Basilika. The workes of King Charles the martyr: with a collection of declarations, treaties, and other papers concerning the differences betwixt His said Majesty and his two houses of Parliament.
King Charles I (1600-1649)
Category
Books
Date
1662
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3051350
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v.([16],120,[2],458,[12],733,[7]p., [3] folded leaves of plates) . ill.., coat of arms, port.. . fol... Previous shelfmark: M.9.9. 2 vols. in 1. Top corner of all leaves up to fol. 149 of vol. 1 are damaged and flaking. Initial 5 leaves, plates and vol. 2 title page are ruled in red. Identified in 1796 inventory: F 82, price 2s. Christie's, 21 June, 2004, lot 585.. Provenance: Bookplate: Chirk Castle R. E. Myddelton [i.e. Robert Edward Myddelton (1866-1949)]; crest, signed and dated: W.P.B. 1914. manuscript inscription on title page: "Tho: Myddelton" [i.e. one of Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586-1666), his son Sir Thomas Myddelton 1st Bt (1624-1663), or his son Sir Thomas Myddelton 2nd Bt (1651-1684)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century gilt-panelled mottled calf binding, central panel with gilt cornerpiece stamps; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with red gilt title label.
Makers and roles
King Charles I (1600-1649) William Fulman (1632-1688) John Gauden (1605-1662) Richard Perrinchief (1623-1673).. England and Wales Parliament England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)