Truth brought to light: or, The history of the first 14 years of King James I. . In four parts. I. The happy state of England at His Majesty's entrance; the corruption of it afterwards. With the rise of particular favourites, and the divisions between this and other states abroad. II. The divorce betwixt the Lady Frances Howard and Robert Earl of Essex, before the King's delegates, authorized under the King's broad seal: as also the arraignment of Sir Jer. Ellis, lieutenant of the Tower, &c. about the murther of Sir Thomas Overbury, with all proceedings thereupon, and the King's gracious pardon and favour to the Countess. III. A declaration of His Majesty's revenue since he came to the crown of England; with the annual issues, gifts, pensions, and extraordinary disbursements. IV. The commissions and warrants for the burning of two hereticks, newly revived, with two pardons, one for Theophilus Higgons, the other for Sir Eustace Hart.
Michael Sparke (d.1653)
Category
Books
Date
1692
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3094846
Summary
Bibliographic description
[20],94,[2],136,[2],83,[3],19,[11]p. . 8vo. Imperfect: wanting title page. With an initial leaf ("The emblematical title explained") and a portrait plate following leaf A8 of preliminaries.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate: Sydenham H. A. Hervey, Wedmore Vicarage, 1894. Manuscript inscriptions on front fly-leaf: "Eliz: Felton" [i.e. Elizabeth Felton (1676-1741), 2nd wife of John Hervey], and "John & Elizabeth 1695" [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his second wife Elizabeth (1676-1741)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Seventeenth-century sprinkled sheepskin binding; double blind fillet border, with blind roll pattern along spine edge; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind and gold-tooled calf, with original(?) red gilt title label on spine.
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
Michael Sparke (d.1653)