Anonymous. The anti-Cotton or refutation of Father Cotton's - Lot 356

Anonymous. The anti-Cotton or refutation of Father Cotton's declaratory letter. No mention of place, no mention of publisher, no date. In twelve / In-12 format. Tan basane. Spine ribbed and gilt-edged. Red speckled edges. 169 pages. Accident, rubbing and missing headband. Marked hinges. Traces of wetness on first 3 pages, otherwise fresh inside. Following the assassination of King Henri IV and the slander levelled against the Jesuit Order, Father Pierre Coton, confessor to Henri IV, wrote a declaratory letter to show the Jesuits' complete loyalty to the French crown and to exonerate them in the case of Ravaillac's murder. In response to this letter, a violent anonymous pamphlet entitled Anti-Coton ou Réfutation de la Lettre déclaratoire du père Coton began circulating in September 1610. A lively polemic ensued, leading to the publication of a number of libels and writings in favor of the Jesuits. We have here an edition of this "Anti-Coton", spelled "Anti-Cotton", preceded by a "Dissertation historique et critique sur l'anti-Cotton". Very unusual, in a pleasant binding.