COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Books Internet Archive
Record
Author:
Castell, William, -1645.
Author (contributor):
England and Wales. Parliament.
Author (contributor):
Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.
Title:
A petition of W.C. exhibited to the high court of Parliament now assembled, for the propagating of the gospel in America, and the West Indies; : and for the setling of our plantations there; which petition is approved by 70 able English divines. Also by Master Alexander Henderson, and some other worthy ministers of Scotland..
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Begin Publication Date:
1641
MMS Id (Alma identifier):
991030594739706966
Permanent Call Number:
DA641 .C348p
Statistics Note 1 (Accession Number):
Accession number: 0392
Subjects:
Missions--America.
Subjects:
America--Colonization.
Subjects:
America--Emigration and immigration
Subjects:
North America--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Subjects:
Imprint 1641.
General Note:
Attributed to William Castell by Wing.; Place of publication supplied by Wing.; "To the most hihg [sic] and honovrable court of Paliament now assembled: the humble petition of William Castell, parson of Courtenhall in Northamptonshire, for the propogating of the gospel in America": pages 5-15.; Pages 16-18 includes name of minsters and divines of other English counties who have affixed their names to the petition.; Pages 19-19 contain the names of five ministers and divines of Scotland, including Alexander Henderson, who have affixed their names to the petition.; The "petition" is also prefixed to the author's "Short discoverie of the coasts and continent of America ..." London, 1644, pages 1-8, and is appended to the reprint of the same in Osborne's "Collection of voyages and travels ..." London, 1745, volume 2, pages 772-775.; Signatures: A-B⁴ (A1 blank) C² (C2 verso blank).; Woodcut head piece; initial.
Local Note:
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting, pages [1-2], initial blank leaf; pages 17-19 are wanting and have been replaced by pen and ink facsimile.; John Carter Brown Library copy bound in 19th century full calf.