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Great Britain
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Reference IDs
STC number: 1249
Folger call number: FILM Acc. 626
Folger holdings ID: 434589
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Folger holdings ID: 434588
Notes
Edition
Newly corrected and augmented. Anno 1571
General notes
By William Baldwin and others In verse A continuation of John Lydgate's "The fall of princes", which is a translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's "De casibus illustrium virorum" The first two parts of "A mirror for magistrates" were written by John Higgins and Thomas Blenerhasset respectively; this third part was in fact written before the others Leaves 139 and 140 misfoliated 140 and 141; numerous other errors in foliation The outer leaf of gathering D is in two settings: leaf D1r has in running title (1) "Folio. 19." or (2) "Fol. 19" Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery Available electronically as part of Early English books online Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1943.. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English Books, 1475-1640 ; 170:05)
Also known as
Extended title: A myrrour for magistrates wherein may be seene by examples passed in this realme, with howe greuous plagues, vyces are punished in great princes and magistrates, and how frayle and vnstable worldly prosperity is founde, where fortune seemeth moste highly to fauour