RARE! 1646 Querela Cantabrigiensis Civil War Tract Royalist Pamphlet

  

Querela Cantabrigiensis: or, A Remonstrance by way of Apologie, for the banished Members of the late flourishing University of Cambridge. Small quarto (5.5 × 3.5 in). 34 pages, disbound, original stitch holes visible. Rare first edition of this Royalist pamphlet issued during the English Civil War, written by expelled Cambridge scholars and clergy defending their cause against Parliamentary commissioners. A companion in spirit to.

It records the plundering of colleges, expulsion of loyal fellows, and desecration of chapels. John Barwick, later Dean of St. References: Wing Q156; Madan II, 1970; ESTC R21633. An important Civil War university tract, rarely encountered complete in its original form. Condition: Disbound, moderate age toning, small edge wear; text complete and legible throughout.

A scarce and significant Oxford Royalist imprint from 1646. Tip: Search Britannic Auctions online for free appraisals and consignment details.