The vvorkes of the most high and mightie prince, Iames by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c. . Pvblished by Iames, Bishop of Winton, and Deane of his Maiesties Chappel Royall.
King James I (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625)
Category
Books
Date
1616
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3042315
Summary
Bibliographic description
[36],569,[1]p . fol.. Not indigenous. Pagination: [40],569,[3],571-621,[1]p. Register: *1,a-e4 (e3 cancelled),A-Ggg4. Pp. 571-621 (Ccc-Ggg4) contain 'A meditation upon the Lords prayer: written by the Kings maiestie'. Register is continuous, and so is pagination apart from the blank leaf at Bbb4. Imperfect: half-title wanting. Sig. e3 cancelled.. Provenance: Inscription on p. 621 verso (1620 colophon), crossed through and partly illegible: Chamberlain G[ ] [?], his Booke 1715. Eighteenth-century inscription on pastedown: J. Holmes. Late eighteenth- or early nineteenth-century armorial bookplate: Revd. John Holmes, Gawdy Hall (Franks 15155) [i.e. Gawdy Hall, Harleston, Norfolk]. Book label of Gawdy Hall Library, with its pressmark. Nineteenth-century (?) pencil notes on pastedown, including booksellers' notes on the copy with price Đ1.15; "Baynes 1816"; and a list of prices. Affixed to title page: 1. slip with more nineteenth-century ink notes on the copy and on prices, headed "Howell's Cat. 1827". 2. Newspaper clipping: a poem (1825). Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on pastedown in Norris's hand: Gawdy Hall 1938 7/6.. Binding: Nineteenth-century quarter calf binding, calf-tipped corners; marbled paper over boards; upper board almost detached; red morocco spine label with title: K. James's Works; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
King James I (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625) James Montagu (1568-1618) Bishop of Winton