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The history of the Evangelical churches of the valleys of Piemont : Containing a most exact geographical description of the place, and a faithfull acount of the doctrine, life, and persecutions of the ancient inhabitants. Together, with a most naked and puctual relation of the late bloudy massacre, 1655. And a narrative of all the following transactions, to the year of Our Lord, 1658. All which are justified, partly by divers ancient manuscripts and partly by other most authentick attestantions.

Accession number
PML 3361
Creator
Morland, S. (Samuel), Sir, 1625-1695
Published
London : Printed by H. Hills for A. Byfield, 1658.
Credit line
Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Notes
The frontispiece is a portrait of the author painted by Sir Peter Lely and engraved by P. Lombart.
The texts of many original manuscripts concerning the Waldenses in the library of the University of Cambridge have been translated and printed in this work.
Description
709 pages : illus., foldout map ; 30cm
Provenance
Anne Thurloe, inscription, 1658 (leaf A2r, gutter margin); Francis Brace (d. 1724), of Lincolns Inn, armorial bookplate, 1717 (leaf A1v)--son of Francis Brace of Bedford and Anne Thurloe; Robert Samuel Turner, book label (front pastedown), his sale, Sotheby's, 18 June or 23 Nov. 1888, lot 2737, to Toovey for £14.15s; Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.
Classification
Department