Jewel, John (1522-1571) A Viewe of a Seditious Bul Sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, Anno. 1569.

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Jewel, John (1522-1571) A Viewe of a Seditious Bul Sent into Englande, from Pius Quintus Bishop of Rome, Anno. 1569. London: Printed by R. Newberie, & H. Bynneman, 1582. First edition, octavo, large woodcut device on title, text in black and roman letter, woodcut head-pieces and initials; editor's introduction signed "Io: Garbrand"; finely bound in full speckled calfskin, inner gilt dentelles, a.e.g., ex libris George Goyder with his bookplate and penciled signature, 6 x 3 3/4 in.

The papal bull, Regnans in Excelsis was issued on 25 February 1570 by Pope Pius V and stated that "Elizabeth, the pretended Queen of England and the servant of crime," was a heretic, and that her subjects were justly released from holding any allegiance to her, even when they had "sworn oaths to her." Further, the Queen was excommunicated from the Catholic church, along with anyone who obeyed her orders.

A3 (lacking A1, blank except for signature-mark),B-M8. 175 pages.
http://estc.bl.uk/S2759
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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