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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Thomas Powyes, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings to Thomas Powys thanking him for his previous letter and expressing her expectation of the objections she faces. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Hill, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill giving her advice on reflecting on challenges in life, confirming Lady Huntingdon's thoughts on Miss Chapman, and updating Miss Hill on the state of sermons at the chapel. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Hill, Bath, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill offering assistance and expressing her concern over the weather. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to [Philip] Doddridge, undated
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Doddridge thanking him for his concern for her health, telling him of a visit from a Mr. Jones who gave her much appreciated advice on maintaining her health. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill, December 10
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Miss Hill offering her thanks and asking forgiveness for being unable to deliver these thanks in person on account of her busy schedule. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Spa-Fields, March 2, 1791
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Sarah Wesley thanking her for news of her parents, Sarah Gwynne and Charles Wesley, and asking for more information on the death of John Wesley. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and the Bath Committee, College, October 14, 1791
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and "my dear and worthy Christian firends of the Bath Committee" discussing the state of the church, the appointment and preaching of Phillip Mills, who she compares to George Whitefield, issues with an order of hymn books, the work of a Mr. Ford to help the church, and inquiries into the health of one of the church members. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to [Wilks Student], January 5, 1775
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to "dear Wilks" informing him that she is sending a student to bring him to Trevecca College and expressing her thanks for his support. -
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Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to "My dearest madam" Hill, College, South Wales, May 19, 1774
Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to a Madam Hill discussing the health of Sir Rowland Hill and delivering news of a young man who had been sent to Trevecca College by Lady Glenorchy. The letter also contains a post script from Lady Ann Erskine discussing her time at the College in the south of Wales and the death of her Aunt. -
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A brief history of the Catholic Church in Plumstead
Wood, AlbertSummary: A history of the Catholic Church in Plumstead, England. -
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The Sacred harp
White, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1879Summary: 5th edition, rearranged, improved and enlarged [!] Together with over one hundred pieces never before used for this work, arranged and compiled by J.L. White and others. -
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De caelibatu, atque castimonia epistola
Leib, Kilian, 1471-1553Summary: Kilian Leib was the prior of the Augustinian monastery at Rebdorf near Ingolstadt. He was a vehement opponent of the Lutheran movement and was involved in the drafting of the Confutatio Augustana. In this tract he defends priestly celibacy and chastity. -
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Verlegung etlicher vnchristlicher Artikel : Welche die widerteuffer furgeben
Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560Summary: In this piece, Melanchthon sharply attacks the major Anabaptist theological points. This is the second printing of the tract. -
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Wider den newen Taufforden : notwendige Warnung an alle Christgleubigen
Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541Summary: First and only edition of an important source about the early relations between the Lutheran and Anabaptist movements. -
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Enchiridion locorum communium aduersus Lutheranos
Eck, Johann, 1486-1543Summary: In 1521, Melanchthon wrote the first Protestant dogmatics, the "Loci Communes." Eck countered in 1525 with his "handbook on Theological Topics". Possibly the most widely reprinted Catholic critique of Lutheran doctrine (Metzler lists 91 contemporary editions). Eck uses the same topical procedure and cites the Bible, Church Fathers, Councils, and Popes heavily in the presentation of his arguments. -
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Ain schöner Dialogus wie ain Bawr mit aim Frawe[n] Brůder Münch redt : das er die Kutten von jm würfft, und dem Münch Arbayt zůgeben, lustbarlich und lieblich zů lesen
Summary: Polemical dialogue between a peasant and a monk, who had lost his livelihood after the dissolution of his monastery. The peasant advises the monk to try his hand at "real work". -
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Eyn gesprech vo[n] den Scheinwercke[n] der Gaystlichen, vnd jren gelübdten : damit sy zuouerlesterung des bluots Christi vermaynen selig zuowerden
Sachs, Hans, 1494-1576Summary: Anti-monastic tract by Hans Sachs, shoemaker, poet, and dramatist of Nürnberg, and strong supporter of Luther. -
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Eyn Gesprech vo[n] den Scheinwercke[n] der Gaystlichen, vnd jren gelübdten : damit sy zuouerlesterung des bluots Christi vermaynen selig zuowerden
Sachs, Hans, 1494-1576Summary: One of nine 1524 printings of this short anti-monastic tract by the Nuremberg cobbler and playright Hans Sachs.