Author
Sterry, Peter
Title
The rise, race, and royalty of the kingdom of God in the soul of man. : Opened in several sermons upon Matthew 18.3. As also the loveliness & love of Christ set forth in several other sermons upon Psal. 45. v. 1, 2. Together with an account of the state of a saint's soul and body in death. / By Peter Sterry, sometimes Fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and late preacher of the gospel in London..
Imprint
London, : printed for Thomas Cockerill, at the Three Leggs over against the Stocks-Market in the Poultry., 1683..
Physical description
[28], 515, [1] p. ; 21 cm (4to)
Note
Initial leaf blank; leaf A3 signed A2.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S5482
Citation/references note
ESTC, R14809
Provenance
Printed bookplate with a rectangular border and inscription “This book belongs to the library in the vicarage house of Gillingham in Dorset: being one of the books given by [blank] Freke, esq; to the said library, A.D. [blank]. Attested by me (this 12 April 1735) William Newton, Vicar and Minister of Wingham, Kent. No. [blank]”. “Thomas” added in manuscript in gap before “Freke”. “285” added in manuscript in gap following “No”.
Part of the Gillingham Parochial Library, bequeathed to the vicar and feoffees of the parish lands of Gillingham, Dorset by Thomas Freke (d. 1718?), and placed on permanent loan in Salisbury Cathedral Library 25 November 1992. "H1" inscribed on upper flyleaf. Spine label with "187". Gillingham reference H1/285/187.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”
Binding
17th-century sprinkled and plain brown calf over rope-fibre boards; sewn on five supports; blind fillets and rolls forming three concentric rectangular frames on boards, with blind stamps at outer corners of middle frame, and on sides of inner frame; five raised bands; paper spine label with title; gilt roll around board edges; text block edges sprinkled red.
Copy-specific note
Manuscript list of "Discourses contain'd in this booke" on upper endleaf.
Subject
Bible. Matthew, XVIII, 3 Sermons Early works to 1800.
Subject
Sermons 17th century.
Added entry--name
Cockerill, Thomas, active 1674-1702 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Freke, Thomas former owner.
Added entry--name
St. Mary the Virgin (Church : Gillingham, Dorset : England) owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
B8668
UKSbSC
20190605171143.3