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 November 8, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/587.

Geolocation

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