Prynne, William. A breviate of the life of VVilliam Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury : extracted (for the most part) verbatim, out of his owne diary, and other writings, under his owne hand : collected and published at the speciall instance of sundry honourable persons, as a necessary prologue to the history of his tryall, for which the criminall part of his life, is specially reserved

Folger bibliographic ID: 339929
ESTC number: R19543
Wing number: P3904
Folger call number: 268- 803q item 10
Folger holdings ID: 491842
Accession Number: 268803.10

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Title continues: It is ordered this sixteenth day of August 1644. By the Committee of the House of Commons assembled in Parliament concerning printing, that this booke intituled, A breviate of the life of William Laud, &c. bee printed by Michaell Sparke Senior. John VVhite Frontispiece (pi1 verso) with engraved image depicting Laud's trial, lettered: W. Hollar fecit 'F.L.' is Francis Leach (ESTC) Signatures: pi² a² A-D⁴ E²; A2,3 missigned 'B2' and 'B3' respectively This is the earlier of two known editions. Distinguishing characteristics: presence of a rule above the imprint on the title page; leaf a1 is signed; caption title (page 1) "A BREVIATE Of the LIFE of WJLLJAM LAUD, Archbishop of CANTERBVRIE ... DIARIE"; presence of errata on p. 35. In the later edition (Wing P3904A; ESTC R187846) described separately: gatherings A-C (p. 1-24) have been entirely reset, with additions and corrections to the text; D is printed partly from reset type and and partly from corrected and augmented standing type of the earlier edition; and the title, gathering a (dedication), and gathering E are printed entirely from standing type with a few press variants (including removal of the errata) Variant states of leaf E2: errata in one or two lines Includes bibliographical references

Item information about Folger 268- 803q item 10

Errata in one line. Anonymous armorial bookplate (motto: Le bon temps viendra) of the Harcourt family of Stanton Harcourt and Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire. Fragment of a leaf torn from an unidentified almanac inserted between items 9 and 10. In early speckled leather (sheepskin) inboard binding with later red leather spine label. Bound tenth in a volume of 10 items, mostly Restoration poetry. Numbered '10' in pencil on first leaf upper right by Folger staff. Acquired from Christopher Edwards, 2015-01-05, who acquired it at Sotheby's London sale (L14408), 09 December 2014, lot 16

Uniform title: Breviate of the life of William Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury
Extended title: A breviate of the life of VVilliam Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury : extracted (for the most part) verbatim, out of his owne diary, and other writings, under his owne hand : collected and published at the speciall instance of sundry honourable persons, as a necessary prologue to the history of his tryall, for which the criminall part of his life, is specially reserved / by William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne, Esquier ...

Laud, William, 1573-1645 Trials (Treason) Great Britain

author: Prynne, William, 1600-1669
subject: Laud, William, 1573-1645
printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
printer: Leach, Francis, -1658
bookseller: Sparke, Michael, -1653
former owner: Harcourt (Family : Stanton Harcourt (England))