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The reason of church-governement urg'd against prelaty

by: Milton, John, 1608-1674; Griffin, Edward, -1652, printer; Rothwell, John, -1649, bookseller; Riviere & Son, binder

Publication date: 1641

Topics: Smectymnuus, Episcopacy, Church and state

Publisher: London : Printed by E[dward]. G[riffin]. for Iohn Rothwell, and are to be sold at the Sunne in Pauls Church-yard

Collection: bostonpubliclibrary; americana

Contributor: Boston Public Library

Language: English

The first of Milton's works concerning the Smectymnuus controversy. Smectymnuus is a pseudonymn composed of the initials of the authors who used it, viz. Stephen Marshall, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Young, Matthew Newcomen, and William Spurstowe

Printer's name from ESTC

Year of publication given according to Lady Day dating

Signatures: pi1 A-Ǵþ H́œ

Pagination irregular

Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials

English short title catalogue

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Riviere & Son in mottled calf panelled in triple-ruled gilt. The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the title page. In this copy, the final leaf (blank) is wanting