Author: PLATT (Henry Billinge)
Title: An Appeal to the Public, in Vindication of Character, addressed to the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester, and also, to Ed. Bootle, Wilbraham Esq. Chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions held at Wigan, wherein is contained the Correspondence that took place between the Rev. Rd. Perryn, Rector of Standish; the Rev. John Price, Curate of Standish, Esq. and Mr. H. B. Platt, of Standish, formerly of Wigan.
Description: Bolton: Printed by E. Smith, and Sold by all the Booksellers in the County, [1818.] First edition, 71, [1]pp., contemporary signature on title, blank outer corners of title chipped, title browned, disbound. Platt, of Standish near Wigan, proposed himself as candidate for ordination at Chester but since he showed no sign of piety, Christian humility or any other virtue, his reasoning is not clear. He required a recommendation from the rector of Standish, which he apparently considered a tiresome formality; and he was profoundly hurt when Mr. Perryn said no, on the grounds that Platt "had made a buffoon of himself, standing on tables, talking about religion." Apparently unrecorded, not found on JISC or OCLC.

Keywords: WIGAN BOLTON CHESTER MANCHESTER LANCASHIRE STANDISH