A fortresse of the faith : first planted amonge vs englishmen, and continued hitherto in the vniuersall Church of Christ. The faith of which time protestants call, papistry. By Thomas Stapleton student in diuinite.

A fortresse of the faith : first planted amonge vs englishmen, and continued hitherto in the vniuersall Church of Christ. The faith of which time protestants call, papistry. By Thomas Stapleton student in diuinite.

Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.

Imprinted at Antwerpe : By Ihon Laet, with priuilege, 1565.

162, [2] leaves ; (4to)

Based on material in: the Venerable Bede. Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum.

Signatures: A⁴ b-z⁴ 2A-2S⁴.

Imprimatur on verso of title page: Et priuati & brabantici Regiae Maiestatis consilij diplomate cautum est, ... Thomae con sensu sub paena in diplomate constituta. Datum Bruxellae. 20. & 23. Iunij. Anno. 1565. Subsig. bourgeios. Faucwez.

Signatures from DFo.

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23232
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117792

Belgium.

STC 23232 copy 1

HH196/21. Recent stiff board vellum binding. Pencilled manuscript bibliographical note of Bernard Quaritch. Provenance: Harmsworth copy

STC 23232 copy 2 Bd.w. STC 1778 copy 3

cs1690.2. 2S4, last leaf, lacking. Portion of original vellum binding (with arms of three lions passant) and facsimiles of original signatures of Simon Coates and Thomas Coates (1731), pasted-in. Bound with: Bede, the Venerable, Saint. The history of the Church of Englande. Antwerp, 1565