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[ KNOX, JOHN ] . The history of the reformation of the Church of Scotland : containing five books: together with some treatises ... Published by authority . / First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regimen of Women... to which is added... Second Blast
Edinburgh : re-printed by Thomas Lumisden and John Robertson, and sold at their printing-house, 1731/ 1733. 0. 4to. [2pp.]/p.3 - p.91/[1p.]/pp.643/[1p.]/[2pp.]/pp.30/p.645 - p.663/[1p.] . 8" x 6" x 2.5" [20.5cm x 16cm x 6.5cm] . Contemporary full calf. Spine with 5 raised bands and recent red leather title label: "Knox's History" . With recent carefull repairs to hinges and corners. Recent endpapers. General title, laid down with loss to corners (with loss of one letter). Next leaf absent, begins on p.iii - " To The Reader." Text browned throughout. Includes: 'The history of the reformation of religion within the realm of Scotland'; 'The appellation of John Knox from the cruel and most unjust sentence pronouced against him'; 'The admonition of John Knox to his beloved brethren'; 'A faithful admonition made by John Knox t the true professors of the Gospel . 1554'; 'The copy of a letter delivered to Queen Mary'; 'A brief exhortation to England, for the speedy embracing of Christ's gospel'; and others. Bound with: "The First Blast of the trumpet against the Monstrous Regimen of Women.. Edinburgh, Printed by Thomas Lumisden and John Robertson, 1733 . ** Knox - John (1513-1572) - Leader of the Reformation of the church in Scotland . ** Monstrous regiment, or monstrous regiment of women are phrases which have become notorious; they are borrowed from the title of a work by the Scot John Knox, published in 1558, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women. The word regiment is used here in what is now a largely archaic sense, meaning government or regime; the contemporary evocation of a fearsome military sisterhood makes the title even more colourful now than originally. The book was written anonymously from Geneva, Switzerland, against the female sovereigns of his day, particularly Mary I of Scotland and Mary I of England. Knox, a staunch Protestant Reformer, opposed the Roman Catholic queens on religious grounds, and using them as mere examples, went on to argue the following about women, with regard to the specific role of bearing authority. His diatribe against female rulers backfired on him when Elizabeth I of England succeeded her half-sister Mary on the throne of the Kingdom of England: Elizabeth was a supporter of the Protestant cause, but took offence at Knox's words about female sovereigns. Her opposition to him personally became an obstacle to Knox's direct involvement with the Protestant cause in England after 1559. - Wikipedia.
Offered for GBP 280.00 = appr. US$ 415.80 by: Beckham Books - Book number: 33345
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