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The hierarchie of the blessed angells: their names, order and offices: the fall of Lucifer with his angells is a 1635 didactic poem in nine books, a complete copy of which is at the University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts. The contents, as per the name, of the collection are concerned with the categorization of angels in the Christian sense, as well as the rebellion of Satan and his subsequent fall of grace, along with his demons. The author is named to be Thomas Heywood, while the printer is referred to as Adam Islip. It was printed in London and dedicated to the queen at the time: Queen Henretta Maria.

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Thomas Heywood was a early 17th century playwright, better known for his dramatic work. His later plays, however, were criticized for being too mean and taking too much from the ancients, such as Homer. <ref>Wright, Louis B. “Notes on Thomas Heywood’s Later Reputation.” The Review of English Studies 4, no. 14 (1928): 135–44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/508142<ref>

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-'''''The hierarchie of the blessed angells: their names, order and offices: the fall of Lucifer with his angels''''' is a 1635 didactic poem in nine books, a complete copy of which is at the [https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9915326883503681 University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts]. The contents, as per the name, of the collection is concerned with the categorization of angels in the Christian sense, as well as the rebellion of Satan and his subsequent fall of grace, along with his demons. The author is named to be Thomas Heywood, while the printer is referred to as Adam Islip. It was printed in London and dedicated to the queen at the time: Queen Henretta Maria.
+'''''The hierarchie of the blessed angells: their names, order and offices: the fall of Lucifer with his angells''''' is a 1635 didactic poem in nine books, a complete copy of which is at the [https://franklin.library.upenn.edu/catalog/FRANKLIN_9915326883503681 University of Pennsylvania's Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts]. The contents, as per the name, of the collection are concerned with the categorization of angels in the Christian sense, as well as the rebellion of Satan and his subsequent fall of grace, along with his demons. The author is named to be Thomas Heywood, while the printer is referred to as Adam Islip. It was printed in London and dedicated to the queen at the time: Queen Henretta Maria.
 = History & Significance =
 == Authorship ==
+[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Heywood Thomas Heywood] was a early 17th century playwright, better known for his dramatic work. His later plays, however, were criticized for being too mean and taking too much from the ancients, such as Homer. <ref>Wright, Louis B. “Notes on Thomas Heywood’s Later Reputation.” The Review of English Studies 4, no. 14 (1928): 135–44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/508142<ref>
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