Breviary on the State of the Roman Church

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Scope and Content

Michael Dalton, 'Breviary on the state of the Roman Church', an unprinted fifth-monarchist tract describing events from the foundation of Christianity to the 'discovery of anti-christ' in the 16th century, 88 folios: (fo. 2) title page; (fo. 3) text, beginning 'The 4th Monarchy (videlicet of the Romans)', and ending 'have the first place,&voyce etc.'; (fo. 86v) index; (fo. 88) list of papal schisms.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased 1922.

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Related Material

Another copy, dated 1642, is held in the British Library, Add.MS.4359.