Synopsis papismi, that is, A generall view of papistrie : vvherein the whole mysterie of iniquitie, and summe of antichristian doctrine is set downe, which is maintained this day by the synagogue of Rome, against the church of Christ : together with an antithesis of the true Christian faith, and an antidotum or counterpoyson out of Scripture, against the Whore of Babylons filthy cup of abominations : confuted by Scriptures, fathers, councels ... : divided into five books or centuries ... now the fifth time published ... with addition of a preface truly relating the life and death of ... Andrew Willet, the author ... by Peter Smith ... ; there are also annexed in the end three tables ...

Synopsis papismi, that is, A generall view of papistrie : vvherein the whole mysterie of iniquitie, and summe of antichristian doctrine is set downe, which is maintained this day by the synagogue of Rome, against the church of Christ : together with an antithesis of the true Christian faith, and an antidotum or counterpoyson out of Scripture, against the Whore of Babylons filthy cup of abominations : confuted by Scriptures, fathers, councels ... : divided into five books or centuries ... now the fifth time published ... with addition of a preface truly relating the life and death of ... Andrew Willet, the author ... by Peter Smith ... ; there are also annexed in the end three tables ...

London : Printed by Iohn Haviland, 1634.

[46], 1,352 [i.e.1,379], [34] p. ; (fol.)

Each part has special title page

Numerous errors in paging; p. 1233-1243 repeated in number only.

Includes "Tetrastylon papismi ... The fourth time published"--p. 1244ff.

Imperfect: faded, with loss of print.

Signatures: A-B6 a-c4 C-5N6 5n8 O-6D6.

Format from STC.

Unedited record.

Signatures from DFo. DFo jre: 20; pag: [48], 279, 278-913, 912-1087, 1086-1194, 1193-1243, [11], 1233-1352, [38] p.; first and last leaves are blank; includes indexes; dedications signed by Andrew Willet; sigs.a-c bear "The life and death of Andrew Willet,..." initialed by P S; sep. dated (1634) title pages for bookes 1-5 are on B5r, 2L6r, 3C5r, 4C6r and 4Z3r with varying imprints: bookes 1 and 5 imprint matches general title page, booke 2 reads "...and are to bee sold by Robert Allot, Iohn Grismond, Robert Milbourne...", booke 3 reads "...and are to bee sold by Iohn Grismond...", and booke 4 reads " London, Printed by the assignes of Thomas Man, Paul Man, and Ionah Man. 1634."; sep. t.p. for Tetrastylon papismi (same imprint as for general t.p.) is on 5O1r; cf. S123354 and S107650 and printed STC; on c4v: "Perlegi hunc ractatum cui titulus (The life and death of Andrew Willet, &c.) in quo ut nihil est orthodoxae fidei repugnans, sic omnia sunt utilissimis ad mores informandos exemplis referta. Quare f

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 25700a.3
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S4111

Tetrastylon papismi.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 25700a.2

169970. MS. shelfmark on front paste-down. Temoin on Y1. Sig.4Z misbound: 1,2,4,3,5,6. R3 foxed, affecting text. Calf binding; paper label pasted to spine with MS. title "Smith's View of Papistry"; printed waste spine-linings. Provenance: bought by the Folger from Bayntun, 14 Nov. 1958, cat. 24:261