The apologie of the Romane Church : deuided into three seuerall tractes whereof 1. The first, concerneth the antiquitie and continuance of the Catholike Romane religion ever since the Apostles time. 2. The second that the Protestantes religion was not so much as in being, at or before Luthers first appearing. 3. The thirde that Catholickes are no lesse loyall and dutifull to their soveraigne, then Protestantes. All which are vndertaken and proued by testimonies of the learned Protestantes themselues.

[England] : Printend [sic] with licence [by the English secret press], anno Domini 1604.

[18], 58, 58-72, [1], 73-191, [1] p. ; (4to)

"An advertisement to the reader" signed: I. Br., i.e. John Brereley, i.e. Lawrence or James Anderton.

John Brereley = James Anderton; sometimes mistaken as Lawrence Anderton--STC.

For evidence that "Brereley" is actually James rather than Lawrence Anderton and for further details of the authorship of this and the following works (STC 3604.5-3608.5) see Recusant History 16 (1982), 17-41.

Identification of printer from STC.

Running title reads: The Protestants apollogy for the Romane Church.

Includes bibliography.

Signatures: [par.]⁴ 2[par.]² A-2B⁴.

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), 3604
Allison and Rogers, Catholic books, 131
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119868

Great Britain -- England.

STC 3604

HH33/12. Manuscript attribution on t.p. Provenance: manuscript initials at end: B R?; Harmsworth copy