The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of [the] Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans : their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with [the] successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Caesar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames / by Iohn Speed.
1611
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Title
The history of Great Britaine under the conquests of [the] Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans : their originals, manners, warres, coines & seales: with [the] successions, lives, acts & issues of the English monarchs from Iulius Caesar, to our most gracious soueraigne King Iames / by Iohn Speed.
Uniform title
History of Great Britaine under the conquests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans
Created/published
Imprinted at London : And are to be solde by Iohn Sudbury & Georg Humble, in Popes-Head Alley at [the] signe of [the] white Horse, anno 1611.
Description
[2], 151-786 p., 787-801 [i.e. 802] leaves, 803-894, [52] p. : ill. (woodcuts), ports. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Speed, John, 1552?-1629. author.
Sudbury, John, bookseller.
Humble, George, -1640, bookseller.
Schweitzer, Christoph, printmaker.
James I, King of England, 1566-1625, former owner.
Hanmer, Thomas, Sir, 1677-1746, former owner.
Bunbury, Henry, Sir, 1778-1860, former owner.
Sudbury, John, bookseller.
Humble, George, -1640, bookseller.
Schweitzer, Christoph, printmaker.
James I, King of England, 1566-1625, former owner.
Hanmer, Thomas, Sir, 1677-1746, former owner.
Bunbury, Henry, Sir, 1778-1860, former owner.
Note
The title page is engraved.
Printed by William Hall and John Beale (colophon preceding second index).
Date precedes booksellers' names on title page; "cum privilegio" inserted after "anno."
Signatures: engr. title page + 2M2² 2O1-3Y1² 2O2-3Y2² 3Z1² 3Z2² 4A-4Y2² 5A-5Y2² 6A-6B2² CCCCCC² Cccccc² Cccccc2² CCCCCC2² DDDDDD² Dddddd² Dddddd2² DDDDDD2² 6E-6Y2². Quires 2O1-3Y2 are arranged as 2O1² 2O2² 2P1² 2P2² etc.
The woodcuts are by Christoph Schweitzer.
The pagination is continued from "The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine" (STC 23041).
Leaf 802 misnumbered '801'.
Includes indexes and a final errata leaf.
With slip-cancels on p. 254.
Printed by William Hall and John Beale (colophon preceding second index).
Date precedes booksellers' names on title page; "cum privilegio" inserted after "anno."
Signatures: engr. title page + 2M2² 2O1-3Y1² 2O2-3Y2² 3Z1² 3Z2² 4A-4Y2² 5A-5Y2² 6A-6B2² CCCCCC² Cccccc² Cccccc2² CCCCCC2² DDDDDD² Dddddd² Dddddd2² DDDDDD2² 6E-6Y2². Quires 2O1-3Y2 are arranged as 2O1² 2O2² 2P1² 2P2² etc.
The woodcuts are by Christoph Schweitzer.
The pagination is continued from "The theatre of the empire of Great Britaine" (STC 23041).
Leaf 802 misnumbered '801'.
Includes indexes and a final errata leaf.
With slip-cancels on p. 254.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23045
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117937
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S117937
Genre/form
Privileges (permissions)
Annotations.
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 23045 copy 1 (flat)
Folger-specific note
T.p. is loose. Manuscript note: King James the First's own copy of Speed's Chronicles. Calf binding with gold tooling, including gold-stamped centerpieces on covers with the royal arms of King James I; red speckled edges. Armorial bookplate (no motto): Sr. Thomas Hanmer of Hanmer, in com. Flint, Baronet 1707; armorial bookplate (motto: Esse quam videri): Henry Edward Bunbury.
Call number
STC 23045 copy 2 (flat)
Folger-specific note
Imperfect: lacking leaf 2M2, with [par.]2-4 from STC 23041[?] bound in instead. T.p. trimmed and mounted. Engr. port. of Speed, signed 'S. Savery Sculp', mounted to front fly-leaf, facing t.p. Printer's ornament on 4G2₂v hand colored. Some leaves foxed or stained, affecting text. Diced russia binding, rebacked. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "[Mr?] Stafford"
Folger accession
cs210