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His Catholic Majesty's most Christian manifesto, and reasons for not paying the ninety-five thousand pounds; Faithfully rendered into English metre
Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]
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A baptism according to the Roman Catholic rite. Engraving by A. Thom after B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Reference: 30039i
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The Kerry convert: Or, A letter of congratulation, from the Reverend Mr. K-----l-----y, formerly a popish clergyman, but now a minister of the Church of England, to Mr. Cornelius Mc. Crohan, lately a Catholic, but now a Protestant, of the county of Kerry, and Church of Tralee.
K-----l-----y, Reverend Mr.Date: Printed in the year M,DCC,LX. [1760]
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A great cedar tree representing the Catholic church, contrasted with two smaller trees representing later denominations. Engraving after W. Cave, ca. 1675.
Cave, William, 1637-1713.Date: [1675?]Reference: 36255i
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An account of a miracle wrought by Prince de Hohenlohe (priest of the Catholic Church) the 10th of June, 1823, on Miss Maria Lalor ... who had been dumb for six years and five months / [James Warren Doyle].
Doyle, James Warren, 1786-1834Date: 1823
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Catholic Christianity: or, an essay toward lessening the number of controversies among Christians. By the Most Reverend Dr. Edward Synge, Late Lord Archbishop of Tuam, in Ireland.
Synge, Edward, 1659-1741.Date: MDCCXC. [1790]
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Pamphlets and newscuttings
Date: 1951-1959Reference: SA/FPA/A15/8
Part of: Family Planning Association
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'Black List' file: cuttings and correspondence
Date: 1952-1964Reference: SA/FPA/A15/9
Part of: Family Planning Association
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The unerring authority of the Catholic Church, in matters of faith. Maintained against the exceptions of a late author, in his answer to a letter on the subject of infallibility; or, a theological dissertation; in which the infallibility of the Church of Christ is demonstrated from innumerable texts of Scripture, from the Creed, from the fathers, and perpetual tradition. To which are prefixed, eight preliminaries, by way of introduction to the true Church of Christ. [One line from Matthew]
Challoner, Richard, 1691-1781.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]
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A view of popery, taken from the creed of Pope Pius the Iv: containing an answer to the most material things in the profession of Catholic faith, &c. now in use for the reception of Converts into the Church of Rome. By Joseph Burroughs.
Burroughs, Joseph, 1685-1761.Date: MDCCXXXVII. [1737]
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The duty of Gospel ministers, illustrated, in a sermon, preached at the ordination of the Rev. Oliver Dodge, A.B. to the pastoral care of the Catholic Reformed Church and Society, in Pomfret, February 6, 1793. By Daniel Foster, A.M. Pastor of the church in New-Braintree.
Foster, Daniel, 1750?-1795.Date: M,DCC,XCIII. [1793]
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Observations on the declaration of the Catholic society of Dublin; in which the nature of their demands, as well as the policy of the penal restrictions existing against them are, briefly considered. By a Protestant Whig.
Burrowes, Peter, 1753-1841.Date: 1792
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The doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and the manner of our Saviour's divinity; As they are held in the Catholic Church, and the Church of England. With a discussion of two (late) famous Books on those Subjects; The judgment of the Jewish church, by Dr. P. A. and Bilibra, by Guil. Vorstius. To which is added, an account of the opinions, and books of Philo Judaeus; more especially, concerning the [Greek] or Word. In several letters to a peer. By Stephen Nye. Rector of Hormead.
Nye, Stephen, 1648?-1719.Date: 1701
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The church and science / by Sir Bertram C.A. Windle.
Windle, Bertram C. A. (Bertram Coghill Alan), 1858-1929.Date: 1920
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A discourse on religious innovations pronounced by the Rev. Walter Blake Kirwan, at His Excellency the Neapolitan ambassador's chapel, the 20th March, 1786. To which is added, his letter to a friend in Galway, giving his reasons for quitting the Roman Catholic Church.
Kirwan, Walter Blake, 1754-1805.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]
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A comparative view of the primitive church, and the present Church of Rome: shewing From Holy Scripture, the ancient Fathers, Sacred History, Reason, and the Practice, of the Primitive Christians; that every Roman Catholic is obliged in conscience to conform to the Protestant religion. By the Rev. Barnabas O'farrell, Who lately renounced the Popish Religion.
O'Farrell, Barnabas.Date: MDCCLXXX. [1780]
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The works of the Right Reverend George Bull, D.D. late Bishop of St. Davids. Concerning the Holy Trinity. Consisting of I. The Defence of the Nicene Creed. II. The Judgment of the Catholic Church of the three first Centuries, concerning the Necessity of believing that Our Lord Jesus Christ is true God, asserted against M. Simon Episcopius, and others. III. The Primitive and Apostolical Tradition concerning the received Doctrine in the Catholic Church, of our Saviour Jesus Christ's Divinity, asserted, and plainly proved, against Daniel Zuicker a Prussian, and his late Disciples in England. Translated into English: with the notes and observations of Dr. Grabe. And some Reflections upon the late Controvertists in this Doctrine. In Two Volumes. By Fr. Holland, M. A. Rector of Sutton Wilts, and Chaplain to the Rt Hon. Thomas Lord Viscount Weymouth.
Bull, George, 1634-1710.Date: [1725]
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An apology for Catholic faith, morality and loyalty. Addressed to the Countess Dowager of Huntington. Occasioned by a late publication, entitled Interesting facts concerning popery. By the Rev. Mr. Peckwell.
Peckwell, Henry, 1747-1787.Date: MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
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Six rites of the Roman Catholic Church: the procession of the Holy Oils; the blessing of the Holy Oils; a bishop is received during a visit to his diocese; the bishop's pastoral exhortation; the kissing of the bishop's hand and the bishop's lying in state. Etching after B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Reference: 31990i
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An account of the settlement of the town of Bristol, in the state of Rhode-Island: and of the Congregational Church therein, with the succession of pastors, from its origin to the present time; together with the act of incorporation of the Catholic Congregational Society and the rules established in said society.
Bourne, Benjamin, 1755-1808.Date: 1785
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An essay on the law of celibacy imposed on the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, and observed in all the religious orders abroad; in which are delineated its rise, and progress from the most early ages of its existence, down to the present times; and the impropriety of this ecclesiastical constitution is shewn, whether it be considered in a moral, a physical, or a political light: as also, a summary account is given of the origin of the monastic life; of the prejudices which chiefly contributed to introduce it, and in what manner these have been perpetuated; &c. Interspersed with various remarks upon several other observances of the Roman Catholic Discipline.
Hawkins, John, active 18th century.Date: [1782?]
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The old fashion farmer's motives for leaving the Church of England, and embracing the Roman Catholic faith; And his reasons for adhering to the same: together with an explanation of some particular points, misrepresented by those of a different persuasion; with an appendix, by way of antidote against all upstart new faiths: concluded with asking thirty plain questions.
Old Fashion Farmer.Date: Printed in the year M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]
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Thomas Dromgoole speaking at a meeting of the Catholic Board in Dublin; represented as Doctor Drum "letting the cat out of the bag". Coloured etching, 1813.
Date: 1813Reference: 12207i
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An exposition of the doctrine of the Catholic Church, in matters of controversy. With the approbation of His Holiness Pope Innocent the XI. And Of The Archbishops and Bishops. To Which IS Added, AN Introductory Advertisement. From the French of James Benigne Bossuet, Bishop of Condom, Afterwards of Meaux, Counsellor to the King, and Preceptor to the Dauphin of France.
Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704.Date: M,DCC,XC. [1790]
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The doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and the manner of our Saviour's divinity; as they are held in the Catholic church, and the Church of England. With a discussion of two (late) famous books on those subjects: The judgment of the Jewish church by Dr. P. A., and Bilibra, by Guil. Vorstius ... In several letters to a peer. By Stephen Nye. ...
Nye, Stephen, 1648?-1719.Date: 1701

