Mohammedis imposturae: that is, A discouery of the manifold forgeries, falshoods, and horrible impieties of the blasphemous seducer Mohammed : with a demonstration of the insufficiencie of his law, contained in the cursed Alkoran; deliuered in a conference had betweene two Mohametans, in their returne from Mecha. Written long since in Arabicke, and now done into English by William Bedwell. Whereunto is annexed the Arabian trudgman, interpreting certaine Arabicke termes vsed by historians: together with an index of the chapters of the Alkoran, for the vnderstanding of the confutations of that booke.
1615
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Title
Mohammedis imposturae: that is, A discouery of the manifold forgeries, falshoods, and horrible impieties of the blasphemous seducer Mohammed : with a demonstration of the insufficiencie of his law, contained in the cursed Alkoran; deliuered in a conference had betweene two Mohametans, in their returne from Mecha. Written long since in Arabicke, and now done into English by William Bedwell. Whereunto is annexed the Arabian trudgman, interpreting certaine Arabicke termes vsed by historians: together with an index of the chapters of the Alkoran, for the vnderstanding of the confutations of that booke.
Created/published
London : Imprinted by Richard Field dwelling in great Wood-streete, 1615.
Description
[120] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Bedwell, William, approximately 1561-1632.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
Arabic original, if any, not traced.
Signatures: A-P⁴.
"The Arabian trudgman" and "Index assuratarum Muhammedici Alkorani" have separate dated title pages; register is continuous.
Entered 16 January [1615].
Signatures: A-P⁴.
"The Arabian trudgman" and "Index assuratarum Muhammedici Alkorani" have separate dated title pages; register is continuous.
Entered 16 January [1615].
ESTC staff note
Folger reports some re-setting on C1r. DFONOTE jre: re-checked C1r in both DFo copies, see below FOREPLY DMS CSmH leaf C1r line 9 ends "cōmandements". Is your copy 2 the same? (YES, DFo copy 2 the same) Does copy 1 actually have "cōmen-"? (NO, as below) DFONOTE jre: C1r is reset between two Folger copies: copy 1 C1r: line 9 ends "commande-" and line 21 ends "commen-"; copy 2 C1r: line 9 ends "& com̃mandements" and line 21 ends "Prophet."; sep. title pages on K3r and O2r respectively; part 2 formerly STC 1072
Exhibited
Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 54)
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 17995
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S112749
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S112749
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 17995 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH24/30. Manuscript notes. C1r setting: line 9 ends 'commande-' and line 21 ends 'commen-'. Half bound in sprinkled sheep. Provenance: bookseller's description tipped to front fly-leaf, numbered 445; pencilled note on front free end-paper: "[?] Book Store via Quaritch March 1920"; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 17995 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Smedley. C1r setting: line 9 ends '& com̃mandements' and line 21 ends 'Prophet.'. A4 torn, and some leaves foxed, affecting text. Half bound in goatskin. Provenance: pencilled note on front paste-down: "Robson May 1874"; bookplate of W. T. Smedley (motto "forward")