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Credit: Sales catalogue 594: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![BircHLey Hai Secrer Press. [330] ANDERTON (James) alias ‘‘ John Brereley, Priest.” THe Lirurciz oF THE Masse: wherein are treated three principal pointes of faith. First Epirion. 4to. Fine copy in original vellum. Printed at Colen. | ?Buirchley Hall Secret Press, Lancs.|, 1620. £4 158 S.1.C.: 3607. Gee in his catalogue of Popish books mentions that “There was a printing house suppressed about three years since [i.e. in 1621] in Lancashire, where all Brereley his works, with many other Popish pamphlets, were printed.’ [331] t——— Tue Proresrants APOLOGIE FOR THE RoMaN Cuurcu. Devided into three severall Tractes. By John Brereley Priest. Thick 4to. Original vellum. [St. Omer.| Permissu. Superiorum Anno Map. Vil. £4 10s S.T.C. 3605. The place of printing is given as St. Omer, but it may have originated from the Birchley Hall Secret Press, Lancs. This work, on its first appearance, attracted much attention. Dr. Morton, afterwards Bishop of Durham, in the preface to his answer to it, acknowledges that whatever of real pith had been said against the Protestant cause ‘“‘seemeth herein to have been collected, urged, and reinforced against us with as singular choice of matter, with as ponderous weight of consequence, with an as exact and exquisite method and style . . . as they by their diligence, judgment, wit, art, and moderation, could easily perform.” The first edition of 1604 was suppressed by the author. [332] [ANDERTON (Lawrence)]. THE Triptz Corp, or a Treatise proving the Truth of the Roman Religion. First Eprrion. Thick 4to. Original limp vellum. |St. Omer.| Permissu Superiorum, 1634. £2 18s 5. 1 .C. 586, [333] ANGELUS (Christopher). CurisropHer ANcELL. A Grecian, who tasted of many stripes and torments inflicted by the Turkes for the faith which he had in Christ Jesus. Wath extremely crude and curious woodcuts. Small gto. Original rough sheepskin. Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield, and James Short, Printers to the famous Universitie, 1618. (SEE ILLusrRaTION, Prate No. II.) £18 18s S.T.C. 640, three copies listed. Bound together with other pieces by Christopher Angelus, notably : (1) The Greek edition of the above work. First Eprrion. Oxford, John Lichfield, and William Wrench, 1617. S.T.C. 638, three copies listed. (2) An Encomion of the famous Kingdome of Great Britaine, and of the two flourishing Sister-Universities, Cambridge and Oxford. In English and Greek on opposite pages. First Epirion. Cambridge, Printed by Cantrel Legge, Printer to the famous Universttie, 1619. S.T.C. 635, three copies listed. (3) Enchiridion De Institutis Graecorum. First Epirion. Ex officina Cantrelli Legge Academiae Cantabrigtensis Typographi, 16109. [6].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31642123_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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