"The touchstone of the truthe, exhibited in a treatise written to a knight of the lower house of Parliament in the yeare 1623, reuiewed and augmented in the yeare 1629; dedicated, vowed, consecrated to his majestie", 9 Aug 1629
In sixty chapters. In defence of the Church of Rome.
A dedication in verse to K. Charles is prefixed, followed by an address by the author to his book, also in verse; by a preface in prose (dated 31 March, 1629) to four sorts of readers, viz. ministers of the church of England, moderate Protestants, zealous Puritans, and afflicted Catholicks; and by a short introduction addressed "To the noble gentleman, Sir N.N. knight".
At the end of the preface, and at the end of the book (which is marked as finished on 9 Aug. 1629) are these initials, "J.F.P. o. t. S.o.J. a. st. i. D.".
Dates
- Creation: 9 Aug 1629
Extent
249 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. D. 1307
Other Finding Aids
William D. Macray, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae partis quintae fasciculus primus viri munificentissimi Ricardi Rawlinson, J.C.D., codicum classes duas priores, ad rem historicam praecipue et topographicam spectantes, complectens(Oxford, 1862), no. D. 1307.
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series(7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. III, no. 14036.
Custodial History
Olim inter codd. "W. Cant." i.e. Sancroft.
Physical Facet
On paper, in quarto
Repository Details
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