The firste volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande

The firste volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande

Full title: The firste volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande : conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the Conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first originall of the Scottes nation, till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yreland, likewise from the first originall of that nation, vntill the yeare 1547.

Holinshed, Raphael, approximately 1525-1580?

Wolfe, Reyner, -1573.

Harrison, William, 1534-1593.

Stanyhurst, Richard, 1547-1618.

Harrison, Luke, -1578, printer.

At London : Imprinted [by Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison

1577

2 v. (v.1: [8], 124 [i.e. 126], [1] leaves; 289, [1]; [8], 22, [2]; 518, [26] p.; [2], 28 leaves; 115, [9] p.; v.2: [4], 291-659, 700-981, 990-1593, [1], 1593-1876; [104] p., folded plate) : ill. (woodcuts), coat of arms, map ; 2⁰.

One of four imprint variants of this edition.

At head of all title pages: 1577. At foot of all title pages: God saue the Queene

Vol. 1 contains 3 pts. Title-page of pt. 2: "The historie of Scotlande ..."; title-page to pt. 3: "The historie of Irelande ..."

Paging very irregular.

Includes indexes.

For list of varying states see STC (2nd ed.).

[Volume 1]: [par.]⁶ *² A-P⁸ Q⁶ [superscript chi]r1 a-s⁸ t1; [superscript chi]A² (*b*)² *a*-*b*⁶ ²A-2D⁸ ²2E⁸(±2E3) ²2F-2I⁸ ²2K⁴ ²2L-2M⁶; ³[fleuron]² ³A-C⁸ D⁴; ⁴A-D⁸ E⁸(-E6-8) F⁸(±F7) G⁸ H⁶ I² [K]1. [Volume 2]: [par.]² t⁸(-t1) v-z⁸ ⁵A-K⁸ L⁸(±L7) M-4D⁸ 4E⁸(4E4 + "Eeee.v") 4F-4N⁸ 4O⁸(±4O3) 4P-4U⁸ 4X⁸(±4X1) 4Y⁸ 4Z²; ⁶A-M⁴ N² ()².

Vol. 1: "The historie of Englande" (caption title) begins new register and pagination. "The historie of Scotlande" has separate title page, pagination, and register. On A1r of the latter register this title is repeated in a caption title and pagination recommences. "The historie of Irelande ... vnto the yeare 1509. Collected by Raphaell Holinshed, and continued till the yeare 1547. by Richarde Stanyhurst" has separate title page, foliation, and register. "The historie of Irelande" (caption title) has separate pagination and register. Leaf 126 misnumbered 124. Leaves E6-8 of the last series are intended to be cancelled. 2E3 of second series is a cancel (recto catchword "and"). 2F4r of second series has slip cancel in column 1. F7 of the last series is a cancel (recto catchword "vpon"; cancellandum "impouerish"). F7 cancel has two states; recto begins (1 "the Belweathers" or (2) "the chiefe meanes". With a final errata leaf covering the Scotland and Ireland sections.

"The names of the authours from whome this Historie of England is collected": v. 1, p. [11]-[12].

E6-8 & F7 excised (as often).

Imperfect: vol. 1 final leaf of index torn; lacking pages [7]-[9] of 'A Table exactly dravven for the historie of Irelande.'

Imperfect: lacking vol. 2.

Purchased on the Schulich-Woolf fund.

Marginalia throughout; inscriptions on front pastedown endpaper: John Page and Tittenhanger Library.

English

Folio Dated 1577 .H65

English short title catalogue, S121346

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