[the years 1680 to the end of 1699; 1700 to the end of 1715; 1650 to the end of 1718]. Deduced into a Series of Time by way
of Annals. By John Le Neve, Gent.
London: Printed by
W. Bowyer, for the Editor, [vol. III and IV sold by
Henry Clements]
1718,
17,
19.
CB411 .L5
First Edition. Together 4 vol. 8vo. in fours [I] 114 leaves; [II] 114 leaves; [III] 172 leaves; [IV] 154 leaves; the titles of
vol. [III] and [IV] vary from those of vol. [I] and [II].
John Le Neve, 1679-1741, English antiquary. The subscribers’ names in the first part of this work include Narcissus Luttrell and Sir Isaac
Newton; in the third part, Thomas Baker, D.D. of St. John’s College in Cambridge, and White Kennet, D.D. Dean of Peterborough.
Another volume was issued covering the period from 1600 to 1649.
Thomas Baker 1656-1740, English antiquarian, author, and book-collector, was one of the fellows ejected as a non-juror from St. John’s College, Cambridge.
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Verstegan’s antiquities.
8
vo.
do. p.
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 20. no. 24, Verstegan’s Antiquities, 8vo.
VERSTEGEN,
Richard [
i.e.
Richard ROWLANDS].
A Restitvtion of decayed intelligencies in antiquities, concerning the most noble and renowned English nation. By the studie
and trauell of R. V. Dedicated vnto the Kings most excellent Maiestie.
London: Printed by
Iohn Bill, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie,
1628.
DA152 .V4
4to. 187 leaves, engraving of the Tower of Babel lettered
Nationum Origo on the title-page, engravings in the text, colophon on the last page, title printed in red and black.
Lowndes V, 2764.
Hazlitt I, 438.
STC 21362.
Jefferson’s entry calls for two copies as above. The 1815 catalogue calls for an edition in 8vo; the later Library catalogues attribute to
the Jefferson collection the edition in 4to here described.
Richard Rowlands, fl. 1565-1620, English antiquary, was the grandson of Theodore Roland Verstegen, whose family emigrated to England from
the Gelderland about 1500. Richard Rowlands was brought up in England, but eventually moved to Antwerp where he changed his
name to the paternal Verstegen. The first edition of this book was printed in Amsterdam in 1605. The edition of 1628 is the
first one printed in England.
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Antiquitates Albionensium Langhorne.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 17. no. 25, as above.
LANGHORNE,
Daniel.
Elenchus Antiquitatum Albionensium Britannorum, Scotorum, Danorum, Anglosaxonum, &c. Origines & Gesta usque ad annum 449 quo
Angli in Britanniam immigrârunt explicans. Unà cum brevi Regum Picticorum Chronico. Per Danielem Langhornium, S.T.B.
London:
B[ennet?] G[riffin?] for
Ben. Tooke,
1673.
DA135 .L279
First Edition. 8vo. in fours. 185 leaves.
Lowndes II, page 1308.
Not in Hazlitt.
STC L393.
Daniel Langhorne, d. 1681, English antiquary, was the author of several works on early English history of which this was the first.
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