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Strong Room books
The Strong Room books collection takes its name from the secure room where these early, often rare and valuable, books were originally kept. The collection is divided into two parts, one for books pri...
A commentarie upon the fiftene Psalmes, called Psalmi Graduum, that is, Psalmes of Degrees: faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther, very frutefull and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to reade
Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Bull, Henry (1575); Foxe, John (1516-1587)
1577
In this edition the editor's introduction is signed: John Foxe.
A commentarie of M. Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians : first collected and gathered word by word out of his preaching, & now out of Latine faithfully translated into English for the unlearned : wherein is set foorth most excellently the glorious riches of Gods grace and power of the Gospell, with the difference betwene the lawe and the Gospell, and strength of fayth declared : to the ioyfull comfort and confirmation of all true Christian belevers, especially such as inwardly being afflicted and greeved in conscience, doe hunger and thirst for iustification in Christ Iesu : for whose cause most chiefely this booke is translated and printed, and dedicated to the same : with a table in the ende of all thinges here necessary to be knowne
Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Vautrollier, Thomas (1587)
1577
Signatures: A-O8 P6. Printer's device on t.p. Head- and tail-pieces; initials.
An abstract of all the penal statutes which be general, in force and use, wherein is conteyned the effect of all those statutes...whereunto is also added in their apt titles, the effect of such other statutes
Pulton, Ferdinando (1536-1618)
1581. Septembris. 30
"Wherein is conteyned the effect of all those statutes which do threaten to the offendors thereof the losse of life, member, landes, goods, or other punishment or forfaiture whatsoever. Whereunto is a...
The institution of Christian religion
Calvin, Jean (1509-1564); Norton, Thomas (1532-1584); Marlorat, Augustin (1506-1562)
1582
A translation of: Institutio Christianae religionis. The last two "tables" are by Augustin Marlorat. Institutio Christianae religionis. Includes indexes.
The Nevve Testament of our Lord Iesus Christ, translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza. Whereunto are adioyned large expositions of the phrases and harde places by the authour and others: together with a table or concordance conteining the principall wordes and matters comprehended herein. Englished by L. Tomson
Whittingham, William (1579); Gilby, Anthony (1510-1585); Sampson, Thomas (1517?-1589); Tomson, Laurence (1539-1608); Bèze, Théodore de (1519-1605)
1583
The Geneva version, translated by William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and perhaps others, revised by Laurence Tomson. Publication date from colophon. The last leaf is blank. Newe...
Les tenures de Monsieur Littleton : ouesque certain cases addes per auters de puisne temps, queux cases vous troueres signes ouesque cest
Littleton, Sir Thomas (1481)
1591
In Anglo-Norman (Law French). At the end of the volumes is a note to the reader, dated 1581, signed by William West, who edited the work and divided it into sections for the 1581 edition published b...
The perpetual governement of Christes church : Wherein are handled; the fatherly superioritie which God first established in the patriarkes for the guiding of his church, and after continued in the tribe of Leui and the prophetes
Bilson, Thomas (1616)
1593
Signatures: [par.]8 2[par.]6 A-Z8 Aa-Cc8. Errata: final leaf.
Britannia, sive Florentissimorum regnorum, Angliae, Scotiae, Hiberniae : et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descriptio
Camden, William (1551-1623)
1594
Separate title-page for second part, pagination continuous.
The Bible : translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in divers languages... And also a most profitable concordance for the readie finding out of any thing in the same conteined
R. F. H
1597
General t.p. and special t.p. for New Testament with engraved title borders incorporating printer's initials. Cf. McKerrow & Ferguson. Title-page borders, no. 159. New Testament has imprint date 159...