The Historian's guide: or, Britains remembrancer. . Being a summary of all the actions, exploits, sieges, battels, designs, attempts, preferments, honours, changes, &c. and whatever else is worthy notice, that hath happened in His Majesty's dominions, from the year 1600, to 1688. Shewing, the year, month, and day of the month, in wch each action was done.
Samuel Clarke (1599-1682)
Category
Books
Date
1688
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3092829
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 190, [6] p. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript inscription: John & Isabella [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil (some in red); according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a characteristic of the 1st Earl.. Binding: Seventeenth century blind tooled calf binding; rebacked.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Samuel Clarke (1599-1682)