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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
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