Shelfmark
Ib1.4.16
Author
Strype, John, 1643 - 1737
Title
The life of the learned Sir Thomas Smith Kt. doctor of the civil law; principal secretary of state to King Edward the Sixth, and Queen Elizabeth. Wherein are discovered many singular matters relating to the state of learning, the reformation of religion, and the transactions of the kingdom, during his time. In all which he had a great and happy influence. With an appendix, wherein are contained some works of his, never before published.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for A. Roper, at the Black Boy, over against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet-street, and R. Basset, at the Mitre within Temple-Bar, M DCXCVIII. [1698]
Physical description
[24], 240, 134, 137-145, p. 147, [4] p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., map, port., tables ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Note
Two final contents leaves for the appendix.
Note
Epistle dedicatory signed: J. S. (ie. John Strype).
Note
Printed marginalia.
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Engraved frontispiece portrait.
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Title within double rule border.
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Signatures: A⁸ a⁴ B-Q⁸ Aa-Ii⁸, ²A².
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S6023
Citation/references note
ESTC, R33819
Provenance
Armorial bookplate reading: "The Hon [superscript] btc: [space] North, Esqr: 17 [space]".
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front endpaper: "d.d. E.L. Vaughan 1903".
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "John Buckland ccc Oxford".
Provenance
Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "Ex Libris R. North" dated ?1799.
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Ms. monogram of R. North's initials on title page.
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Ms. inscription on title page: "by In Strype".
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Bibliographic notes in ms. on rear flyleaf.
Provenance
Brief biography of Thomas Smith in ms. on rear flyleaf verso.
Provenance
Ms. inscription on rear free endpaper: "Sr Nich. Bacon Sr Wm Cecil Mr Killigren Mr Th. Hoby".
Binding
18th century mottled calf binding; blind tooled fillets around the perimeter; red sprinkled edges; three single cord sewing supports; five raised bands; ?rebacked; endbands.
Copy-specific note
Errors in pagination: leaves Ii4-Ii8 are paginated as follows: 137, 139, 140, 140, 141, 143, 144, 144, 145, 147.
Subject
Smith, Thomas (), 1513 - 1577
Subject
Statesmen Great Britain 16th century Biography Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 Biography.
Added entry--name
Basset, Richard, active 1697 - 1706 publisher.
Added entry--name
Roper, Abel, 1665 - 1726 publisher.
Added entry--name
Smith, Thomas (), 1513 - 1577 author.
Added entry--name
Vaughan, E. L. (Edward Littleton) (Edward Littleton), former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B34420