The bee hive of the Romish Church
Subtitle: a worke of all good Catholikes to be read, and most necessary to bee understood : wherein the Catholike religion is substantially confirmed, and the heretikes finely fetcht over the coales
By: translated into English by George Gilpin the elder.
Contributors: Stell, John, fl. 1580.; Gilpin, George, 1514?-1602.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.
Publisher: Printed by Iohn Dawson
Published: 1623
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Hervet, Gentian, -- 1499-1584.; Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Work titles: Byencorf der H. Roomsche kercke.
Description: A reply to G. Hervet's Missyve oft seyndbrief aen de verdoolde van den Christen gheloove.
Notes: Signatures:  -2  [par.]-4[par.] 5[par.] A-2X 2Y.

Leaves 330-339 omitted in sequence.

Leaf 2  blank.

Initials.

Includes indexes.

Published anonymously. Dedicatory epistle to F. Sonnius signed: Isaac Rabbotenu, a pseudonym of the author, Philips van Marnix van St. Aldegonde -- cf. Halkett & Laing, vol. 1, p. 185.

Dedicatory epistle to Sir Philip Sidney and note "To the reader" signed: Iohn Stell [editor].

Indexes compiled by Abraham Fleming.

Reference: STC (2nd ed.) 17448.

Translation of: Byencorf der H. Roomsche kercke.