A treatise shewing how the sarifice [sic] of the holy masse the worthie receiuing of Christs bodie in the holy sacrment the power to remite sinnes giuen to churchmen, the praying to saints halpe all good Christians to savuation aginst the common dotrine of the proaestants, which affirne [sic] that all the faithfull are saued by only faith in the blood of Christ with a probation of purgatorie and holy images.
I.P.
Prinknash Abbey,former owner.StEdNL
A Rouen. : Prentet in the prent hous of Marin Michel,
M. D. C. XIIII. [1614]
Pages 75 to 78 are misnumbered 59 to 62.
This is one of two rare Catholic works bound in one volume, and almost certainly issued together. They were printed by, or at least using the equipment of, the Rouen printer Marin Michel. They are two of only three works in English produced by this press and it is probable that all three were written or compiled by the same Catholic writer. In addition, there is little doubt that the author was a Scot as these two works are liberally scattered with Scottish spellings such as 'pairte', 'magistrat', 'prent' etc. The only other clue to the author's identity is the initials 'I.P.' which sign the opening dedicatory section of the second work.
How true Christiane liberfie [sic] consisteth in the true service of God ...
STC (2nd ed.)
ESTC
The inside of the front board has the manuscript inscription "Howell". Below that inscription is the bookplate of Prinknash Abbey. The inside of the back cover has the bookplate "Ronald Knox Library Prinknash Abbey. Above that in manuscript "A a very good book".
Blind stamped vellum featuring a fleur-de-lis in the centre of the top and bottom boards.
Mass
Salvation
Protestantism
France Rouen.