The history of the reigns of Henry the Seventh, Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth and Queen Mary

Responsibility: the first written by the Right Honourable Francis Lord Verulam, viscount St. Alban. The other three by the Right Honourable and Right Reverend father in God, Francis Godwyn, lord bishop of Hereford.
Uniform Title: Historie of the raigne of King Henry the Seventh
Language: English. Francis Godwin's "Rerum Anglicarum" was translated from Latin by his son Morgan Godwin.
Imprint: London : Printed by W.G. for R. Scot, T. Basset, J. Wright, R. Chiswell, and J. Edwyn, MDCLXXVI [1676]
Physical description: 6 preliminary leaves, 138 pages, 6 leaves, 201 pages : frontispiece ; 30 cm (4to)

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
Contributor: Godwin, Francis, 1562-1633.; Godwin, Morgan, 1602 or 1603-1645; Scott, Robert, -1710?, bookseller.; Bassett, Thomas (Bookseller); Wright, John, -1684, bookseller.

Subjects

Subject: Henry VII, King of England, 1457-1509; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547; Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.; Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558; Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603.; Great Britain.

Genre: History.; Watermarks (Paper) > 17th century.

Bibliographic information

Publication date: 1676
Note: Godwin's work has separate paging and special t.p.: Annals of England: containing the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary. Written in Latin by the Right Honorable and Right Reverend father in God, Francis, lord bishop of Hereford. Thus Englished, corrected, and enlarged with the author's consent, by Morgan Godwyn ... London, Printed by W.G. for T. Basset, J. Wright, and R. Chiswel, 1675.; Title within double-rule border; text, sideglosses, and running titles within single-rule borders.; Head-pieces, decorative initials.; Signatures: A⁶ B-Yy⁴.; With sideglosses.; Includes index.
Citation: Gibson, R. Bacon, 121; Wing, B300
Source: Gift of John R. Kates, 1984; Gift#84-17.
Note: Special Collections & University Archives copy 1: Binding: full mottled calf with raised bands, gilt ornamentation, and red title label with gilt lettering on spine. Provenance: John Howell, Importer (bookseller's label).
Location: England -- London.

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