Title
An account of the Societies for Reformation of Manners, in England and Ireland. : With a persuasive to persons of all ranks, to be zealous and diligent in promoting the execution of the laws against prophaneness and debauchery, for the effecting a national reformation. / Published with the approbation of a considerable number of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and honourable judges of both kingdoms..
Edition
The fifth edition..
Imprint
London, : Printed by J. Downing, in Bartholomew-Close near West-Smithfield: and are to be sold by him, and D. Brown, bookseller, without Temple-Bar,, 1701..
Physical description
[40], 138, [26] pages, [1] leaf of plates : portrait ; 8vo
Note
Signatures: A⁴ a-b⁸ B-L⁸ M² (+[chi]1?).
Note
"Probably by a Mr. Yates, a lawyer, who used materials collected by Josiah Woodward" (catalogue of the McAlpine collection) - note from ESTC.
Note
Final unnumbered sequence contains: 'An abstract of the penal-laws'.
Note
The abstract has the following features; p.[14], the word below the first pointing hand is misprinted "soid"; p.[15], in the middle, there is a space after "A--- B---"; p.[18], the text begins "Whereas A- B-" and the catchword is "Some"; p.[19] begins "Some prudential methods" and the catchword is "Peri-"; pp. [21-24] contain "A specimen of an agreement"; p. [25] contains an "Advertisement" and the last-named bookseller. (There are at least three other variant editions.)
Note
Title within double ruled border.
Note
Engraved portrait frontispiece of King William III of England, signed "F. H. Van. Hove. sculp".
Citation/references note
ESTC, T74628
Reproduction note
Microfilm. Woodbridge, CT Research Publications, Inc., 1986. 1 reel ; 35mm. (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 4324, no. 20).
Provenance
Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. "FF5" inscribed on front flyleaf; spine label with "24"; Gillingham reference FF5/-/24.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”
Binding
18th-century sprinkled and plain brown sheepskin; sewn on two supports; blind fillets on boards forming three concentric rectangular frames with blind stamps at outer corners of middle frame; blind fillets on spine; spine label with title; text block edges sprinkled red.
Copy-specific note
Bound with: An account of the progress of the reformation of manners, in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and other parts of Europe and America. London, 1703.
Copy-specific note
"An abstract of the penal-laws" bound after An account of the progress of the reformation of manners.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: lacking engraved portrait of King William III of England.
Subject
Societies for the Reformation of Manners
Subject
Courtesy Early works to 1800.
Subject
Etiquette Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain (Place) Social life and customs Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Browne, Daniel, bookseller.
Added entry--name
Downing, Joseph printer.
Added entry--name
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van engraver.
Added entry--name
Freke, Thomas former owner.
Added entry--name
St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
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