The History of the Church and State of Scotland, Beginning the Year of Our Lord 203, and Continued to the End of the Reign of King James the VI. of Ever Blessed Memory. The Seven Books. Wherein are Described, the Progress of Christianity, the Persecutions and Interruptions of its the Foundation of Churches, the Erecting of Bishopricks, the Building and Endowing Monasteries and Other Religious Places, the Succession of Bishops in Their Sees, the Reformation of Religion, and the Frequent Disturbances of That Nation by Wars, Conspiracies, Tumults, Schisms. Together with Great Variety of Other Matters, Both Ecclesiastical and Political. Written by That Grave and Reverend Prelate, and Wife Counsellor, J. Spotswood, Lord Archbishop of S. Andrews, and Privy Counsellor to King Charles the First, That Most Religious and Blessed Prince and Martyr. The Fourth Edition Corrected, Whereunto is Added a Large Appendix. London: R. Royston, MDCLXXVIII (1678).
[together with]
An Appendix to the History of the Church of Scotland; Containing the Succession of the Archbishops and Bishops in Their Several Sees, from the Reformation of Religion, Until the Year 1676. As Also the Several Orders of Monks and Friers, &c. in Scotland, Before the Reformation: with the Foundation of the Universities and Colledges, Their Benefactours, Principals, Professours of Divinity, and Present Masters: and an Account of the Government, Laws and Constitution of the Kingdom. London: by E. Flesher for R. Royston, MDCLXXVII (1677).
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Provenance:
Ink inscription to half title, presumably a shelf reference, reading "B, d, 22 115."
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Size: 207 x 316 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(1), h.t./frontis, t.p., 14pp., plate, 4pp., 546pp., 15pp., t.p., 2pp., 47pp., 1pp., (1)].
Full leather binding, rebacked, rubbed and scuffed. Prominent shelf and edge wear. Both boards attached with cracked hinges and reinforced joints from the rebacking. Page edges dulled. Ink inscription to the half title. Marks to the title page. Text block very clean with edge toning and occasional foxing. Ink corrections (?) to pp.1. The collation varies slightly from the WorldCat copy which has fewer leaves and collates as follows: [20], 546, 31, [12], and thus it seems most likely that this copy collates as complete.
[OCLC 40210248].
