A Collection of Sundry Books, Epistles and Papers Written by James Nayler, Some of Which Were Never Before Printed.

Leather covers scuffed and edge worn, peeled spot on cover, scratches on back, gold lines on spine, red spine label with gold writing. Marbled end papers, text block binding tight, pages browned and foxed. Naylor was born at Ardsley, Yorkshire, in 1618 and died in Huntingdonshire in 1660. He was a Puritan Fanatic. He served as quartermaster in the Parliamentary Army in 1641 and in 1651 became a Quaker. Under the delusion that he was a reincarnation of Christ, he entered Bristol, Oct. 1655, on horseback, naked, in imitation of Christ's entry into Jerusalem. On Dec 16, 1656, he was convicted of blasphemy by Parliament. The punishment to which he was subjected brought about a recantation, May 26, 1657. title - With an Impartial Relation of the Most Remarkable Transactions Relating to His Life. Smith II:231.