The narrative history of King James, for the first fourteen years. . In four parts. I. The state of England at His Majesties entrance, and relation it had to other parts: the lascivious courses at court; with the Lord of Northampton's coming to honour: the division betwixt the Hollander and English, betwixt the Scot and English, betwixt the English and Irish: also the rising of Somerset, ... II. The proceedings touching the divorce betwixt the Lady Frances Howard and Robert Earl of Essex ... Also, the arraignment of Sir Jer. Elvis lieutenant of the Tower, Sir Thomas Monson Knight, Anne Turner, ... touching the murthering and poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, ... III. A declaration of His Majesties revenue with assignations and defalcations upon the same, and of all monies brought into His Majesties coffers from time to time ..., IV. The commissions and warrants for the burning of two hereticks, both holding part of the same our Ranters do, being old heresies, newly revived ...
Michael Sparke (d.1653)
Category
Books
Date
1651
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3028085
Summary
Bibliographic description
[10], 80, 93-192, [4], 72, [4], 18, [8] p., [1] folded leaf of plates . ill.., port. 4to. Running number: 1199. Wants folded plate and portrait of Sir Thomas Overbury. Provenance: library of Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742) of Nocton, Lincolnshire. Manuscript inscriptions on front fly-leaf: [1] "M. Some pages wrong numbered." [i.e. catalogue code of John Mitchell (ca. 1685-1751), librarian to Sir Richard Ellys (1682-1742)]; [2] former shelfmark; Wing references listed in pencil on front pastedown; label inscribed on verso of front flyleaf: "Truth" [underlined] in hand of John Mitchell. Pencil underlining of text on p.72. Binding: eighteenth-century full mottled calf over boards with double blind fillet border, and single floriate-patterned blind roll line parallel and close to spine. Gilt roll pattern along board edges. Five raised bands; gold tooled spine with gilt title "HISTORY OF K. JAMES" on tan goatskin label. Endbands with front beads. Pastedown with endleaves at both ends; lower pastedown also with guard. Sewn on five supports, three laced-in. Red stained edges. 15% split joints.
Makers and roles
Michael Sparke (d.1653) G. W John Droeshout (London 1599 - 1651/2), engraver (printmaker)