J.32
Strype’s annals.
2. v.
fol. 1558-1580.
1815 Catalogue, page 20. no. 92, as above.
STRYPE,
John.
Annals of the Reformation and Establishment of Religion, and other various Occurrences in the Church of England; during the
first twelve years of Queen Elizabeth’s Happy Reign [-Commencing at the Thirteenth Year of Queen Elizabeth’s Reign: And ending
at the Conclusion of the Year of our Lord, MDLXXX] . . . Compiled faithfully out of Papers of State, authentick records, publick
registers, private letters, and other original manuscripts. Together with an Appendix or Repository, containing the most important
of them. By John Strype, M. A. Vol. I [-II]. The
Second Edition, with large additions both in the History and Appendix.
London: Printed by, and for,
Tho. Edlin,
1725.
BR756 .S87
2 vol. Folio. vol. I, 342 leaves; vol. II, 430 leaves; titles printed in red and black, that for vol. II differing from that
of vol. I and the imprint reading
Printed for
Thomas Edlin; the first leaf of vol. II (in this copy placed in vol. I) is for
the Recommendation of
Mr. Strype’s Abilities for writing an Ecclesiastical History, and of his
New Work (
being the Second Volume of his Annals of the Reformation . . .); the Appendix in each volume has separate pagination; vol. II
contains at the beginning a
Catalogue of Manuscripts and other Old Books, made Use of, or Cited in these Annals, As well as in the former Volume, and at the end
A Catalogue of all the English Popish Books, writ against the Reformation of the Church of England; from Queen Elizabeth’s
first Entrance to the year 1580. With the names of such Learned Divines, as answered them;
list of subscribers in vol. I.
This edition not in Lowndes.
Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature II, 872.
Old calf (vol. I rebacked and with new endpapers, by the Library of Congress in 1901); initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and
T in both volumes.
John Strype, 1643-1737, English ecclesiastical historian and biographer. This is the second edition of the Annals, originally published
in 1708-9. A third volume, with continuation to 1588 was published in 1728. The subscribers to this edition include His Excellency,
William Burnet, Esq., Governor of New York, the Rev. Tho. Baker, B.D., of St. John’s College, Cambridge, and Henry Bradshaw,
Esq.
William Burnet, 1688-1729, son of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, was appointed Governor of New York and New Jersey in 1720.
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[Mallet’s life of L
d. Bacon. in Bacon’s works.
] 1560-1626.
1815 Catalogue, page 19. Unnumbered, as above.
For the Works of Sir Francis Bacon, see chapter 44.
David Mallet, 1705?-1765, Scottish poet and miscellaneous writer.
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Speed’s history of England.
fol. 1060. A.C.-1605.
1815 Catalogue, page 20. no. 93, as above.
SPEED,
John.
The History of Great Britaine under the Conquests of ye Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans. Their Originals, Manners, Warres,
Coines & Seales: with ye Successions, Lives, acts & Issues of the English Monarchs from Iulius Caesar, to our most gracious
Soueraigne King Iames. by John Speed.
Imprinted at
London [by
H. Hall and
J. Beale]: and are to be sold by
Iohn Sudbury &
George Humble,
1611.
First Edition. 416 leaves, engraved title in compartments by J. Hondius. This work was intended as a continuation of the author’s
The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine
. No copy was seen for collation.
Hazlitt II, page 572.
STC 23045.
Johnson, page 32.
John Speed, ?1552-1629, English historian, dedicated this work to King James I.
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