The Life Letters Writings of John Davenant D.D: 1572-1641, Lord Bishop of Salisbury (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life Letters Writings of John Davenant D.D: 1572-1641, Lord Bishop of Salisbury To The Bishop, Dean, And Chapter Of The "Famous And Paramount" Church Of Salisbury This Sketch Of An Anglican Prelate Of The I7Th Century The "Good," "Excellent," And "Learned" John Davenant, D.D. Bishop of Salisbury President of Queen's College and Margaret Professor of Theology, Cambridge (Anglican Deputy at the Synod of Dort) One Of The Most Illustrious Of A Long Line Of Illustrious Bishops Who have from time to Time Adorned that Eminent See "The second Jewell of Salisbury" As He has Been Lovingly and Admiringly Called Is Dedicated With every feeling of Dutiful Respect By Their Faithful and Humble Servant The Author About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.