1725 A Sermon Preach'd At The Anniversary Meeting Of The Sons Of The Clergy Joseph Roper First Edition Very store Scarce

ESTC T45910The first edition of this very scarce volume, published in 1725. Containing Joseph Roper's sermon delivered in the Cathedral of St. Paul on December 9th, in occasion of the anniversary meeting of the Sons of the Clergy, a foundation established in 1655 in response to the distress of the large number of clergymen who were dispossessed of their store livings under the regime of Oliver Cromwell.It developed into a charity for clerical families and nowadays is known as the 'Clergy Support Group.' With a drop-head title on page 25 'An Abstract of the Charter granted by his late Majesty King Charles II for erecting a Corporation for Relief of Poor Widows and Children of Clergymen' dated 1678, year of the first meeting of the charity. Condition Report: Disbound. A very smart pamphlet, internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Overall: Very Good Indeed