Historical collections . of private passages of state. Weighty matters in law. Remarkable proceedings in five Parliaments. Beginning the sixteenth year of King James, anno 1618. And ending the fifth year of King Charls, anno 1629. Digested in order of time, and now published by John Rushworth of Lincolns-Inn, Esq;.
John Rushworth (1612-1690)
Category
Books
Date
1659
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038123
Summary
Bibliographic description
[18],616,621-668,667-701,[1],59,17p., [3] leaves of plates . ports.. . fol.. Previous shelfmark: B.11.7. Index and final advertisement leaf mis-bound with preliminaries. Identified in 1796 inventory: F 101 "Rushworths Hist collections", 3 vols., price 2s. 6d. The second part (1680), bound in 2 v., is shelved at G.10.4-5. Christies, 21 June 2004, lot 608.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914. manuscript shelfmark on front pastedown: "K.7. Engl. history, &c.". manuscript inscription on title page: "Tho: Myddelton. Prt: 15s.-6d. 1661" [i.e. either Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586-1666), or his son Sir Thomas Myddelton 1st Bt (1624-1663)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century calf binding; double blind fillet border, with two double blind fillets parallel to spine-edge; gilt roll on board edges; blind fillets on spineRed and brown sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
John Rushworth (1612-1690)