Lot 292
Mary II (1662-94) Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland. A Sermon…On The Most Lamented Death of our most Gracious Sovereign Queen Mary by Thomas Mannyngham. London, first edition, printed for Sam. Smith and Benj. Walford and Eliz. Crooke, 1695, octavo, 28 pages. Mannyngham was the rector of St. Andrew Holborn, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. Mary was the older of two Protestant daughters of James II, a Catholic. Mary and her husband, William, Prince of Orange, were offered the throne as joint rulers during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. In 1693, they founded the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the second oldest college in the United Stated. Mary died from smallpox the next year. The Sermon includes a preface, expresses great loss and mouring at her passing at such a young age, and describes three significant attributes of her character. Very Fine.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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