Sylvester, Josuah. Lachrymae lachrymaru[m] or The spirit of teares distilled for the vn-tymely death of the incomparable prince, Panaretus. by Iosuah Syluester
The third edition, with addition of his owne. and other elegies
Bibliographic format
quarto
General notes
Panaretus = Prince Henry Frederick
In verse
Title is xylographic (white-line)
Imprint from colophon
Signatures: A-C⁴ D⁴(-D1+"C-D"⁴) E-I⁴
Quire "C-D" cancels original leaf D1
"Sundry funeral elegies ... composed by seuerall authors" and "An elegie-&-epistle consolatorie, against immoderate sorrow for th'immature decease of Sr. William Sidney Knight" each have separate dated title page; register is continuous
Another state of STC 23577.5, with quires B and C in another setting. B3r last line has "oftentimes"; C1r catchword is "Weep"
Identified as STC 23578a on UMI microfilm reel 667
Item information about Folger STC 23578 copy 3
ac4817. T.p. trimmed, affecting title; I4 torn, affecting colophon. Manuscript notes. Provenance: inscriptions of Thomas Kirkaldy (Kirkealdie); John Louis Ketterlinus copy
Also known as
Alternate titles: Elegie-&-epistle consolatorie, Spirit of teares distilled for the un-tymely death of the incomparable prince, Panaretus, Lachrymae lachrymarum, Lachrymae lachrymarum or The spirit of teares distilled for the un-tymely death of the incomparable prince, Panaretus, Sundry funeral elegies
author: Sylvester, Josuah, 1563-1618
subject: Sidney, William, Sir, 1590 or 1591-1613
subject: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612
former owner: Bindley, James, 1737-1818
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937
former owner: Heber, Richard, 1773-1833
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