Scrinia reserata : a memorial offer'd to the great deservings of John Williams, D.D. who some time held the places of Ld Keeper of the Great Seal of England, Ld Bishop of Lincoln, and Ld Archbishop of York. Containing a series of the most remarkable occurrences and transactions of his life, in relation both to church and state. Written by John Hacket, late Lord Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. Imprimatur, Nov. 27. 1692. JO [sic]. Cant.

Scrinia reserata : a memorial offer'd to the great deservings of John Williams, D.D. who some time held the places of Ld Keeper of the Great Seal of England, Ld Bishop of Lincoln, and Ld Archbishop of York. Containing a series of the most remarkable occurrences and transactions of his life, in relation both to church and state. Written by John Hacket, late Lord Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. Imprimatur, Nov. 27. 1692. JO [sic]. Cant.

[London] : In the Savoy: printed by Edw. Jones, for Samuel Lowndes, over against Exeter-Exchange in the Strand, M.DC.XC.III. [1693]

[4], 228, 230, [4] p. : port. ; (fol.)

Title page in red and black.

Frontis. portrait of the author signed: R. White Sculp.

"A memorial offer'd to the great deservings of John Williams, D·D· who sometimes held the places of Lord-keeper of the Great-Seal ... Part II.". has separate dated title page, with imprint "printed for Samuel Lowndes," pagination and register.

With penultimate advertisement leaf; last leaf bears errata.

This is the first printed edition, although the work was composed in the 1650's (cf. DNB).

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), H171
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R9469

Great Britain -- England -- London.

H171

cs1569. Manuscript notes, including lengthy notes on front matter in English, Latin and Greek; manuscript index on back fly-leaf; manuscript markings. Errata leaf bound before adv. leaf at end. 2D2 (p. 203) torn, affecting text. Some leaves foxed, affecting text. Sprinkled calf binding, with blind-tooled panels