The works of Mr. Richard Hooker, (that learned, godly, judicious, and eloquent divine) vindicating the Church of England, as truly christian, and duly reformed: in eight books of ecclesiastical polity. Now compleated, as with the sixth and eighth, so with the seventh, (touching episcopacy, as the primitive, catholick and apostolick government of the church) out of his own manuscripts, never before published. With an account of his holy life, and happy death, written by Dr. John Gauden, now Bishop of Exeter. The entire edition dedicated to the Kings most excellent Majestie, Charls the II. By whose royal father (near his martyrdom) the former five books (then onely extant) were commended to his dear children, as an excellent means to satisfie private scruples, and settle the publique peace of this church and kingdom.

People / Organizations

• J. Best ("printed by")
• Richard Hooker (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by J. Best, for Andrew Crook, at the Green Dragon in S. Pauls Church-yard, 1662.

Publication year

1662-1662

ESTC No.

R14293

Grub Street ID

62331

Description

[8], 40, [42], 118, 121-124, p. 123, p. 125, 133-288, 299-345, [1], 137-183, [1], 75, 184-224, 217-282, [2], 284-303, [9] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 2⁰

Note

Edited by John Gauden.

With a frontispiece portrait and an added engraved title page (plates) which reads: Of the lawes of ecclesiastical politie, eight bookes by Richard Hooker.

Leaf 2Z4 is a cancel. Cancelland numbered pp. 183, 184 instead of pp. 183, [1]. (Cf. second occurence of p. 183).

Leaf 3D4 (pp. 215, 216) cancelled and replaced with quires 3E? 3F? (pp. 215-224). Leaf 3E1 missigned 2E1. (Cf. second occurence of p. 215).

Uncontrolled note

DFONOTE jre: engr. t.p. dated 1661; port. signed "Guil: Faithorne Sculp:"