The memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill: . containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the last age, not mention'd by other historians: more particularly relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, under the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James. In all which transactions the author was personally and publickly concern'd. Now published from the original manuscript.
Sir James Melville (1535-1617)
Category
Books
Date
1683
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3001235
Summary
Bibliographic description
[16], 204, [28] p. fol. Lacock copy is state 2), with pp. 26 and 31 misnumbered 31 and 26 respectively and pp. 65 and 128 numbered correctly. Provenance: eighteenth century manuscript inscription "Davenport Talbot" on recto of first free end-paper. Binding: eighteenth century blind-tooled sprinkled calf; gilt tooling on edges of boards; gilt tooling and title label reading "Melvil's Memoirs" on spine; text block edges marbled.
Makers and roles
Sir James Melville (1535-1617) , author George Scott