14. Widdowes, Giles. THE | SCHISMATICAL | PVRITAN. | A | sermon preached at Wit-|NEY concerning the lawfulnesse of Church-|Authority, for ordaining, and comman-|ding of Rites, and Ceremonies, to | beautifie the Church. | By Giles Widdowes Rector of St | Martins Church in Oxford. | [motto, then woodcut.]
Impr. 107: 1630: sm. 4o: pp. [48], signn. A-F4: sign. B1r beg. wee Confesse: English Roman. Contents:—sign. A1r title: A2r-A2v, dedication to Katharine duchess of Buckingham: A3r-C3v “To the Puritan”: C4r-F3v, the sermon, on 1 Cor. xiv. 40.
See Wood’s Ath. Oxon., iii. 179, and 1631 P & W (2nd ed. of this Sermon), and also an answer to Prynne. The long preface contains an account of Puritans, in their ten subdivisions of Perfectists, Sermonists, Separatists, Anabaptists, Brownists, Loves-familists, Precisians, Sabbatarians, Anti-disciplinarians, Predestinatists.
1631.
1. Acontius, Jacobus. STRATAGEMATVM | SATANÆ | Libri Octo | Quos | IACOBUS ACONTIUS | Vir Summi iudicij nec mino|ris pietatis, annis abhinc penè: | primum edidit & Serenissæ: | Reginæ ELIZABETHÆ | inscripsit | Editio iterata & emendata | [motto.]
Impr. 87: 1631: (eights) 16o: pp. [16] + 426 + [32]: p. 11 beg. tur cupiditate, 301 nominis vir: Pica Roman. Contents:—p. (1) title, engraved: (3) dedication to qu. Elizabeth by the author, in Latin: (5–16) “... Præfatio”: 1–426, the work in 8 books: (1–26) “Iacobus Acontius Iohanni Wolfio Tigurino ...” a letter on the method of preparing books, dated “Londini xii Kal. Decembr. MD.LXII”: (27–32) “Index rerum præcipuarum ...”.
The first edition was published at Bâle in 1565 and there are English translations (1648, &c.): the sheets of this Oxford edition were reissued at Oxford in 1650 with a printed titlepage. The engraved title (45
16 × 213
16 in.) contains the title in the centre, and on each side figures of “Veritas” with a book, and “Charitas” with a bird: above is a figure “Religionis” (sic). Below are six figures of Sins and in their midst Satan rising from hell. The imprint is also engraved on the plate. From Brit. Mus. MS. Harl. 5901 fol. 73v it would seem that Bagford saw some printed title stating that Turner was the printer: the engraved title only is in the copies seen.
2. Bible, Old Testament, Psalms. THE | PSALMES | of | KING | DAVID | TRANSLATED | by | KING IAMES | Cum Privilegio Regiæ | Maiestatis. |
Impr. (as colophon) 68: (twelves) 16o: pp. [4] + 319 + [5]: p. 11 beg. But whil’st, 111 19 My God: Long Primer Roman. Contents:—p. (2) engraved plate of the royal Arms, supporters &c., and a proclamation of Charles i allowing the printing of the work, “Will: Marshall. sculpsit.”: (3) engraved title, see below: 1–319, the work: (1) arms of the University and colophon imprint.
The titlepage shows the Book of Psalms sent down from heaven and received by David and James i. It is on one plate with the royal arms and proclamation, and is printed from metal.