Shelfmark
Fl.8.15(01)
Author
Title
A bride-bush. Or, A direction for married persons. Plainely describing the duties common to both, and peculiar to each of them. By performing of which, marriage shall prooue a great helpe to such, as now for want of performing them, doe finde it a little hell. Compiled and published by William Whateley, minister and preacher of Gods Word, in Banbury in Oxford-shiere.
Varying form of title
Direction for married persons.
Varying form of title
Bride-bush
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by Bernard Alsop for Beniamin Fisher, and are to be sold at his shop in Pater noster Rowe, at the signe of the Talbot., 1623.
Physical description
[12], 220, [2] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
Some print faded and show-through; some pages marked and stained. Leaf 2F3 bound after quire A.
Note
Variant: imprint has "Taulbut".
Note
The final leaf bears Whately's revocation of his opinion that adultery and desertion are grounds for divorce.
Note
The first leaf is blank.
Note
An enlargement of "A bride-bush, or A wedding sermon" into a treatise.
Note
Signatures: pi1(=[2G]2) A-E⁴ 2F² [2G]²(-[2G]2).
Note
Entered to T. Man 1 March 1624.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.) 25298
Citation/references note
ESTC, S119431
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
18th century; inboard binding; sewn on cord sewing supports; paper boards; tight spine; four raised bands; full cover of sprinkled tanned calf; blind tooled frame with fleurons in each corner on both covers; no endbands; endleaves; cut two colour sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Bound with two other items.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Dn.8.15.
Copy-specific note
Ms. contents list on front endpaper: "Tracts in this volume ...".
Subject
Marriage Early works to 1800.
Subject
Marriage law England Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Alsop, Bernard printer.
Added entry--name
Fisher, Benjamin bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B42048