Shelfmark
Fl.6.05(07)
Main entry--corporate name
Uniform title
[Liturgies. Special forms of prayer (General, 1685-01-30)]
Title
A form of prayer with fasting, to be us'd yearly upon the 30th of January, being the day of the martyrdom of the blessed King Charles the First: to implore the mercy of God, that neither the guilt of that sacred and innocent bloud, nor those other sins, by which God was provoked to deliver up both us, and our King into the hands of cruel and unreasonable men, may at any time hereafter be visited upon us, or our posterity. By His Majesties special command.
Varying form of title
Other title: Form of prayer with thanksgiving to Almighty God
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed by the assigns of John Bill deceas'd: and by Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the Kings most excellent Majesty, 1685.
Physical description
[32] p. ; 4⁰.
Note
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴.
Note
The first leaf bears an order to print on verso.
Note
The last leaf is blank.
Note
"A form of prayer with thanksgiving to Almighty God" has a separate dated title page; register is continuous.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R31302
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Contemporary inscription on recto of order to print leaf: "For 30th Jan & 6th of Febr. This in [?the] raign of James 2d 1685". Some marginal annotations and scoring through of the text suggest that the annotations were made after 1688; the references to King James II are crossed out or changed to "William", i.e. William of Orange.
Binding
18th-century quarter calf over marbled paper boards ; 4 raised bands ; "forms of prayer &c" gold tooled on spine.
Copy-specific note
Bound in a volume of pamphlets.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Dn.6.05.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy imperfect: missing last blank leaf.
Subject
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B41411