Lot 84
  • 84

Donne, John.

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  • Donne, John.
Ignatius his Conclave: or, His Inthronisation in a late Election in Hell: wherein many things are mingled by way of Satyr. Concerning the Disposition of Jesuites, the Creation of a new Hell, the establishing of a Church in the Moone. There is also added an Apology for Jesuites. All dedicated to the two adversary Angels, which are protectors of the Papall Consistory and of the Colledge of Sorbon. For John Marriott, 1635

Provenance

Henry Maister, ownership inscription at head of title; I.A. Shapiro, ownership inscription on front free endpaper and autograph notes on upper pastedown: "This edn. is rare. Keynes [an earlier edition] records only one copy in private possession. The pp. of Speed's Genealogies bound in at the end were under the original paste-downs."

Literature

STC 7030; Keynes 9 (referring to this copy)

Catalogue Note

Ignatius his Conclave, first published in both English and Latin editions in 1611, was Donne's principal published attack on the Jesuits and the doctrines of Cardinal Bellarmine, written in consequence of Donne's empoyment by the strongly anti-Catholic Thomas (later Bishop) Morton.