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Great Britain C16/17 (Brotherton Collection)
Works printed in Great Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries, nearly all in English or Latin. The earliest is a law book, the Natura breuium, printed in 1518 - one of a number of law books in the col...
Certain most godly, fruitful, and comfortable letters of such true saints and holy martyrs of God, as in the late bloodye persecution here within this realme, gaue their lyues for the defence of Christes holy gospel : written in the tyme of theyr affliction and cruell imprysonment
Coverdale, Miles (1488-1568)
1564
At head of "To the reader": Myles Coverdale vnto the christian reader. Nos. 47-48 omitted in paging. Title within ornamental border; initials; tail pieces. Format: 8 leaves per gathering, horizo...
Falsificationum Romanarum: et catholicarum restitutionum : Tomi primi liber primus. Ad Ecclesiæ Catholicæ usum & honorem, & synagoge Romanæ justum opprobrium, observavit & detexit W. Crashauius in Theologia Bacchal. & verbi divini apud Templ. Lond. Prædic. Cum indice controversiarum
Crashaw, William (1572-1626); Ferus, Johann (1495-1554)
1606
Latin title page is followed by a title page in English that carries the same information. English title page begins: Romish forgeries and falsifications: together with Catholike restitutions. Contain...
Censura quorundam scriptorum, quæ sub nominibus sanctorum & veterum auctorum, à Pontificijs (in quæstionibus potissimùm hodie controuersis) citari solent : In qua ostenditur, scripta illa, vel esse supposititia, vel dubiæ saltem fidei
Cooke, Robert (1550-1615); Field, Richard (fl. 1579-1624); Barrett, William (1624)
1623
Running title reads: Censura quorundam scriptorum veterum. Signatures: *⁴ A-2I⁴. Censvra qvorvndam scriptorvm, qvae sub nominibus sanctorum & veterum auctorum, à Pontificiis (in quaestionibus...
Twelve sermons preached : 1. Ad clerum. III. 2. Ad magistratum. III. 3. Ad populum. VI
Sanderson, Robert (1587-1663); Dawlman, Robert (1659); Allot, Robert (fl. 1625-1636?); Mathewes, Augustine
1632
Headpieces and initials. Ruled lines enclose text, running titles and outside margin; double ruled lines enclosed text on title pages. Marginal notes. Numerous errors in paging, including 152-16...
Dialogi ab Eusebio Philadelpho cosmopolita in Gallorum et caeterarum nationum gratiam compositi, quorum primus ab ipso auctore recognitus & auctus: alter vero in lucem nunc primum editus fuit
Barnaud, Nicolas; Doneau, Hughes (1527-1591); Hotman, François sieur de Villiers Saint Paul (1524-1590); Bèze, Théodore de (1519-1605)
1574
The first part was originally published as "Dialogue auquel sont traitées plusieurs choses advenues aux Lutheriens et Huguenots de la France". Eusebius Philadelphus is generally identified as Nicho...
The repertorie of records: remaining in the 4. treasuries on the receipt side at Westminster. The two remembrancers of the Exchequer : With a briefe introductiue index of the records of the Chancery and Tovver: whereby to giue the better direction to the records abouesaid. As also, a most exact calender of all those records of the Tovver: in which, are contayned and comprised whatsoever may giue satisfaction to the searcher, for tenure or tytle of any thing
Agard, Arthur (1540-1615); Powell, Thomas (1572?-1635?)
1631
Edited by Thomas Powell, attorney, from Agard's compilationn on the four treasuries and his own on the remaining records. The words "The 4. treasuries... of the Exchequer." are bracketed together on...
The charge of Sir Francis Bacon knight, His Maiesties attourney generall, touching duells, vpon an information in the Star-chamber against Priest and Wright : With the decree of the Star-chamber in the same cause
Bacon, Francis (1561-1626); Priest, William; Wright, Richard; Great Britain. Court of Star Chamber
1614
Signatures: A-G⁴(A1 blank), H³.
A brefe chronycle concernynge the examinacyon and death of the blessed martyr of Christ syr Iohan Oldecastell the lorde Cobham
Bale, John (1495-1563)
imprynted anno Domini. 1544. & vi. die Augusti
Imprint from colophon. Place of publication from STC. Printing often attributed to Hans Luft.
A Christen exhortacion vnto customable swearers : What a righte & lawfull othe is: whan, and before whom it ought to be... [etc.]
Coverdale, Miles (1488-1568); Bale, John (1495-1563)
[1552?]
Sometimes attributed to John Bale. Signatures: A-D⁸ E⁴. Imprint from colophon. The last leaf is blank. The initials "N.H.", i.e. Nicholas Hyll, appear in the wood-cut border at the foot of...
The faithfull shepherd : wholy in a manner transposed, and made anew, and very much inlarged both with precepts and examples, to further young diuines in the studie of diuinitie : with The shepherds practise in the end
Bernard, Richard (1568-1641)
1621
Page [414] is blank. Signatures: A-E¹² F¹⁴ G-S¹² T⁶. The original version was published in 1607 under title: The faithfull shepheard, or The shepheards faithfulnesse. "The shepheards pr...
A guide to grand-iury men : divided into two books: in the first, is the authors best aduice to them what to doe, before they bring in a billa vera in cases of witchcraft, with a Christian direction to such as are too much giuen vpon euery crosse to thinke themselues bewitched. In the second, is a treatise touching witches good and bad, how they may bee knowne, euicted, condemned, with many particulars tending thereunto
Bernard, Richard (1568-1641)
1629
The edition statement precedes author statement on the title page.