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Sancroft, William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. - THE PROCEEDINGS AND TRYAL in the case of the Most Reverend Father in God William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Right Reverend Fathers in God, William Lord Bishop of St. Asaph, Francis Lord Bishop of Ely, John Lord Bishop of Chichester, Thomas Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, Thomas Lord Bishop of Peterborough, and Jonathan Lord Bishop of Bristol. In the Court of Kings-Bench at Westminster, in Trinity-term in the fourth year of the reign of King James the Second, annoque Dom. 1688. Licensed and entred [sic] according to Act of Parliament. London : printed for Thomas Basset, at the George in Fleet-street, and Thomas Fox, at the Angel in Westminster-Hall, 1689. [8], 140p. Printed title page within double rule, engraved frontis. by R. White with seven portraits. Textual underlining to three pages. [Bound with]. THE ARRAIGMENT, TRIALS, CONVICTION AND CONDEMNATION OF SIR RICH. GRAHME, BART. Viscount Preston in the Kingdom of Scotland, and John Ashton, gent. for high-treason against Their Majesties King VVilliam and Queen Mary, in conspiring the deposition and death of Their Majesties, the alteration of the present government, the invasion of this kingdom of England by the French King, and raising a rebellion within this kingdom against Their Majesties. At the sessions of gaol-delivery of Newgate, holden for the county of Middlesex at Justice Hall in the Old-Baily, on the 16th, 17th and 19th days of January, 1690. in the second year of Their Majesties reign. To which are added, two letters taken at Dublin the 4th of July, 1690. One from the late King James to the Pope, ... The other from the Earl of Melfort, ... sent to the late Queen, ... Published by Her Majesties special command. London : Printed for Samuel Heyrick and Thomas Cockerill, at Grays-Inn-gate in Holbourn, and at the Three Legs in the Poultrey, M.DC.XCI. [1691]. [4], 26, [4], 27-138, [2] p.; Printed title page within double rule (sm. stain to edge and with little gutter margin). Signature Ii2 with upper corner replaced, signature Z with repaired tear to head, pp.59-76 with stain to head, [lacking A1 blank], with hole a inch square to title page affecting 4 lines of text, evidence of leaf removal before C though complete so perhaps a cancelland, many leaves with minor loss to gutter hinge, upto pp.51 with minor evidence of worming to outer margin. [Bound with] A TRUE NARRATIVE of all the proceedings against the Lord Bishop of London, in the council-chamber at White-hall, by the Lords Commissioners appointed by His Majesty to inspect ecclesiastical affairs. London printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor, near Stationers-hall 1689. [4], 12 p. Foxed, with holes at gutter hinge.

, Together 3 works in 1 vol. Sm. folio. Ex-libris Treverbyn Vean, later e.ps., early panelled calf with blind fillet and motifs to corners, edges of boards with skilful gilt tooling, some scratching to boards, rebacked in calf with gilt tooling and gilt lettered label to spine, sm. nicks to head of upper joints. ¶ Proceedings and Tryal : Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P3555A; ESTC R7827 ‘... William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury = William Sancroft. The names William Lord Bishop of St. Asaph, .. Chichester, and Thomas Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, .. Bristol. are bracketed together on title page. The first leaf bears portraits of the defendants and is signed: R: White sculp. With advertisement at foot of p.140. Some copies may have errata slip pasted in. Identified as Wing S564 on UMI microfilm Early English books, 1641-1700.’ Sir Rich. Grahme Wing (2nd ed., 1994), A3766A; ESTC R22452 ‘Imprimatur on leaf [A]1v: I do appoint Samuel Heyrick and Thomas Cockerill, to print the Tryals ... Also a letter from the late King James to the Pope: And another letter of the late Earl of Melford to the late Queen from Rome, in answer to the same. And that no other do presume to print the same. J. Holt. Febr. 21. 1690/1. [not present in our copy], The arraignment, tryal, conviction, and condemnation of John Ashton, gent. for high-treason ... has separate dated title page on leaf X1r; pagination and register are continuous. The last leaf is blank. The five pages after p. 25 are unnumbered [not in our copy]. Variant: pagination is [4], 26, [4], 27-138, [2]. [as our copy].’ Bishop of London Wing T2774. ESTC R30660 ‘With initial license-to-print leaf.’ ESTC lists [8], 12p. Lambeth Palace copy as ours.
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