Ioannis Iuelli Aduersus Thomam Hardingum – John Jewell – 1585 | Whitaker, Folio

John Jewell was a 16th-century English bishop known for his support of Elizabeth I and the Church of England. Throughout the 1560s, Jewell developed a heated rival in Thomas Harding. Harding refused to conform to the Church of England and was promptly fired by Jewell; however, the two escalated their hatred through numerous literary attacks.

This 1585 work discusses Jewell’s attacks against and toward Harding, collected and translated by William Whitaker. It includes a defense of reformation doctrine on scriptural authority, sacraments, and church order attempting to show that Anglican reform aligns with early church teachings.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ioannis Iuelli Sarisburiensis in Anglia Episcopi, Aduersus Thomam Hardingum Volumen
• Author(s): John Jewell
• Contributor(s): William Whitaker (Translator, Editor)
• Publisher: Geneuae: ud Petrum Sanctandreanum [i.e. Saint Andre]
• Edition: 1585 printing
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Binding: Leather
• Size:  13.5 in x 9.25 in (34.3 cm x 23.5 cm)
• Collation: [12], 108, [22], 204, 195, [1], [20]; 568, [index]
• Contents Include:
  • Prefatory materials incorporating incunable leaves as endpapers
  • Full body of Jewell’s responses to Harding
  • Whitaker’s collected arrangement of controversies
• Reference(s): USTC 451040

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in leather, the text block remains secure with only light rubbing and wear at corners and edges. The text block is complete, pages generally clean, with no significant losses reported.

Why Collect This?

• Important folio edition of the Elizabethan religious controversies between Jewell and Harding
• Collected and translated by noted theologian William Whitaker
• Includes what appear to be incunabula leaves used as endpapers

Item Number: #27611