Charity still a Christian virtue: or, an impartial account of the tryal and conviction of the Reverend Mr. Hendley, for preaching a charity-sermon at Chisselhurst. And of Mr. Chapman, Mr. Prat, Mr. Harding, for collecting at the same time alms of the congregation. At the assizes held at Rochester, on Wednesday, July 15. 1719. Offer'd to the consideration of the clergy of the Church of England

People / Organizations

• William Hendley (Author)
• Thomas Bickerton ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for T. Bickerton, at the Crown in Pater-Noster-Row, 1719.

Added name

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Publication year

1719

ESTC No.

T56873

Grub Street ID

283244

Description

[4], 72 p., [1] leaf of plates ; 8°.

Note

Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Lee, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions. "In fact, Hendley ... was arrested on 25 October 1719 for writing the present tract"--Furbank and Owens

P.3 line 6: cou'd, p.15 line 31: thac, p.17 line 10: Conventicles; variant 1: has could, thae and Conventiclers; variant 2: could, that, Conventiclers

Also issued with a titlepage in a slightly different setting reading: 'Humbly offer'd .. '.