Download or read book The Journal of William Dowsing of Stratford, Parliamentary Visitor written by William Dowsing and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of William Dowsing of Stratford, Parliamentary Visitor: Appointed Under a Warrant From the Earl of Manchester, for Demolishing the Superstitious Pictures and Ornaments of Church, &C It has been thought that the following curious composition would form a suitable appendix to Dr. Wells's work on decorating churches. Not the least interesting remark which it suggests is, that the mutilations, to which our churches have visibly been subjected, were not the work of the Reformation, which would give them a certain authority in the eyes of Protestants, but are to be referred to the Rebellion in the next century, a political and ecclesiastical catastrophe which went far indeed beyond the wishes and intentions of the Reformers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.