The holy court
Subtitle: in five tomes: the first, treating of motives, should excite men of quality to Christian perfection. The second, of the state, souldier, states-man, and lady. The third, of maxims of Christianity against prophanesse, divided into three parts, viz. divinity, government of this life, & state of the other world. The fourth, containing the command of reason over the passions. The fifth, containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers; taken both out of the Old and New Testament, and other modern authors
By: written in French by Nicholas Caussin, S.J. ; translated into English by Sr. T. H. and others.
Contributors: T. H. Sir, d. 1640 tr.
Edition: 3d ed.
Publisher: Printed for John Williams, at the Crown in St. Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1663
Place of publication: London
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. 1663.; Angel of peace to all Christian princes.; Historicall observations upon the four principall passions which are as four devils, disturbers of the Holy Court.
Work titles: Cour sainte.
Notes: Collation: fol.: [pi]² a-b⁴ c² A-4H⁴ 4I-4K⁶ 4L-5R⁴ [$2 (-c2, D2, X2, 3V2, 4H1; +4I3, 4K3) signed (missigning V1 as X, 2X2 as 2Y2, 5Q2 as 5P2)]; 452 leaves: p. [3] [blank] [20] 1-162 [5] 168-332 [4] 337-522 [2] 525-628, 625-627, 630-634 [1] [blank], 635-652 [1] 654-841, [blank] [1] [blank] 841-855 [blank] [14] [2 blank] [=904] (misprinting 42 as 41, 69 as 59, 115 as 105, 118 as 112, 145-146 as 147-148, 204-205 as 104-105, 215 as 115, 227 as 127, 350 as 351, 851 as 855, 854 as 858).

Half-title: "The Holy Court."

Each "tome" has special title-page.

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.

This ed. not in Backer-Sommervogel.

Burns Library copy: quarter bound in brown leather on tan buckram; spine title: "The Holy Court 1663."

Burns Library copy: lacking leaf 5R4; quire 5R misfolded: "5R1, 5R3.5R2."

c.1: 89/90 0013
Table of contents: title: Of reasons, which should excite men of quality to Christian perfection; title: Treating of the prelate, souldier, states-man, lady; title: Maxims of Christianity against the prophane court. Divided into three parts, whereof the I. treateth of the divinity, the II. treateth of the government of this life, the III. treateth of the state of the other world; title: The command of reason over the passions; title: Historicall observations upon the four principall passions which are as four devils, disturbers of the Holy Court; title: Containing the lives and elogies of persons of the Court most illustrious, both of the Old and New Testament, etc. Divided into five orders: monarchs and princes, queens and ladies, souldiers, states-men, religious men; title: The angel of peace to all Christian princes.