A historie contayning the vvarres, treaties, marriages, and other occurrents betweene England and Scotland, from King William the Conqueror, vntill the happy Vnion of them both in our gratious King Iames

A historie contayning the vvarres, treaties, marriages, and other occurrents betweene England and Scotland, from King William the Conqueror, vntill the happy Vnion of them both in our gratious King Iames

Full Title: A historie contayning the vvarres, treaties, marriages, and other occurrents betweene England and Scotland, from King William the Conqueror, vntill the happy Vnion of them both in our gratious King Iames. With a briefe declaration of the first inhabitants of this island: and what seuerall nations haue sithence settled them-selues therein one after an other
Historie contayning the warres, treaties, marriages, and other occurrents betweene England and Scotland, from King William the Conqueror, untill the happy Union of them both in our gratious King James

Ayscu, Edward, author

[xiv], 108, 113-396 p. ; 19 cm (4to)

1607

[xiv], 108, 113-396 p. ; 19 cm (4to)

Dedicatory epistle and preface signed: Edward Ayscu, Signatures: A-Z? Aa-Bb? Cc?;
leaf A8 is blank,
Woodcut device on title page, with a map of the British Isles surrounded by a serpent
A bird stands on the serpent's head, beneath a banner which reads, "Innocenter Sapere"
Woodcut initials and head-pieces

Lacks blank leaf A1.
Many pages misnumbered.
Substantial loss to page 135 (misnumbered as 133), with the missing portion supplied in manuscript on handmade paper and tipped in, Contemporary limp vellum with ink title to spine and yapp edges, Bookplate: Ex Libris Daniel Robert Woolf, FRSC,
Booksellers listing and restoration note moved to item file

Gift of Daniel Woolf,
Eld, George, -1624, printer

English

Dated 1607 .A97,
English Short Title Catalogue S100373