1734 SERMONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS by Francis Atterbury, Vol. I

1734 SERMONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS by Francis Atterbury, Vol. I
Antique Book SERMONS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Francis Atterbury, D.D. Late Lord Bishop of Rochester, and Dean of Westminster. Published from the Originals By Thomas Moore, D.D. His Lordship's Chaplain. Vol. I | Published: London: Printed by George James in Little-Britain: And fold by C. Davis, in Pater-Noster-Row MDCCXXXIV [1734] | Fully bound in calf leather | Except for handwritten "Northesk" and "1734" on title page (see Pictures), the interior is clean, bright and unmarked; Northesk may relate to the Earl of Northesk, a title in the Peerage of Scotland | Francis Atterbury (6 March 1663 – 22 February 1732) was an English man of letters, politician and bishop. A High Church Tory and Jacobite, he gained patronage under Queen Anne, but was mistrusted by the Hanoverian Whig ministries, and banished for communicating with the Old Pretender. He was a noted wit and a gifted preacher.