Of reformation touching church-discipline in England: and the causes that hitherto have hindred it. : Two bookes, written to a freind.

Of reformation touching church-discipline in England: and the causes that hitherto have hindred it. : Two bookes, written to a freind.

[London] : Printed, [by Richard Oulton and/or Gregory Dexter?] for Thomas Underhill, 1641.

[4], 90, [2] p. ; (4to)

Anonymous. By John Milton.

The first of Milton's anti-episcopal pamphlets written in support of the five ministers in the Smectymnuus controversy.

Printer's name conjectured by Shawcross and Coleridge.

Leaf A2r bears errata.

The last leaf is blank.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "By Mr: John Milton"; "Ex dono authoris".

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), M2134
Grolier. Wither to Prior, II 166
British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers, and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth, and Restoration, collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661, E.208[3]
Shawcross, J. Milton, 56
Coleridge, K.A. Catalogue of the Milton collection in the Turnbull Library, 42
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R17896

Great Britain -- England -- London.

142- 964q

Lacks final blank. Provenance: bookplate of Clann Dhaibhidh (motto, "Thighearna failte thulaich"); acquired from T. Thorp (quoted 9/9/53), 10/6/53