FORBES, William.

A Treatise of Church-lands & Tithes: in Two Parts... [bound with] A Few Remarks by William Forbes Advocat, on a Scurrilous, Erroneous, and Pedantick Pamphlet, Entituled, Some Charitable Observations on His Late Treatise... [and] A Letter from William Forbes Advocat, To a Gentleman in the Country, Concerning the Parson of Banchory, and His Late Pamphlet, Entituled, Some Just Reflections on a Pasquil Against Him, &c.

Edinburgh: Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, 1705, 1706. Three works bound in one, all first editions. (xvi), 450, 1, (21); 36; 44 pp. Contemporary calf, spine with raised bands, recent gilt lettered label to style. Neat repairs to the head and joints, very good. The second work is the author's rejoinder against a pamphlet composed by James Gordon, the parson of Banchory-Devenick, with Forbes obviously taking great exception to his "charitable observations". In response someone called R. Jameson - "A Gentleman of the Country" - wrote "Some Just Reflexions on a Nonsensical and Scurril Pasquill Against the Parson of Banchory, Penned by a Brain-sick Bigott, named William Forbes, Advocat", which again the author could not let pass without considerable comment. Item #26458

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