Jewel (John) The works of the very learned and reverend father in God Iohn Ievvell, not long since Bishop of Sarisburie. Newly set forth with some amendment of divers quotations: and a briefe discourse of his life, 7 parts bound in 2 vol., state without general title page dated 1611, part titles within architectural woodcut border, large head- and tailpieces, black letter, vol. 1: lacking *a1, H6 restored, occasional spotting, small worm trail to central gatherings, dustsoiling or staining to last 3 leaves; vol. 2: first title reinforced, Hh3 stained, [fist]Q5 corner repaired, [fist]Aa8 (last leaf) reinforced, occasional spotting and dust soiling, bookplates, new endpapers, 19th century half calf, hinges weak, a little rubbed, [STC (2nd ed.), 14579; S112177], Eliot’s Court Press for] Iohn Norton, 1609 (2) *** Jewel served as Bishop of Salisbury under Elizabeth I. His 1562 Apology of the Church of England was the defining document and statement of faith for the Church of England under Elizabeth I and was part of an ongoing debate with Thomas Harding. ‘A Defence of the Apologie’ ensured that Jewel became recognised as "the champion of, and for a time the most famous bishop in, the English reformed church" (ODNB)