Archbishop John Spotswood, The History of the Church of Scotland, Beginning the Year of our Lord A.D. 203, and continued to the end of the reign of James VI.
Content includes:
The Progress of Christianity
The Persecutions and Interruptions of it
The Foundations of Churches
The Erecting of Bishoprics
The Building and Endowing Monasteries and other Religious Places
The Succession of Bishops in their sees
The Reformation of Religion and the frequent disturbances of that Nation, by Wars, Conspiracies, tumults, schisms.
Published in London, 1655.
Spotswood, John, 1565-1639The History of the Holy War
Lewis Maimbourg, Translated by Dr. John Nalson
Being an Exact Account of the Expeditions of the Kings of England and France, and several other of the Christian Princes, for the Conquest of Jerusalem, and the rest of the Holy Land.
Published in London, 1686.
Repaired and Re-bound: S.A. Stewart, 1991.
Maimbourg, Louis, 1610-1686The Institution, laws, and ceremonies of the most noble order of the Garter: work furnished with variety of matter, relating to honor and noblesse.
By Elias Ashmole
Published London, 1672
Elias Ashmole was one of the founding members of the Royal Society, a collector and antiquary. He produced the history of the Order of the Garter, during his appointment to the College of Arms as Windsor Herald in 1660.
This printed book contains lavish illustrations by Wenceslaus Hollar.