MERCURIUS RUSTICUS: Or, The Countries Complaint of the barbarous Outrages committed by the Sectaries of this late Kingdom (1685)

Four works by Bruno Ryves and John Barwick. Published in a single volume but with individual title pages.

Original full-leather binding with later spine. Front panel detached.

Bruno (or Brian) Ryves was chaplain to Charles I and Charles II.

"The assaults upon Sir John Lucas's house, Wardour Castle, and other mansions are narrated, while a second part commences to deal with the violation of the cathedrals. The intention was to scare the reader with the brutality of parliamentary troopers". The third part in this collection "Querela Cantabrigiensis" was written by John Barwick and is often erroneously attributed to Ryves due to its frequent inclusion in this collection.

"I: Mercurius Rusticus: Or, The Countries Complaint of the barbarous Outrages committed by the Sectaries of this late flourishing Kingdom. Together with a brief Chronology of the Battels, Sieges, Conflicts, and other most remarkable Passages, from the beginning of this unnatural War, to the 25th of March, 1646.

II: Mercurius Rusticus: Or, The Countries Complaint of the Sacrileges, Prophanations, and Plunderings, Committed by the Schismatiques, on the Cathedral Churches of this Kingdom.

III: Querela Cantabrigiensis: Or, A Remonstrance By way of Apologie, For the banished Members of the late flourishing University of Cambridge.

IV: Mercurius Belgicus: Or, A briefe Chronology of the Battels, Sieges, Conflicts, and other most remarkable passages from the beginning of this Rebellion, to the 25th. of March, 1646. Together with a Catalogue of the Persons of Quality slain on both Sides."