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STRYPE ( John ). The life of the learned Sir John Cheke, Kt. First Instructer

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STRYPE ( John ). The life of the learned Sir John Cheke, Kt. First Instructer

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Auction Date:2012 Oct 19 @ 18:00 (UTC+1)
Location:38 Molesworth Street, Dublin, Dublin, ., Ireland
STRYPE ( John ). The life of the learned Sir John Cheke, Kt. First Instructer, afterwards Secretary of State to King Edward VI. One of the great restorers of good learning, and true religion in this kingdom. A work wherein many remarkable points of history, relating to the state of learning and religion in the times of K. Henry VIII. K. Edward VI. and Q. Mary I. are brought to light. To which is added, a treatise of superstition, writ by the same learned Knight, and now first published. Printed for John Wyat, 1705FIRST EDITION, with the fine engraved portrait by Nutting, pages (16), 235, (5), 237 - 276, complete thus, 8vo, later calf, gilt, gilt spine, edges gilt : with some slight wear to the headbands and the upper joint cracked but still holding, internally a nice, fresh copy.The standard life of Cheke (1514-57), noted English classical scholar, adopted principles of Reformation, treacherously seized in Belgium and forced by Cardinal Pole to recant and join the Roman Catholic Church. His 'Treatise of Superstition', translated from the Latin by William Elstob, is here first published.ALSO WITH THIS LOT: [STANNARD ( Eaton )]. The Honest Man's Speech. The third edition. Dublin : Printed in the Year 1749. LAST EDITION, pp 15, (1, blank), 8vo, recent quarter calf : a little dusty but very good.ESTC locates only three copies of this final edition : D, Di and Lhl, and there are no copies in COPAC. Stannard (1685-1755), a professional lawyer whose's appointment as Recorder of Dublin was reputedly partly due to the influence of Dean Swift, had been appointed moderator in the dispute between Dublin Corporation and the La Touche-Lucas faction. He supported the prosecution of Charles Lucas in the Irish Commons, following Lucas's unsuccessful attempt to win a seat in a particularly contentious election. Lucas's efforts to expose the corruption of Irish politics brought strong reponse from the establishment, and he was forced into exile for 12 years. "I think Mr. L----'s conduct has been nothing less, -- to say no worse of it, -- than immoral, licentious, and seditious." - page 7.(2)HISTORY; ENGLAND; RELIGION; CLASSICS; ENGLISH PRE 1801; DUBLIN PRINTED; POLITICS; HISTORY; IRELAND; ; ;