Of the following of Christ, 1636 / Thomas a Kempis. A declaration of the sentence and deposition of Elizabeth, (1588) / Pope Sixtus V.

Imitatio Christi. English.

Ilkley, Yorkshire, [England] : Scolar Press, 1977.

496 p., [1] folded leaf ; 20 cm

English recusant literature, 1558-1640 ; v. 370

"Of the following of Christ" is a translation of Imitatio Christi, sometimes attributed to Thomas à Kempis.

"A declaration of the sentence and deposition of Elizabeth" was intended for distribution in England in the event of a successful invasion by the Spanish Armada. It is variously attributed to Pope Sixtus V and Cardinal William Allen. Cf. BLX, CCLXX, p. 309.

Original title pages read: Of the following of Christ. Written in Latine by Thomas a Kempis ... Printed at Paris by Mistris Blageart, 1636; A declaration of the sentence and deposition of Elizabeth, the vsurper and pretensed Quene of Englande [caption title; ca. 1588].

Reproduced from copies in the library of St. Edmund's College, Ware (Of the following of Christ), and the British Library (A declaration ...).

Allison & Rogers. Catholic books, 822 (Following)
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23992 (Following)
Allison & Rogers. Catholic books, 770 (Declaration)
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 22590 (Declaration)

Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590.
Declaration of the sentence and deposition of Elizabeth. 1588.

English recusant literature, 1558-1640 ; v. 370.

Great Britain -- England.

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