Shelfmark
Gc.1.06
Author
Uniform title
[History of the Church of Scotland]
Title
The history of the church and state of Scotland, beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James the VI. of ever blessed memory. In seven books. Wherein are described, the progress of Christianity, the persecutions and interruptions of it, the foundation of churches, the erecting of bishopricks, the building and endowing monasteries and other religious places, the succession of bishops in their sees, the reformation of religion, and the frequent disturbances of that nation by wars, conspiracies, tumults, schisms. Together with great variety of other matters, both ecclesiastical and political. Written by that grave and reverend prelate, and wise counsellor, J. Spotswood, Lord Archbishop of S. Andrews, and Privy Counsellor to King Charles the First, that most religious and blessed prince and martyr..
Varying form of title
Added title page title: History of the church and state of Scotland, the first part
Edition
The fourth edition corrected, whereunto is added a large appendix..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for R. Royston, book-seller to his most sacred Majesty,, M DC LXXVII. [1677]
Physical description
[24], 546, [14], 31, [3] p. : ports. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
Note
First published in 1655 as "The history of the Church of Scotland".
Note
ECL copy is a variant, catalogued from copy wanting the initial leaf A1 with portrait on the recto and half-title reading "The history of the church and state of Scotland, the first part. In seven books." on the verso.
Note
Intended to have been issued with Burnet, Gilbert. The memoires of the lives and actions of James and William Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald ... MDCLXXVII.
Note
With half-title on the recto of A1 and an etched portrait of the author on the verso.
Note
Portrait of Charles I printed on a4r, signed: G Faithorne excud. ESTC reports this as a plate; conjugation visible in copy held at All Souls College, Oxford.
Note
A variant (copy held at Christ Church, Oxford) lacks the portrait of Charles I, but has an engraved folding map (plate) of Scotland with title "Scotia regnum". Another variant (copy at St Edmund Hall, Oxford) has another state of the portrait of the author (lacking the date, but bearing the signature of Wenceslaus Hollar), with no half-title on the recto and clearly an inserted leaf.
Note
ECL copy is a variant having the portrait of Charles I and the double-page engraved map of Scotland with title "Scotia regnum".
Note
ESTC records title-page for the appendix on chi1 recto; ²A1r bears a divisional title for the appendix. chi1 should correctly be bound after ²A2, but is sometimes found before that leaf. This is absent in ECL copy.
Note
ECL copy is variant having "An appendix to The history of the Church of Scotland." commencing on ²B1 with caption title. It comprises 31 pages followed by [3] unnumbered pages containing 'A catalogue of some books reprinted, and of other new books printed since the Fire, and sold by R. Royston, ...' Attributed by Wing to Thomas Middleton (Wing M1990).
Note
With a biography of the author written by Brian Duppa.
Note
Signatures: A⁶ a⁶ B-Z⁶ Aa-Zz⁶ Aaa-Bbb⁴ Ccc², ²B-D⁴ E⁴(-E4) F².
Citation/references note
Wing, M1990
Citation/references note
ESTC, R15391
Citation/references note
Wing, S5021
Citation/references note
ESTC, R509150
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Late 17th century mottled calf binding; five raised bands with gold tooled ornaments in comparments; leather spine label; marbled fore-edges.
Copy-specific note
Imperfect: initial leaf with portrait of the author and half-title has been torn out.
Copy-specific note
Contemporary annotations.
Copy-specific note
Previously Cd.4.10.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Subject
Scotland History Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Royston, Richard, 1599 - 1686 publisher.
Added entry--name
Flesher, E. (Elizabeth), fl. 1670 - 1678? (Elizabeth), printer.
Added entry--name
Burnet, Gilbert, 1643 - 1715 Memoires of the lives and actions of James and William Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald.
Added entry--name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607 - 1677 etcher.
Added entry--name
Faithorne, William, 1616 - 1691 engraver.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B46427