Certaine Sermons Or Homilies, Appoynted To Be Read In Churches. In The Time Of The Late Queen Elizabeth Of Famous Memory. And Now Thought Fit To Be Reprinted By Authority From The Kings Most Excellent Maiesty. (Together With) The Second Tome Of Homiles Of Such Matters As Were Promised And Entituled In The Former Part Of The Homilies. Anon (Church Of England /Archbishop Thomas Cranmer Et Al)

CERTAIN SERMONS OR HOMILIES BOUND TOGETHER WITH THE SECOND TOME OF HOMILES AND A THANKSGIVING FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE LAST REBELLION. THE TWO TITLE PAGES ARE DATED 1635. THE FINAL LEAF SHOWING JOHN NORTON'S etc SHOP ADDRESS ONCE MORE IS DATED 1633. THE FIRST TITLE PAGE IS SOILED, HAS A PAPER REINFORCED SPLIT AND THE TOP CORNER WORN AWAY, AS ARE THE CORNERS OF THE FOLLOWING TEN OR SO PAGES TO A DECREASING DEGREE. THERE'S VERY LITTLE ANNOTATION AND SMALL OCCASSIONAL DASHES IN THE MARGINS. THERE ARE SIGNS OF HISTORIC PREDATION (GENERALY ONLY A FEW PINPRICK HOLES HITHER AND THITHER BUT 174p TO 197p EXHIBIT A QUITE VISIBLE CIRCLE OF DAMAGE TO THE LOWER MARGIN. THE SERMONS ON ADULTERY SEEM TO HAVE CAUSED A PREVIOUS READER SOME DISTRESS AS PAGES 80 and 81 ARE A BIT OF A DISASTER WITH SPILT INK/CLARET? ON THEM . ADDITIONALLY 81p IS SPLIT AND EXHIBITS STICKY TAPE RESIDUE. THERE ARE NATURALLY OTHER MINOR LOSSES AND SIGNS OF AGE AND USAGE BUT IT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY FREE OF FOXING & THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS EDITION IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND QUITE PLEASING. NO MISSING PAGES OTHER THAN WHAT WERE PROBABLY BLANKS PRE THE TITLE PAGE. OBVIOUSLY REBOUND AT SOME STAGE SO THE BINDING REMAINS SOUND WITH NO CRACKING. THE FIRST TITLE PAGE HAS A PREVIOUS OWNER'S NAME JUST ABOVE THE DATE ( T WATSON D.D/ S WATSON DB ?) PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS.