other pamphlets). Complete. Title page, Introduction, text. The pamphlet now appears disbound, as it has been removed from a collection - but is complete in itself. A touch of darkening to the covers, and a small stain to the bottom of pages 4/5 but otherwise in good clean condition. Now held in an archival wallet. 24 pp. A scarce item, Copac shows holdings only at BL, Oxford & Cambridge. William Joseph Irons (1812-1883) was an Anglican priest and Theolgian. He was a strong defender of Church of England as the Established Church, and argued against seceding from the church (whether to Rome or to the more Protestant churches). He was the vicar of Brompton at the time of the publication of this work, and the introduction is dated Brompton April 1843. He is names by Lawrence Crumb (in "The Oxford Movement and its leaders, a bibliography of Secondary and Lesser Primary Sources") as the probable author of this work.

London: Rivington, 1889. Second (revised edition). Although substantially the same work, Gore addresses the issues raised in two Catholic rebuttals of his original work. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles. 32 page catalogue for Rivington publications to the rear. This book is a defence, in popular form, of Anglicanism, and Anglican Ordinations and Sacraments, against the criticisms of Roman Catholic authorities. The blue boards are mainly clean, with a little fading and rubbing to the spine. A touch of bumping to the head and tail, with very slight fading. The half title has significant foxing to it. There are two pencil inscriptions showing that the book belonged to a convent library. Owner's name to the head of the title page. xviii, [2], 176, 32. pp

Gore (1853-1932) was an influential Oxford theologian. He was ordained a priest in 1878, and was the principal of Pusey House from its foundation until 1893. Under his influence, the Oxford Movement moved towards Modernist lines (a break with the Tractarians). He was also very concerned with social action, and he helped to found the Christian Social Union. In 1901 he became the Bishop of Worcester, in 1911 he succeeded Francis Paget as Bishop of Oxford.

London: Jonah Bowyer, 1710. Contemporary full leather. Speckled calf, with attractive blind stamped design to the front and rear board. 20th C. owner's bookplate to the front paste down. early owner's signature to the front end paper. Half title, contents to the rear. The author outlines a moderate vindication for the Church of England priesthood. Sections on avoiding the perils of Popery, Presbyterianism and Islam (or the "Mahometan impostures" as he calls them). The book opens with the sentiment. "An infidel in the Church, may very aptly be compared to a Monkey in a Glass-Shop" The boards are still clean and attractive. There is a little bumping to the edges, but not too much. The spine is a little rubbed, and there is no gilt to the titles so they are very faintly embossed. Internally the book is clean and tidy with just a little darkening to the page edges. William Hume (1651-1714) was the Vicar of Tavistock and Milton Abbot in Devon from 1696-1714. His son (John Hume) became Bishop of Bristol, Oxford, and Salisbury. xxiii, [i], 410, [6]. pp.

London: John Walthoe, 1723. First edition thus. Full leather binding with six raised bands to the spine (no titles). Two thin gilt lines to the edge of the boards. The front board is detached. It has been lightly reattached with archival tape, but needs a permanent repair. Title page has an owner's name to the top edge. Internally clean and tidy with a little marking / foxing only.
a scarce book with text in both Latin and English on facing pages, decorated head and tailpieces. The dedication of this edition is to Robert Walpole. He was de facto the first British Prime Minister from 1721. At the beginning of his time in office were Jacobite risings, and anti Catholic sentiment was strong.
vi [6] i-v, 6-127. The book is complete, but lacks a 12 page publisher's catalogue that is often attached to the rear. 155 by 95 mm (6 by 3¾ inches). The Monita Secreta was a guide allegedly written by the Jesuits explaining how to gain riches and make influential friends; bibliographers often attribute it to a Pole, Jerome Zahorowski, exiled from the Society in 1611. It was first published in Crakow in 1612. Despite immediate denials from the Society that it was a forgery, it proved popular. It was later claimed to be influential in achieving the expulsion of the Jesuits from France in the 1760's. Première édition donc. Reliure plein cuir à six nerfs au dos (pas de titres). Deux fines lignes dorées au bord des plats. Le panneau avant est détaché. Il a été légèrement recollé avec du ruban d'archives, mais a besoin d'une réparation permanente. La page de titre a le nom d'un propriétaire sur le bord supérieur. Intérieur propre et bien rangé avec un peu de marquage / rousseurs seulement.
un livre rare avec du texte en latin et en anglais sur les pages opposées, la tête et les cordiers décorés. La dédicace de cette édition est à Robert Walpole. Il était de facto le premier Premier ministre britannique à partir de 1721. Au début de son mandat, il y avait des soulèvements jacobites et le sentiment anti-catholique était fort.
vi [6] i-v, 6-127. L'ouvrage est complet, mais il manque un catalogue d'éditeur de 12 pages qui est souvent attaché au dos. 155 x 95 mm (6 x 3¾ pouces). La Monita Secreta était un guide prétendument écrit par les jésuites expliquant comment acquérir des richesses et se faire des amis influents ; les bibliographes l'attribuent souvent à un Polonais, Jérôme Zahorowski, exilé de la Société en 1611. Il a été publié pour la première fois à Cracovie en 1612. Malgré les démentis immédiats de la Société selon lesquels il s'agissait d'un faux, il s'est avéré populaire. On a prétendu plus tard qu'il avait contribué à l'expulsion des jésuites de France dans les années 1760.

London: Henry Hills, 1687. First Edition. Full leather binding (the boards original, the spine renewed). Gilt titles to the spine. Binding is a little rubbed to the edges but substantially sound. Owner's bookplate to the inside board for William Howard of Devon. Howard (1774-1860) was an early member of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Previous owner's purchase comments to the front end paper. The text itself is clean and tidy, if a little darkened. 160 by 95mm (6¼ by 3¾ inches). [viii], 1-206, i. pp

Following a pamphlet by Sir William Coventry, Johnston published this work, which aimed to demonstrate that even if the Religious Orders were restored in England, the possessors of the church lands confiscated by Henry VIII could not be disturbed.

London: Seeleys and J. Nisbet & Co, 1856. First edition. Original green blind stamped cloth with gilt titles to the spine. An anti Catholic journal, edited by Cunningham (Principal of New College, Edinburgh). It was intended "for the purpose of enlightening the public mind in regard to the true nature and tendencies of Popery and Puseyism" (This latter, also known as Tractarianism, was named after Edward Pusey - one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement). It shows its true colours in the frontis illustration of vol. I. with an attack on Thomas A' Becket for putting Church before King. Becket the martyr was of particular importance to English Catholics. The boards are clean and tidy. Owner's bookplate to the inside front board. The contents are clean and tidy, a sound copy, with woodcut illustrations throughout. 332 pp.