A booke of Christian prayers : collected out of the ancient writers, and best learned in our time, worthy to be read with an earnest mind of all Christians, in these dangerous and troublesome daies, that God for Christes sake will yet still be mercifull vnto vs.
1590
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Details
Title
A booke of Christian prayers : collected out of the ancient writers, and best learned in our time, worthy to be read with an earnest mind of all Christians, in these dangerous and troublesome daies, that God for Christes sake will yet still be mercifull vnto vs.
Created/published
At London : Printed by Richard Yardley, and Peter Short, for the assignes of Richard Day, 1590.
Description
[8], 138, [2] leaves : ill., port. (woodcuts) ; (4to)
Associated name
Day, Richard, 1552- author.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
"To the Christian reader" signed: R.D., i.e. Richard Day.
Commonly known as "Queen Elizabeth's prayer book".
With two final contents leaves.
Colophon reads: 1590. At London, printed by Richard Yardley, and Peter Short, dwelling on Bred-street hill, at the signe of the Starre, for the assignes of Richard Day.
Imprimatur at foot of colophon, "Cum gratia & priuilegio, Regiae Maiestatis.".
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁴ 2A-2O⁴.
Commonly known as "Queen Elizabeth's prayer book".
With two final contents leaves.
Colophon reads: 1590. At London, printed by Richard Yardley, and Peter Short, dwelling on Bred-street hill, at the signe of the Starre, for the assignes of Richard Day.
Imprimatur at foot of colophon, "Cum gratia & priuilegio, Regiae Maiestatis.".
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁴ 2A-2O⁴.
ESTC staff note
Day's authorship (as opposed to compilership) not clear from the title, but supported by all catalogue records consulted. Signatures from DFo.
NOT DUPES
NOT DUPES
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), 6431
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122014
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S122014
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 6431 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs303. Brown calf with royal arms and initials 'T. S.' stamped in gold on covers. Tipped in on front pastedown is ALS from Eleanor White presenting this book to R. G. Baker, Vicar of Fulham, dated June 9 '59 [1859]. Imperfect: wanting [par.]1 (t.p.), [par.] 4, B1-4, C2,3, 2F3; E4 and 2L4 torn, affecting text. Provenance: inscriptions: on A1r: "Mrs. Margt. Weston Her Book the Mother of Mrs. Jacob"; on front fly-leaf: "This book was bequethed to me in 1878 by my dear Uncle Robert. J. J. Baker"; bought by Folger in 1904 from Mencken:283
Call number
STC 6431 copy 3
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Imperfect: a made-up copy containing only O2,3, sigs.Y-2A⁴, 2L3, 2B2-4, sigs. 2C-2D⁴, and 2O2, bound in that order; some leaves inlaid. With other material: Sig. B1 of STC 6430 -- Sig. D2,3 from unidentified edition of this same work -- t.p. of STC 16518. Provenance: bookplates of Frederick Hendriks, 1893 and W.T. Smedley