A mirour for magistrates
Title
A mirour for magistrates
Alternative Title
Full title: A mirour for magistrates : being a true chronicle historie of the vntimely falles of such vnfortunate princes and men of note as haue happened since the first entrance of Brute into this iland, vntill this our latter age : newly enlarged with a last part, called A winter nights vision, being an addition of such tragedies especially famous, as are exempted in the former historie, with a poem annexed, called Englands Eliza. Mirovr for magistrates
Mirror for magistrates
Vvinter nights vision
Winter nights vision
Englands Eliza.
Mirror for magistrates
Vvinter nights vision
Winter nights vision
Englands Eliza.
Publisher
At London : Imprinted by Felix Kyngston
Date
1610
Format
(20), 875, (1) pages : illustrations, portraits (woodcuts) ; 20 cm (quarto)
Description
A collection of 91 legends in verse.
Originally a continuation of Lydgate's Fall of princes, by William Baldwin and others, published in 1559; a first part covering the earliest period was added later by John Higgins and Thomas Blenerhasset; the present editor, Richard Niccols, adds "A winter nights vision" containing ten additional tragedies, and "Englands Eliza." His dedication to the Earl of Nottingham, prefixed to the latter portion of the work, was suppressed but is here retained.
Three of the parts have special title-pages, namely: The variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest ..., 1609; A winter nights vision ..., 1610; Englands Eliza ..., 1610.
Signatures: A⁸ B² C-Z⁸ Aa-Nn⁸ Oo⁸ Pp-Zz⁸ Aaa-Ddd⁸ Eee⁸ Fff-Kkk⁸ Lll⁶
Originally a continuation of Lydgate's Fall of princes, by William Baldwin and others, published in 1559; a first part covering the earliest period was added later by John Higgins and Thomas Blenerhasset; the present editor, Richard Niccols, adds "A winter nights vision" containing ten additional tragedies, and "Englands Eliza." His dedication to the Earl of Nottingham, prefixed to the latter portion of the work, was suppressed but is here retained.
Three of the parts have special title-pages, namely: The variable fortune and vnhappie falles of such princes as hath happened since the Conquest ..., 1609; A winter nights vision ..., 1610; Englands Eliza ..., 1610.
Signatures: A⁸ B² C-Z⁸ Aa-Nn⁸ Oo⁸ Pp-Zz⁸ Aaa-Ddd⁸ Eee⁸ Fff-Kkk⁸ Lll⁶
Provenance
Signature on recto of fly leaf: Cha. Kemeys [Sir Charles Kemeys, 2nd Baronet], "Out of Kevenmabli."
On verso of final leaf: John Greene, 17 June 1653, with a quotation from a Francis Quarles poem.
Book label on front board: Bent Juel-Jensen.
Original calfskin binding with an intricate gold-tooled arabesque at the centre of each board with star-shaped ornaments tooled in gold on the spine.
Lacking the cancel Oo⁴
Pages 285, 325, 627, 729, 745 have tears.
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund
Bookseller's description moved to item file.
On verso of final leaf: John Greene, 17 June 1653, with a quotation from a Francis Quarles poem.
Book label on front board: Bent Juel-Jensen.
Original calfskin binding with an intricate gold-tooled arabesque at the centre of each board with star-shaped ornaments tooled in gold on the spine.
Lacking the cancel Oo⁴
Pages 285, 325, 627, 729, 745 have tears.
Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund
Bookseller's description moved to item file.
Contributor
Kingston, Felix, $eprinter.
Kemeys, Charles, Sir. 1651-1702 former owner,
Juel-Jenson, Bent, (Bent Einer) 1922-2006 former owner ,
Greene, John, 1590?-1659 former owner
Kemeys, Charles, Sir. 1651-1702 former owner,
Juel-Jenson, Bent, (Bent Einer) 1922-2006 former owner ,
Greene, John, 1590?-1659 former owner
Language
English
Identifier
Dated 1610 .M5,
English Short Title Catalogue S104065
English Short Title Catalogue S104065
Files
Collection
Citation
“A mirour for magistrates,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 30, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/908.