The history of the life and sufferings of Rev. John Welch, sometime minister of the gospel at Ayr.
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Title
The history of the life and sufferings of Rev. John Welch, sometime minister of the gospel at Ayr.
Publisher
Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers
Date
1840-1850 per National Library of Scotland
Extent
24 pages
Identifier
Is Part Of
Chapbook #8 in a bound collection of 22 chapbooks
Description
'64' is printed at the foot of the title page
Woodcut #23: Portrait on title-page of a man wearing a wig and dressed in a coat and lace collar.
Type
biography
religion
Abstract
A short history and biography of the life and death John Welch, a Presbyterian minister in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The chapbook focuses especially on his reputed powers of divination and other supernatural demonstrations, including the resurrection of at least one person. His devotion, humility, and eloquence are highlighted in particular, as well as his persecution under James VI and I. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish figures which have been bound together in this collection.
Subject
Chapbooks - Scotland - Glasgow
Religion and Morals
Supernatural
Covenanters
Welsh, John, c. 1570–1622
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
National Library of Scotland http://www.nls.uk/
Format
JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
Rights
In public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
“The history of the life and sufferings of Rev. John Welch, sometime minister of the gospel at Ayr.,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed April 25, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/587.
