A brief and cleere confutation, 1603 / Richard Walpole.

Ilkley, Yorkshire, [England] : Scolar Press, 1975.

[11], 231 leaves ; 19 cm

English recusant literature, 1558-1640 ; v. 243

Authorship of this work is often wrongly attributed to Robert Parsons.

Original title page reads: A brief, and cleere confutation, of a new, vaine, and vaunting chalenge, made by O.E. minister, vnto N.D. author of the Ward-word ... By W.R. ... [Antwerp : Arnout Conincx], 1603.

An answer to Matthew Sutcliffe's "Briefe replie to a certain odious and slanderous libel." Cf. STC. Walpole's work was ready for the press before he had seen Sutcliffe's 2nd ed., "A challenge concerning the romish church." Cf. Advertisment.

Reproduced from a copy in the library of York Minster; some pages from Bodleian Library copy. (Gatherings H and I are misbound.)

Formerly STC 19391.

Allison & Rogers. Catholic books, 874
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 24994.5
STC 19391

English recusant literature, 1558-1640 ; v. 243.

Great Britain -- England.

PR1400 19391