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.

People / Organizations

• Edmund Curll ("printed for")

Imprint

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

Publication year

1731-1731

ESTC No.

N46664

Grub Street ID

31478

Description

[2],32;109-122;298 ; 8⁰

Note

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.

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