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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...
Godly meditations vppon the ten commaundementes, the articles of the fayth, and the Lords prayer : Whervnto is ioyned a treatise against the feare of death: also a comparison betweene the old man and the now [sic]: the lawe and the gosple, &c
Bradford, John (1510?-1555); Bradford, John (1510?-1555); Lever, Thomas (1521-1577)
[1567]
An edition of: Godlie meditations upon the Lordes Prayer, the beleefe, and ten commaundementes. "The preface to the reader" signed: Thomas Leuer. "A fruitfull treatise and ful of heauenly consolat...
Pope Joane. A dialogue betweene a protestant and a papist. Manifestly prouing, that a woman called Ioane was Pope of Rome: against the surmises and obiections made to the contrarie, by Robert Bellarmine and Caesar Baronius Cardinals: Florimondus Raemondus, N.D. and other popish writers, impudently denying the same
Cooke, Alexander (1564-1632)
1610
"N.D." is Robert Parsons (RLIN). Printer's name from STC(2).
Queene Elizabeths speech to her last Parliament
Elizabeth Queen of England (1533-1603); Great Britain. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)
[between 1600 and 1699?]
No title-page, title taken from half-title page. The speech of 30 November 1601. Signatures: A⁴.
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 chronicle of Jhon Hardyng in metre, from the first begynnyng of Englande, vnto the reigne of Edwarde the fourth wher he made an end of his chronicle. And from that tyme is added a continuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now first emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and soundrie autours of moste certain knowelage & substanciall credit, that either in Latin or els in our mother toungue have writen of the affaires of Englande
Hardyng, John (1378-1465?); Grafton, Richard
Mense Ianuarii. 1543
One of two editions of the first edition year. Foliation is very irregular. The binder has cut several folios (and presumably misbound others). In verse. "A continuacion of the chronicle of England...
The lives of the noble Grecians and Romains, compared together by that grave learned philosopher and historiographer Plutarch of Chæronea: translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amiot abbot of Bellozane, Bishop of Auxerre, one of the Kings priuie Counsel, and great Almner of France: with the liues of Hannibal and Scipio African: translated out of Latine into French by Charles del'Esclvse, and out of French into English, by Sir Thomas North Knight. Hereunto are also added the liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Sicilia, of Augustus Cæsar, of Plutarch, and of Seneea [sic]: with the liues of nine other excellent chieftaines of warre: collected out of Æmylius Probus, by S.G.S. and Englished by the aforesaid translator [microform]
Plutarch; Goulart, Simon (1543-1628); Nepos, Cornelius; North, Sir Thomas (1535-1601?); Acciaiuoli, Donato (1429-1478)
1631
A translation of: Vitae parallelae. The lives of Hannibal and Scipio Africanus are attributed to Donato Acciaiuoli. The first leaf is blank. "The liues of Epaminondas, of Philip of Macedon, of D...
A godly and necessarye admonition of the decrees and canons of the Counsel of Trent, celebrated vnder Pius the fourth, Byshop of Rome, in the yeares of our Lord. M.D.LXII. and. M.D.LXIII. Wrytten for those godlye disposed persons sakes, whych looke for amendement of doctrine and ceremonies to bee made by generall counsels. Lately translated out of Latine
Flacius Illyricus, Matthias (1520-1575); Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)
The. xix. of February. 1564
Edition with catchword "regard" (sig.C1r).
The xiii. bukes of Eneados of the famose poete Virgill
Virgil; Douglas, Gawin (1474?-1522); Vegio, Maffeo (1458)
1553
Book 13 is by Maffeo Vegio. In verse. Signatures: A (-A1) B-U⁸ x⁸ (x3 + chi (=A1?)) y-z⁸ a-2b⁸. Numerous errors in foliation. A leaf (printed as A1?) is inserted after x3; the last lea...
Ptōchomouseion = The poore mans librarie (v.1-2)
Alley, William (1510?-1570); Day, John (1522-1584)
1571
G.A. = William Alley. First word of title in Greek characters. Date from colophon. Title within engraved border. The second volume has divisional title page and separate foliation beginning on...
Ælfredi Regis res gestæ
Asser Bishop of Sherborne (909); Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)
[1574]
Title within woodcut border; initials. Edited by Matthew Parker. Includes also the Will of Alfred and the preface to his translation of St. Gregory's Pastoral care. The Res gestae and the Will are...
Historia breuis Thomae Walsingham, ab Edwardo primo, ad Henricum quintum
Walsingham, Thomas (fl. 1360-1420); Parker, Matthew (1504-1575)
Anno Domini 1574
With woodcut portraits of Edward I, II, and III, Richard II and Henry IV and V on the verso of the titlepage. With 8 final pages of index. The last leaf is blank. Edited by Matthew Parker (RLIN).