A booke of Christian prayers : collected out of the auncie[n]t writers, and best learned in our tyme, worthy to be read with an earnest mynde of all Christians, in these daungerous and troublesome dayes, that God for Christes sake will yet still be mercyfull vnto vs.
1590
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A booke of Christian prayers : collected out of the auncie[n]t writers, and best learned in our tyme, worthy to be read with an earnest mynde of all Christians, in these daungerous and troublesome dayes, that God for Christes sake will yet still be mercyfull 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.
Note
"To the Christian reader" signed: R.D., i.e. Richard Day.
Commonly known as "Queen Elizabeth's prayer book".
Imprimatur at foot of imprint, "Cum priuilegio.", and at foot of colophon, "Cum gratia & priuilegio, Regiae Maiestatis.".
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.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁴ 2A-2O⁴.
A reissue, with title page reset, of the edition lacking imprimatur at foot of imprint.
Commonly known as "Queen Elizabeth's prayer book".
Imprimatur at foot of imprint, "Cum priuilegio.", and at foot of colophon, "Cum gratia & priuilegio, Regiae Maiestatis.".
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.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ A-Y⁴ 2A-2O⁴.
A reissue, with title page reset, of the edition lacking imprimatur at foot of imprint.
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), S126159
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S126159
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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STC 6431 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs123. Brown morocco binding, elaborately gold-tooled and signed by Mansell. T.p. mended; sigs. I1,2 from 1581 edition (STC 6430). Provenance: initialed "J.D.H. 1863" on t.p.; bookplates of John Deakin Heaton and D. F. Appleton