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The life and death of Mother Shipton Being not only a true account of her strange birth, and most important passages of her life, but also all her ... in the reign of King Henry the VII (1684)
Richard Head
Paperback. EEBO Editions, ProQuest 2010-12-13.
ISBN 9781171297468
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EARLY HISTORY OF RELIGION. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. From the beginning of recorded history we have looked to the heavens for inspiration and guidance. In these early religious documents, sermons, and pamphlets, we see the spiritual impact on the lives of both royalty and the commoner. We also get insights into a clergy that was growing ever more powerful as a political force. This is one of the world's largest collections of religious works of this type, revealing much about our interpretation of the modern church and spirituality.
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The life and death of Mother Shipton Being not only a true account of her strange birth, and most important passages of her life, but also all her prophesies: now newly collected, and historically experienced in the reign of King Henry the VII
Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?
Preface signed: R. H.
"Henry VIII. .. Whom God preserve." are bracketed together on the title page.
With woodcut illustrations throughout.
With a final leaf of advertisement.
Mother Shipton, "Reputed prophetess, is, in all likelihood, a wholly mythical personage. No reference to her of earlier date than 1641 is extant." Cf. DNB.
[4], 54, [2] p. :
London : printed for Benj. Harris, at the Stationers-Armes and Anchor under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange, 1684.
Wing (2nd ed.) / H1258
English
Reproduction of the original in the Magdalene College (University of Cambridge) Library
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