LODOWICK MUGGLETON A PAPER READ BEFORE YE SETTE OF ODD VOLUMES, AT YE 337th MEETING, JANUARY 27, 1915 Limited Edition

BRO. GEORGE CHARLES WILLIAMSON , Horolager to Ye Sette

Edité par PRIVATELY PUBLISHED, LONDON, 1919

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Printed Parchment wraps over card covers, 145 x 115 mm approx. 84pp printed on quality hand made paper- uncut. Portrait frontis with guard + 6 other illustrations as called for. Limited edition of 199 of which this being No 186. Mugglegate was born in Walnut Tree Yard, now called New Street, Bishopsgate in July 1609. During the Commonwealth period of revival of religious thought when numerous strange and mysterious sects were created he founded the Muggletonians who's greatest rival was George Fox of the Quakers. This bitter rivalry led to the publication of various books in which the opposing views of the Society of Friends and his Sette was aired and led to him being imprisoned and pilloried put in the stocks and following The Reading Room of the Muggletonians 7, New Street Bishopsgate being the closest modern building to his place of birth. The Muggleton family came originally from Northamptonshire where the name still survives in the village of Wilbarston. He was married three times his 3rd wife Mary Martin, daughter of John Martin, Tanner of East Malling Kent was 28 years his junior and survived him for 20 years. Near Fine/ VG (Booklet- dust soiling to edges of uncut pages. No previous owner name or insc. D/J (Wraps) a little shelf soiling and wear). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.

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• Titre: LODOWICK MUGGLETON A PAPER READ BEFORE YE SETTE OF ODD VOLUMES, AT YE 337th MEETING, JANUARY 27, 1915 Limited Edition
• Éditeur: PRIVATELY PUBLISHED, LONDON
• Date de parution: 1919
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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  • Religion
  • Autobiography /Biography