James (Thomas). An Apologie for John Wickliffe, shewing his conformitie... Church of England, 1608

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James (Thomas). An Apologie for John Wickliffe, shewing his conformitie... Church of England, 1608 James (Thomas). An Apologie for John Wickliffe, shewing his conformitie with the now Church of England; with answere to such slaunderous objections, as have beene lately urged against him by Father Parsons, the apologists, and others. Collected chiefly out of diverse works of his in written hand, by Gods especiall providence remaining in the Publike Library at Oxford, of the Honorable foundation of Sr. Thomas Bodley knight: by Thomas James keeper of the same, Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, printer to the Universitie, 1608, title with decorative ornament, final leaf torn with some text loss and repaired, occasional marginal damp-staining, final leaf dust-soiled, modern limp vellum, slim 4to, together with: [Burton, Henry]. The Protestation Protested: or, A short Remonstrance, shewing what is principally required of all those that have or doe take the last Parliamentary Protestation, 1st state, [London: s.n.], Printed in the yeare, 1641, ink stamp to title and final leaf, manuscript number to verso of title, some toning and scattered spotting, modern boards, slim 4to, [Baxter, Richard]. An Accompt of all the Proceedings of the Commissioners of both Perswasions, Appointed by his Sacred Majesty, according to Letters Patents, for the Reveiw [sic] of The Book of Common Prayer, &c., London: printed for R.H., 1661, early annotations to title and text leaves, with some underscoring, first part lacking C4, errors in pagination, final two leaves torn to lower outer blank corners, some dust-soiling, upper pastedown with modern bookplate of Michael Stoughton, 20th-century cloth, slim 4to, plus two other related 17th-century publications, one incomplete QTY: (5) NOTE: 1. ESTC S108215; STC 14445. 2. ESTC R211370; Wing B6171A. In this edition the imprint is in italic. In two states. State 1 (as here): the word 'PROTESTED' on the title page is in italic type, the head-piece of A2r is comprised of 3 rows of individual type ornaments, and the 'B' of signature-mark B2 is under the 'h' of 'when'. State 2: the word 'PROTESTED' on the title page is in Roman type, the head-piece on A2r is a single large ornament, and the 'B' of signature-mark B2 is under the 'n' of 'when'. 3. ESTC R204316; Wing B1176.