ANNESLEY, Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey. A letter of remarkes upon Jovian - London: 1683. 4to. pp. 15. A fine copy in modern quarter calf. Wing A 3174. Very scarce.
“Jovian” is said to be the...
ANNESLEY, Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey. A letter of remarkes upon Jovian - London: 1683. 4to. pp. 15. A fine copy in modern quarter calf. Wing A 3174. Very scarce.
“Jovian” is said to be the pen name adopted by George Hickes whose brother John, a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, was executed for involvement in the Monmouth rebellion. Jovian for his part advocated unconditional obedience to the sovereign, even if that were to be James, the Catholic duke of York and Annesley found the work no easy target in a year that had seen the disclosure of the Rye House Plot. Sweeney 166.
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