Barclay, John. Iohn Barclay his Argenis, translated out of Latine into English: the prose vpon his Maiesties command: by Sir Robert Le Grys, Knight: and the verses by Thomas May, Esquire. With a clauis annexed to it for the satisfaction of the reader, and helping him to vnderstand, what persons were by the author intended, vnder the fained names imposed by him vpon them: and published by his Maiesties command

Folger bibliographic ID: 158570
STC number: 1394
ESTC number: S100798
Folger call number: STC 1394 copy 1
Folger holdings ID: 150234

Bibliographic format

quarto

General notes

The plates, by Claude Mellan and Leonard Gaultier, were first used in the French edition of 1623 A variant of the 1628 edition, with only the imprint date changed Signatures: A⁴ B-2I⁸ 2K²

Item information about Folger STC 1394 copy 1

Smedley. Lacking plates. Occasional manuscript notations. Provenance: signature on front paste-down (in pencil): T. Thorpe; signatures on t.p.: Holden (?) Feb. 28th 1706; Wm. Roberts; W.T. Smedley copy

Uniform title: Argenis. English
Alternate titles: John Barclay his Argenis

author: Barclay, John, 1582-1621
associated with: Le Grys, Robert, Sir, -1635
associated with: May, Thomas, 1595-1650
former owner: Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934