holy court
Subtitle: in five books: the first, treating of motives, which should excite men of quality to Christian perfection. The second of the prelate, soldier, statesman, and lady. The third of maxims of Christianity against prophaneness, divided into three parts, viz. divinity, government of this life, and state of the other world. The fourth containing the command of reason over the passions. The fifth (now published in English, and much augmented to the last ediion of the Author) containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers: taken both out of the Old and New Testament, and other modern authors. Illustrated with beautiful copper-plates
By: written in French by Nicholas Caussin, S.J. Translated into English by Sr. T. H. and others. And now caregully revised and corrected from the errors of the old translation.
Contributors: T. H. Sir, d. 1640 tr.; Swiney, Eugene, printer.; Weston College School of Theology.
Publisher: Printed and sold by Eugene Swiney, near the Exchange
Published: 1765
Place of publication: Corke
Language: eng
Subjects: Courts and courtiers -- Early works to 1800.; Christian life -- Catholic authors -- Early works to 1800.; Education of princes -- Early works to 1800.; Christian education -- Early works to 1800.; Reason -- Early works to 1800.; Emotions -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Angelus pacis ad principes Christianos. English. 1765.; Angel of peace to all Christian princes.; Historical observations upon the four principal passions which are as four devils, disturbers of the Holy Court.
Work titles: Cour sainte.
Notes: Collation: fol.: [pi]² *I² *K² A-5T² 5Z-7B² '(*7B)'² 7C-8G² ²8G² 8I-9N² ... [$1 signed (missigning 5B as 4B, 5C as 4C, 5E as 3E, 5F as 3F)]; p. [2] [1] [blank] [8] 1-162 [1] [blank] [4] 167-334 [4] 339-417 [1] '419'-442, 449-468 [1] 470-494 [1] 496-538 [1] 540-554, '(553)'-'(554)' 555-648 [1] [blank] 651-668 [3] 672-782 ... (misprinting 207 as 107, 218 as 118, 295-298 as 293-296, 304-305 as 300-301, 319 as 219, 361 as 359, 379 as 376, 407 as 406, 410 as 409, 419 as 418, 599 as 593, 614 as 618).

Title in red and black; title vignette; initials; head- and tail-pieces.

Translation of the author's: La cour sainte.

In double columns.

Includes index.

"Historical observations upon the four principal passions which are as four devils, disturbers of the Holy Court," with special title-page: p. [649]-688.

"The angel of peace to all Christian princes," with special title-page: p. 855-869.

Backer-Sommervogel, II, 911

Burns Library copy: stamp on t.p.: "Weston College. Weston, Mass."

Queued for preservation (binding); 20020312

Burns Library copy: lacking covers; leather spine

Burns Library copy: lacking: leaf [pi]1; pages after p. 782; 2 leaves of plates

Burns Library copy: quire 3I bound upside down; p. 781-782 damaged

c.1: 01-26339
Table of contents: value: Of reasons, which should excite men of quality to Christian perfection; value: Treating of the prelate, soldier, statesman and lady; value: Maxims of Christianity against the prophane court. Divided into three parts, whereof the I. treats of the divinity, the II. treats of the government of this life, the III. treats of the state of the other world; value: The command of reason over the passions; value: Historical observations upon the four principal passions which are as four devils, disturbers of the Holy Court; value: Containing the lives and elogies of persons of the Court most illustrious, both of the Old and New Testament, &c. Divided into five orders: monarchs and princes, queens and ladies, soldiers, statesmen and religious men; value: The angel of peace to all Christian princes.