Author: Curate, Jacob [psued - Crokatt, Gilbert & Monroe, John]
Title: The Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence; Or, The Foolishness Of Their Teaching Discovered From Their Books, Sermons, And Prayers; And Some Remarks On Mr. Rule's Late Vindication Of The Kirk.
Description: printed for Randal Taylor, near Stationers Hall, 1693, 2nd edition. Disbound, VG. [viii]+104pp, marginal water stain to the bottom left corner & top edge, a nice clean copy internally. Disbound , no dustjacket. ¶ An interesting book, published under the pseudonym Jacob Curate & containing a scurrilous attack on Scotch Presbyterianism & the Scots in general 'It is ordinary among some Plebians in the South of Scotland, to go about from door to door upon New Year`s Eve, crying Hagmane.' The book collects together the sayings & sermons of Scottish preachers & discredits them. The book also contains the source material for several Scottish ballads.

Keywords: presbyterianism, religion, theology, scotland