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A defensatiue against the poyson of supposed prophesies : not hitherto confuted by the penne of any man, which being grounded, eyther vppon the warrant and authority of olde paynted bookes, expositions of dreames, oracles, reuelations, inuocations of damned spirites, iudicialles of astrologie, or any other kinde of pretended knowledge whatsoeuer, de futuris contingentibus: haue beene causes of great disorder in the common wealth, cheefly among the simple and vnlearned people: very needefull to be published at this time, considering the late offence which grew by most palpable and grosse errours in astrology
Northampton, Henry Howard Earl of (1540-1614)
1583
Dedication signed: Henrie Hōwarde [the ō is an omega]. Signatures: [par.]⁴ *⁴ [sec.]² A-Y⁴ 2A-2R⁴. The title-page quotation from Job begins (1) "Quomodo.. How stedfast", (2) "Quare .. W...
Colin Clouts come home againe
Spenser, Edmund (1552?-1599); Raleigh, Sir Walter (1552?-1618)
1595
In verse. The first issue, with the outer form of sheet C unrevised. Also contains Spenser's "Astrophel. A pastorall elegie upon... Sir Philip Sidney' and six other elegies on Sidney, attributed t...
Rerum Anglicarum scriptores post Bedam praecipui, ex vetustissimis codicibus manuscriptis nunc primum in lucem editi : Willielmi monachi Malmesburiensis De gestis regum Anglorum lib. V. Eiusdem Historiæ novellæ lib. II. Eiusdem De gestis pontificum Angl. lib. IIII. Henrici Archidiaconi Huntindoniensis Historiarum lib. VIII. Rogeri Hovedeni Annalium pars prior & posterior. Chronicorum Ethelwerdi lib. IIII. Ingulphi Abbatis Croylandensis Historiarum lib. I. Adiecta ad finem chronologia
Savile, Sir Henry (1549-1622); Ethelwerd (998); Henry of Huntingdon (1084?-1155); Ingulf abbot of Crowland (1109); Roger of Hoveden (1201); William of Malmesbury (1090-1143)
1596
Editor's dedication signed: Henricus Sauile. The work attributed to Ingulf is a forgery of the 14th century. "Willielmi monachi Malmesburiensis, De gestis regum Anglorum, libri quinque", "Henrici ...
Ascun nouell cases de les ans et temps le roy, H.8. Edw.6. et la Roygne Mary : escrie ex la graund abridgement
Brooke, Sir Robert (1558); Bellew, Richard; Tottel, Richard (1594)
Anno do. 1578
Differs from another edition of same year, in spelling (notably "s" added to Ascvns, first word of title) in type, capitalization, width of border, etc. Collected by Richard Bellewe and sometimes ci...
The whole workes of W. Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct. Barnes : three worthy martyrs and principall teachers of this Churche of England
Tyndale, William (1492-1536); Frith, John (1503-1533); Barnes, Robert (1495-1540); Foxe, John (1516-1587); Day, John (1522-1584)
1573
Preface signed: Iohn Foxe. Three title pages within architectural borders; head and tail pieces; initials. General title-page dated 1573, but individual parts dated 1572. Text in double columns wi...
Le liver des assises & plees del Corone : moues & dependauntz deuaunt les Iustices, sibien en lour circuitz come aylours, en temps le Roy Edwarde le tierce, ouesqz vn table des principal matters del plees del Corone
Rastell, John (1475?-1536); Brooke, Sir Robert (1558); Tottel, Richard (1594); Great Britain
Anno Domini. 1580
Original version published in 1514? as: "Tabula libri assisarum et placitorum corone"; cf. STC (2nd ed.) 9599 and note preceding 9551. Title in engraved compartment (McKerrow & Ferguson 67; McKerrow...