2007-09-08

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Title: The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And the spiritual navigator, bound for the Holy Land. In three sermons. By Thomas Adams.
Jer 13:23 Can the Black-moore change his skin? etc and a quotation from Bernard's sentences.
Imprint: [London]: Printed by William Iaggard, 1615.
Date: 1615 No. pages: [8], 78, [2]; [4], 34, [2]; [4], 58, [2] p. Notes: "Lycanthropy, or the vvolfe vvorrying the lambes" and "The spirituall nauigator bound for the Holy Land" each has separatley dated title page, pagination and register.; Initial leaf contains large signature-mark "A" with ornaments.; The last leaf is blank.
Copy from: British Library
The work is preceded by a two page dedication 'to the honourable gentleman, Sir Charles Morrison, knight Baronet' and a two page epistle to the reader. Morrison lived 1587-1628 and married Mary Hicks (daughter of Baptist Hicks) in 1606.

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