Title continues: "Concerning the ancient Power and Jurisdiction of the Bishops of Rome, and the Encroachments of that upon other Sees, especially the See of Constantinople." William Cave (1637-1713) received his DD at Oxford and is an important historian of the church in 17th-century Britain. Contents: The State of the Church-Government, and Power of the Roman Bishops until the Council of Nice; The Government of the Church, and Power of the Bishops of Romae, as 'tis represented in the Canons of the Nicene Council; The Extent of the Bishop's of Rome's Jurisdiction considered as a Metropolitan; An Enquiry into the Rise and Origin of Patriarchs in the Christian Church; The Bounds of the Roman Patriarchate; The Encroachments of the See of Rome upon other Sees, especially the See of Constantinople.