5 parts in 8 vol. Folio. Vol. I, 1618-1629, 402 leaves, list of subscribers on two leaves at the beginning, separate pagination
for the Appendix at the end. Vol. II, The second part, in two volumes, 1628/9-1640, 405 leaves. Vol. III, The second volume
of the second part. 407 leaves, separate pagination for the Appendix, signatures continuous (begins on Qqq). Vol. IV, The
third part: in two volumes. 1640-1644. 428 leaves. Vol. V, The second volume of the third part. 448 leaves. Vol. VI, The fourth
and last part in two volumes. 1645-1648. 405 leaves. Vol. VII. The
second edition. 345 leaves, folded plate. Vol. VIII. The tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford. 314 leaves. The titles vary according
to the Contents of the volume, and the order of the printers in the imprint occasionally varies. Vol. VII is described as
the Second edition. All the volumes are dated 1721 except vol. VI, the first volume of the Fourth part, dated 1722. In vol.
I-III and vol. VIII the authorship is ascribed to “John Rushworth of Lincolns-Inn, Esq;” in vol. IV-VII to “John Rushworth late of Lincolns-Inn, Esq; fitted for the press in his life-time.”
Lowndes IV, 2152.
Sweet & Maxwell I, 87, 51; 108, 77.
Original calf, gilt backs. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T in each volume and with the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate
in each volume.
In his autobiography (begun in 1821) Jefferson described how, after the Boston Port bill, he and other members of the House
arranged for June 1, 1774, the day of the closing of the port, to be kept as a day of prayer and fasting.
with the help therefore of Rushworth, whom we rummaged over for the revolutionary precedents & forms of the Puritans of that
day, preserved by him, we cooked up a resolution, somewhat modernising their phrases, for appointing the 1
st. day of June, on which the Port bill was to commence, for a day of fasting, humiliation & prayer . . .
John Rushworth, 1612?-1690, English historian, was for a time employed as its agent by the colony of Massachusetts at a salary of twelve
guineas a year. He owes his fame to the
Historical Collections which appeared originally at different dates between 1659 and 1701.
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Cabala
p 4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 95. no. 164, Cabala, 1st Edition, 4to p.
Cabala, mysteries of state, in letters of the great ministers of K. James and K. Charles. Wherein much of the publique manage
of affaires is related. Faithfully collected by a noble hand.
London: printed for
M. M. G. Bedell, and
T. Collins,
1654.
DA370 .C25
First Edition. 4to. 191 leaves: A
2-8, B-Z
4, Aa-Zz
4, Aa
4.
[
sic
--
Ed.
] This copy lacks the first leaf, probably a blank; the last sheet, sig. Aa
4, is for Books printed for
William Lee,
D. Pakeman,
Ga. Bedel.
Lowndes I, 343 (with date 1651).
STC C184.
Old half russia repaired, with new end papers. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T.
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Cabala.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 95. no. 424, Cabala, 3d Edition, fol.
Cabala. [Another edition.] . . . To which is added in this
third edition, a second part, consisting of a choice collection of original letters and negotiations, never before published. With
two exact tables to each part; the one of the letters, and the other of the most remarkable occurrences.
London: printed for
Tho. Sawbridge,
Mat. Gillyflower,
Ric. Bentley,
Mat. Wootton, and
Geo. Conniers,
m dc xci
. [1691.]
DA370 .C3
Folio. 2 vol. in 1. 204 and 62 leaves in fours; engraved title frontispiece by Faithorne with portraits of Queen Elizabeth, Burleigh and Walsingham, first title printed in red and black. The text of the second
part ends on page 110 with the catchword
The, and is followed by
An Alphabetical Table.
Lowndes I, 343.
STC C186.
Old calf, red leather label on the back lettered: Cabala / Vol. I. / [gilt line] Vol. 2. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I
and T.
For M
r. Jn
o. Randolph
written on the fly-leaf. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
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