1686 John Dryden Defense of Papers of Charles II of England Catholic Protestant

1686 John Dryden Defense of Papers of Charles II of England Catholic Protestant

‘A Defence of the Papers’ was an important collection of letters concerning the authority of the Catholic Church. Edward Stillingfleet, a British Anglican Protestant, published a work attacking the Catholic Church. John Dryden was the most prominent contributor of these essays, unfortunately, Dryden paid a heavy price for his Catholic faith. Dryden lost his position as poet laureate much in part to Charles II and James II of England – even though Charles II attempted to introduce religious freedoms for Catholics and Protestants alike.

This collection of defense treatises features the works of various anonymous authors; however, the defense of the third paper was by John Dryden (p. 85-126).

Item number: #3755

Price: $750

DRYDEN, John

A defence of the papers written by the late King of blessed memory, and Duchess of York : against an Answer made to them.

London : Printed by H. Hills, printer to the King’s most excellent Majesty …, 1686.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [8], 126, [2]
• References: Wing D 2261; BMC 133; ESTC R 22072
• Provenance: Handwritten
  • Abraham Dawson, Belfast, Aug. 9, 1853
    • The Very Rev. Abraham Dawson, M.A. was Dean of Dromore from 1894 until his death on November 20, 1905.
    • The son of a doctor, he was born in Dungannon in 1826 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin from 1844. He was ordained in 1851 and began his career at Christ Church, Belfast. After being rector of Knocknamuckley (1857) and Seagoe (1879) parishes, he became Rural Dean of Dromore in 1886, and its Archdeacon in 1892.
    • He is buried with his family in Knocknamuckley graveyard.
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight & secure
  • Size: ~8in X 6.5in (20cm x 16.5cm)

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