Ic3.4.24
[Whole duty of man. Latin]
Officium hominis, cum stylo, tum methodo luculentissimâ expositum; opus cujusvis, at præcipuè indoctissimi lectoris captui accommodatum. In XVII capita divisum. Quorum uno, quovis die dominico, perlecto, omnia ter quovis anno perlegantur. Cum orationibus aliquot pro variis occasionibus. Liber hinc ex lingua Anglicana in Latinam, eo præcipuè consilio traductus est, quo juvenes in ludis literariis versantes, simul & moribus instituantur, & in lingua Latina proficiant.
Londini : pro Roberto Pawlet, ad insigne Sanctorum Bibliorum in vico Chancery-Lane, prope Fleet-street, 1680.
[24], 367, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 17 cm. (8vo)
The address "Bibliopolæ" is signed "H. Hammond.".
With a separate title-page for "Preces, privatæ variis occasionibus ordinariis extraordinariis accommodatæ" (dated "Anno MDCLXXX.") on page [287] (T8r).
A translation of "The whole duty of man", usually ascribed to Richard Allestree. It has also been attributed to Lady Dorothy Pakington, Richard Sterne, John Fell, Humphrey Henchman and others (cf. DNB).
With frontispiece (plate) comprising the royal arms of Charles II.
Signatures: A⁸, a⁴, B-Z⁸, Aa⁸.
ESTC, R13371
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), A1156
"John Goddard" inscribed four times on front endpaper and dated in ms. 1722.
Ms. inscription on front flyleaf: "John Goddard his book D. 1718 [?or 1713]".
Ms. inscription on rear endpaper: "John Goddard his book Anno Domini 1713 [?or 1718] day 22 April".
17th century brown calf binding; four tawed leather sewing supports laced through boards; four raised bands; blind tooled perimater frame with decorative elements in each corner; endbands; red sprinkled edges.
Ms. scribbles on front endpaper and front free endpaper.
Christian ethics Early works to 1800.
Devotional exercises Early works to 1800.
Christian life Early works to 1800.
Prayers Early works to 1800.
Pawlet, Robert, ? - d.1683 publisher.
Henchman, Humphrey, 1592 - 1675 attributed name.
Fell, John, 1625 - 1686 attributed name.
Sterne, Richard, 1596? - 1683 attributed name.
Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, ? - d. 1679 Lady, attributed name.
England London.
lat eng
B37784