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Shelfmark

Fm.6.15(01)

Author

Uniform title

[Melissa religionis pontificiae. English]

Title

Babels balm: or The honey-combe of Romes religion. With a neate draining and straining-out of the rammish honey thereof. Sung in tenne most elegant elegies in Latine, by that most worthy Christian satyrist, Master George Good-vvinne. And translated into tenne English satyres, by the Muses most vnworthy Eccho, Iohn Vicars..

Publication, distribution, etc.

Imprinted at London : By George Purslowe for Nathanaell Browne, and are to be sold at his shop, at the vpper end of the long walke neere Little S. Bartholomews, 1624.

Physical description

[20], 111, [1] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)

Note

Signatures: [par.]⁴ A⁴ B² C-Q⁴.

Note

A translation of: Melissa religionis pontificiae.

Note

In verse.

Note

The first leaf is blank.

Note

With a dedication to William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. Variant: cancel dedication to John Egerton, Earl of Bridgewater.

Citation/references note

ESTC, S103245

Citation/references note

STC (2nd ed.), 12030

Provenance

Book label of John Reynolds inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.

Binding

Late 17th/early 18th century sprinkled brown calf; 20th century reback, with four raised bands; two concentric blind-tooled frames; central frame has fleurons at each corner; board edges gold-tooled; blue and white endbands; endleaves; text block edges heavily sprinkled red.

Copy-specific note

Bound in a volume of pamphlets.

Copy-specific note

Previous shelfmark: Fb.6.16.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: wants leaves [par.]1-[par.]3.

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England London.

Language code

eng lat

Identifier

B47371
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