Attributed to Richard Mather by Holmes., BEIN Pequot Z96: Imperfect: side-notes bled. 19 cm. Autograph at head of title page: Edw. Rawson. Scant manuscript annotations in text. Manuscript note on page 102: Walker's book. Number 6 of 6 titles bound together in brown, blind tooled leather binding with manuscript call number label on spine., Signatures: A-F⁴ ²A-N⁴ (N4 blank)., The apologetical preface was written by Increase Mather, and the answer to it by Jonathan Mitchel., and Error in paging: page 39 misnumbered 25.
Publisher:
Printed by S. Green and M. Johnson for Hezekiah Vsher of Boston
Subject (Name):
Davenport, John, 1597-1670. and Boston Synod
Subject (Topic):
Baptism, Church controversies, Church polity, and Covenants (Church polity)
Title from item., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication from item., From: Le Mariage à la ville., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
ce vendent à Paris chez luy en l'isle du Palais proche le point neuf
BEIN Z84 55: Imperfect: Bled, with loss of most title page autograph. Autograph on front free endpaper recto: Crescentius Matherus. Manuscript table of contents on front free endpaper recto. Bookplate: Yale College Library, from the estate of Mr. George Brinley, 1879. Autograph on title page: [Crescentius Matherus?]. Manuscript notes in text. Number 8 of 17 works bound together, formerly with binder's title: Ecclesiastical tracts., BEIN Pequot Z96: Loss of manuscript autograph on title page due to trimming. Number 3 of 6 titles bound together in brown, blind tooled leather binding with manuscript call number label on spine., Includes four poems in Latin and English, pages [21-22], 1st count; two are signed by John Wilson., Signatures: A-F⁴., and Errata at foot of page 26.
Publisher:
Printed by Samuel Green
Subject (Geographic):
Massachusetts
Subject (Topic):
Baptism, Congregational churches, Infant baptism, Children, Religious life, Church membership, and Baptism and church membership
A later print designed and etched to look like the woodcut that appeared on the title-page of a pamphlet of the same title. The image shows "Iohn and Mary Champian" described within image as "Presbyterian" and "Anabaptist", respectively, at the moment when Mary, holding the severed head of their baby in her right hand, points at the rest of the body with the left. John (on the left) raises his hands at the horror. At Mary's feet is the knife lying in foreground. The mother allegedly killed the child rather than have it christened
Alternative Title:
Bloody news from Dover
Description:
Title and publication date based on the and Original woodcut appeared on the title-page of the anonymous pamphlet: Bloody newes from Dover : being a true relation of the great and bloudy murder, committed by Mary Champion (an Anabaptist) who cut off her childs head, being 7 weekes old, and held it to her husband to baptize ... [London?] : [publisher not identified], printed in the yeare of discovery, Feb. 13. 1647.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Baptism, Anabaptists, Children, Couples, and Homicides
