The secret history of the Calves-Head Clubb : or, The republican unmasqu'd: wherein is fully shewn the religion of the Calves-Head Heroes, In their Anniversary Thanksgiving Songs on the thirtieth of January, by them called anthems; for the years 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697. Now published to demonstrate the restless, implacable spirit of a certain party still among us, who are never to be satisfied till the present establishment in Church and State is subverted
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Type of record: Book
Title: The secret history of the Calves-Head Clubb : or, The republican unmasqu'd: wherein is fully shewn the religion of the Calves-Head Heroes, In their Anniversary Thanksgiving Songs on the thirtieth of January, by them called anthems; for the years 1693, 1694, 1695, 1696, 1697. Now published to demonstrate the restless, implacable spirit of a certain party still among us, who are never to be satisfied till the present establishment in Church and State is subverted
Other titles: Secret history of the Calves-Head Club
Classmark: BC Lt/WAR
Creator(s): Ward, Edward (1667-1731)
Additional creator(s): Dunton, John (1659-1733) (Other); Bridgewater, Benjamin (fl.1690) (Other)
Related people: Dunton, John; Bridgewater, Benjamin
Publisher: printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1703
Language: English
Size and medium: 22 p., 1 plate
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/283074
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991001666279705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
First edition, containing Preface, Secret history of the Calves-Head Clubb, and anniversary 'anthems' only; republished annually, with various additions, up to 1713, the 1708 edition entitled 'The republican unmasked' and that for 1713 'The Whigs unmask'd'.
By Edward Ward. Ward is now usually accredited with authorship, although it is unlikely he was responsible for the work as a whole (cf. Troyer, H.W.): Ned Ward of Grub Street, 1946, (chapter 6); it has also been attributed to Benjamin Bridgewater, credited in the Preface with authorship of the 'anthems'; also attributed to John Dunton (ESTC). - "[The anthems] are said to have been written by Mr. Benj. Bridgewater..." (Preface, p.4) under the erroneous assumption this was a pseudonym used by him (cf Parks, S.: John Dunton and the English book trade, 1976, item 317).
Includes several satirical poems.
Indexed in: ESTC t105975.
Additional description
Title-page repaired frontispiece cut down and mounted. Pages numbered 587-610 in ink
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