The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, Before the House of Peers, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors; Upon an Impeachment by the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled, in the Name of Themselves, and of All the Commons of Great Britain: Begun in Westminster-Hall the 27th Day of February 1709/10, and from Thence Continued by Sever Adjournments Until the 23rd Day of March Following. Published by Order of the House of Peers. London; Printed for Jacob Tonson; 1710.
The Bishop of Salisbury's, and the Bishop of Oxford's Speeches in the House of Lords, On the First Article of the Impeachment of Dr. Henry Sacheverell; Also the Bishop of Lincoln's and Bishop of Norwich's Speeches at the Opening of the Second Article of the Said Impeachment. London; Printed, and Sold by John Morphew; MDCCX (1710).
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First edition with no priority established between the various imprints in the same year.
The Tryal contains the following edition points: In this setting, the signature letter "A" of leaf A3r is under the "o" of "alone," the first line of p. 456 starts "printed" and ends with "o-" and there is a break in the inner rule of the title page just by "Peers." of "Published by order of the House of Peers".
Also, the Bishop Speeches contain the following edition points: "The Bishop of Oxford his speech in the House of Lords ..." has separate dated title page, pagination and register. The title page contains price information and the catchword on p. 3 is "There". "’The Bishop of Lincoln’s and Bishop of Norwich’s speeches in the House of Lords ..." has a separate dated title page and a separate register (starting with gathering C). "The Bishop of Norwich’s speech in the House of Lords ..." has a separate dated title page but the register is continuous. The catchword on p. 36 is: "at". P. 63 line 1 begins with "parison". With the signatures A8, 2A8, C-D8.
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Henry Sacheverell (1674-1724) was an English high church Anglican clergyman. In 1709 he made some controversial speeches which criticised the Whig government for undermined the authority of the Church of England and for being too lenient towards Catholics and dissenters. His speeches often framed his criticisms within broader political and religious contexts. For example, he linked Catholics to the Gunpowder Plot (1605) by claiming that Catholics still posed a threat to monarchy and government. He also compared dissenters to the radicals of the English Civil War which caused the execution of Charles I., as he believed that dissenters would cause political and religious divisions within the country. An order was released banning the printing of his sermons by the Lord Mayor. Sacheverell went again the order and had his sermons printed independently. The government took action against him resulting in the impeachment trial in 1710. He was found guilty and was given a lenient sentence which prevented him from preaching for three years.
Size: 125 x 200 x 350 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[[pp.456], [pp.16, pp.16, title, pp.35-63]]
Spine has been rebacked with very minor scuffing. Tooled labels present. Both boards securely attached with repaired hinges, and with minor wear to joints. Boards with scuffing, scratches, marks, and some leather fragments lacking. Small fragment of the rear board lacking from the top edge. Prominent shelf and edge wear. Dulling to page edges. Pen ownership inscription dated 1866 on ffep. Dedication leaf and title page have transferred text onto each other.
[ESTC: T51986 & ESTC: T22850]
