Sammelband.- Religion & Spirituality

15 works together, comprising Udall (Ephraim) Noli me tangere, or a Thing to be Thought on, extra engraved frontispiece by William Marshall (chipped and detaching), lacking woodcut title, and final blank, [ESTC R232323], n.p., W. Cowley? [1642] [bound with] Barber (Edward) A Small Treatise of Baptisme, or Dipping…, B3 misprinted, lacking final blank f., Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B694; Thomason, E.143[17], n.d., 1641 [i. e. 1642]; [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, imprint in Roman type, [ESTC R22769; Wing B6171], 1641; [with] Bourne (Benjamin) Divinity and Philosophy Dissected, and Set Forth, by a Mad Man, woodcut historiated initial, lacking final blank f., small teat to B2, [attributed to Robert Wilkinson in ‘Richard Baxter. Plain scripture proof’, London, 1651, p.147; Wing (2nd ed.), D1737; Thomason, E.53[15], 1644; [with] Williams (Roger) Queries of highest consideration, proposed to Mr. Tho. Goodwin Mr. Phillip Nye Mr. Wil. Bridges Mr. Jer. Burroughs Mr. Sidr. Simpson…, lacking final blank, [Sabin, 104343], 1644; [with] A directory for the publique vvorship of God, throughout the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland…, A3-4 just shaved at foot and right margin with loss of signature and the odd letter, Lacking one leaf of preliminaries (order to print), [ESTC R229805], printed for Evan Tyler, et al., 1644 [i. e. 1645]; [with] Overton (Richard) The araignement of Mr. Persecution…, lacking all preliminaries leaves but title, gathering A and final blank, leaves shaved at head or foot with loss of signatures, [Wing O620], printed by Martin Clawe-Clergie [i.e. Richard Overton], 1645; [with] Blake (Thomas) A moderate ansvver to these two questions…, E1 shaved at head with loss of running title and half line of text, [Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B3148; Thomason, E.19(6)], printed by I.N. for Abel Roper, 1645; [with] Maxwell (John) The Burtheon of Issachar or, The Tyrannicall Power and Practices of the Presbyteriall Government in Scotland…, title and a few other leaves shaved at head, 1646; [with] Swadlin (Thomas) A Letter of an Independent, to his Honoured Friend in London, Thomason, E.393[16], n.p., [1647]; [with] Dell (William) Right reformation: or, The reformation of the church of the New Testament, represented in Gospell-light…, 2 parts in one, including "A reply to Mr. Love’s contradictions", issue with "All published for the good of the faithfull," in the title, lacking gathering final blank, tear to G1, [ESTC R201227], printed by R. White, for Giles Calvert, 1646; [with] Wilbee (Amon) Plaine truth without feare or flattery: or A true discovery of the unlawfulnesse of the Presbyterian government…, lacking final blank, [Wing L2156], Printed and published for the information, advice, and benefit of the poore, oppressed, betrayed, and almost destroyed Commons of England, 1647; [with] Richardson (Samuel) Fifty questions propounded to the Assembly, to answer by the Scriptures, [Wing (2nd ed.), R1407; Thomason, E.388(11)], n.p., 1647; [with] Idem, The necessity of toleration in matters of religion…, lacking final blank, [Thomason, E.407(18-19), n.p., 1647; [with] Reasons of the present judgement of the University of Oxford…, issue with "Vniversity of Oxford, / concerning" and "and / presented to consideration." in title, woodcut device on title, lacking f1-2 (including errata), last 4 leaves torn at gutter, [ESTC R18621; Wing S624; Madan, II, 1926], 1647; a few titles dusty, some browning and staining throughout, later half calf, over marbled paper boards, later endpapers, a.e.r., worn, 4to.

***Udall was relieved of his pastoral duties and prosecuted by the Long Parliament for this denunciation of parliamentary plans to abolish tithes and change the way church lands were used. Provenance: Extensive mostly 18th century, inscriptions throughout, the first reading “Robert Reed his book but not his hand not nor yet pens/William Kent his hand but not his R. Book written on 6th March 1761 when his you see remember me”.