An edict of the French king, prohibiting all publick exercise of the pretended reformed religion in his kingdom. : Wherein he recalls, and totally annuls the perpetual and irrevocable edict of King Henry the IV. his grandfather, given at Nantes; full of most gracious concessions to Protestants. To which is added, the French king's letter to the Elector of Brandenburg, containing several passages relating to the foregoing edict. As also, a brief and true account of the persecution carried on against those of the foresaid religion, for to make them abjure and apostatize. Together, with the form of abjuration the revolting Protestants are to subscribe and swear to. And a declaration of his Electoral Highness of Brandenburg, in favour of those of the reformed religion, who shall think fit to settle themselves in any of his dominions. Translated out of French.
1686
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An edict of the French king, prohibiting all publick exercise of the pretended reformed religion in his kingdom. : Wherein he recalls, and totally annuls the perpetual and irrevocable edict of King Henry the IV. his grandfather, given at Nantes; full of most gracious concessions to Protestants. To which is added, the French king's letter to the Elector of Brandenburg, containing several passages relating to the foregoing edict. As also, a brief and true account of the persecution carried on against those of the foresaid religion, for to make them abjure and apostatize. Together, with the form of abjuration the revolting Protestants are to subscribe and swear to. And a declaration of his Electoral Highness of Brandenburg, in favour of those of the reformed religion, who shall think fit to settle themselves in any of his dominions. Translated out of French.
Uniform title
Edit de révocation de l'Edit de Nantes. English
Edition
The second edition corrected, with additions.
Created/published
[London] : Printed by G.M., anno Dom. 1686.
Description
40 p. ; (4to)
Corporate author
France.
Associated name
Friedrich Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg, 1620-1688.
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
Shipdham Church, former owner.
Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.
Shipdham Church, former owner.
Note
Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, dated October 22, 1685.
Signatures: A-E⁴.
Signatures: A-E⁴.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 118)
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), L3120
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R2487
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R2487
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
134- 030q
Folger-specific note
Provenance: Shipdham Church copy
Call number
159- 576q
Folger-specific note
Disbound. Provenance: bought by the Folger from Ewen Kerr, 5 Nov. 1956