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[Dod, John]
Estimate
800 - 1,200 USD
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Description
- An Extempore Sermon Preached at the Request of Two Scholars (by a Lover of Ale) Out of a Hollow Tree. [London?; s.n., 1680?)
Broadside (12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.; 324 x 210 mm). The poem printed within a border of printer's ornaments; dust-soiled, minor marginal repairs. Mounted, glazed, and framed. Not examined out of frame.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 27 April 1989, lot 1274. acquisition: Purchased at foregoing sale through Bernard Quaritch
Literature
Wing E3900 [but reassigned as D1782D on the 1996 CD-ROM); ESTC R36407
Condition
Broadside (12 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.; 324 x 210 mm). The poem printed within a border of printer's ornaments; dust-soiled, minor marginal repairs. Mounted, glazed, and framed. Not examined out of frame.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Dod (1549?–1645), a Puritan divine, is the reputed author of the famous "Sermon on Malt." It is said that he had preached sharply at Cambridge against the excessive drinking by students, which in turn infuriated them. "One day some of them met 'Father Dod' ... passing through a wood, seized him, and set him in a hollow tree, declaring that he should not be released until he had preached a sermon on a text of their choosing. They gave him the word 'malt' for a text, and on this he preached" (DNB, V:1050). A portion of his sermon takes the form of an acrostic on the word "malt."