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His Catholic Majesty's most Christian manifesto, and reasons for not paying the ninety-five thousand pounds; Faithfully rendered into English metre

A baptism according to the Roman Catholic rite. Engraving by A. Thom after B. Picart.

The Kerry convert: Or, A letter of congratulation, from the Reverend Mr. K-----l-----y, formerly a popish clergyman, but now a minister of the Church of England, to Mr. Cornelius Mc. Crohan, lately a Catholic, but now a Protestant, of the county of Kerry, and Church of Tralee.

A great cedar tree representing the Catholic church, contrasted with two smaller trees representing later denominations. Engraving after W. Cave, ca. 1675.

An account of a miracle wrought by Prince de Hohenlohe (priest of the Catholic Church) the 10th of June, 1823, on Miss Maria Lalor ... who had been dumb for six years and five months / [James Warren Doyle].

Catholic Christianity: or, an essay toward lessening the number of controversies among Christians. By the Most Reverend Dr. Edward Synge, Late Lord Archbishop of Tuam, in Ireland.

Pamphlets and newscuttings

'Black List' file: cuttings and correspondence

A view of popery, taken from the creed of Pope Pius the Iv: containing an answer to the most material things in the profession of Catholic faith, &c. now in use for the reception of Converts into the Church of Rome. By Joseph Burroughs.

The duty of Gospel ministers, illustrated, in a sermon, preached at the ordination of the Rev. Oliver Dodge, A.B. to the pastoral care of the Catholic Reformed Church and Society, in Pomfret, February 6, 1793. By Daniel Foster, A.M. Pastor of the church in New-Braintree.

Observations on the declaration of the Catholic society of Dublin; in which the nature of their demands, as well as the policy of the penal restrictions existing against them are, briefly considered. By a Protestant Whig.

The church and science / by Sir Bertram C.A. Windle.

A discourse on religious innovations pronounced by the Rev. Walter Blake Kirwan, at His Excellency the Neapolitan ambassador's chapel, the 20th March, 1786. To which is added, his letter to a friend in Galway, giving his reasons for quitting the Roman Catholic Church.

An apology for Catholic faith, morality and loyalty. Addressed to the Countess Dowager of Huntington. Occasioned by a late publication, entitled Interesting facts concerning popery. By the Rev. Mr. Peckwell.

Six rites of the Roman Catholic Church: the procession of the Holy Oils; the blessing of the Holy Oils; a bishop is received during a visit to his diocese; the bishop's pastoral exhortation; the kissing of the bishop's hand and the bishop's lying in state. Etching after B. Picart.

Thomas Dromgoole speaking at a meeting of the Catholic Board in Dublin; represented as Doctor Drum "letting the cat out of the bag". Coloured etching, 1813.