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Ic3.4.24

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Uniform title

[Whole duty of man. Latin]

Title

Officium hominis, cum stylo, tum methodo luculentissimâ expositum; opus cujusvis, at præcipuè indoctissimi lectoris captui accommodatum. In XVII capita divisum. Quorum uno, quovis die dominico, perlecto, omnia ter quovis anno perlegantur. Cum orationibus aliquot pro variis occasionibus. Liber hinc ex lingua Anglicana in Latinam, eo præcipuè consilio traductus est, quo juvenes in ludis literariis versantes, simul & moribus instituantur, & in lingua Latina proficiant.

Publication, distribution, etc.

Londini : pro Roberto Pawlet, ad insigne Sanctorum Bibliorum in vico Chancery-Lane, prope Fleet-street, 1680.

Physical description

[24], 367, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 17 cm. (8vo)

Note

The address "Bibliopolæ" is signed "H. Hammond.".

Note

With a separate title-page for "Preces, privatæ variis occasionibus ordinariis extraordinariis accommodatæ" (dated "Anno MDCLXXX.") on page [287] (T8r).

Note

A translation of "The whole duty of man", usually ascribed to Richard Allestree. It has also been attributed to Lady Dorothy Pakington, Richard Sterne, John Fell, Humphrey Henchman and others (cf. DNB).

Note

With frontispiece (plate) comprising the royal arms of Charles II.

Note

Signatures: A⁸, a⁴, B-Z⁸, Aa⁸.

Citation/references note

ESTC, R13371

Citation/references note

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), A1156

Provenance

"John Goddard" inscribed four times on front endpaper and dated in ms. 1722.

Provenance

Ms. inscription on front flyleaf: "John Goddard his book D. 1718 [?or 1713]".

Provenance

Ms. inscription on rear endpaper: "John Goddard his book Anno Domini 1713 [?or 1718] day 22 April".

Binding

17th century brown calf binding; four tawed leather sewing supports laced through boards; four raised bands; blind tooled perimater frame with decorative elements in each corner; endbands; red sprinkled edges.

Copy-specific note

Ms. scribbles on front endpaper and front free endpaper.

Subject

Christian ethics Early works to 1800.

Subject

Devotional exercises Early works to 1800.

Subject

Christian life Early works to 1800.

Subject

Prayers Early works to 1800.

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Fell, John, 1625 - 1686 attributed name.

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England London.

Language code

lat eng

Identifier

B37784
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