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Certain sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches. Book 1
Certaine sermons or homilies appointed to be read in churches, in the time of the late Queene Elizabeth of famous memory. And now thought fit to bee reprinted by authority from the Kings most excellent Maiestie..
London, : Printed by Iohn Bill, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie., 1623..
[8], 98, [2] p. ; 33 cm. (fol.)
By Thomas Cranmer and others.
Book 1 of the Homilies.
Issued with "The second tome of homilies", 1623.
Title set within an architectural woodcut border.
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.
Quires A and B are in two settings: Biblical citations in margins are (1) in roman, as in the rest of the book, or (2) in italic.
Signatures: a⁴ A-H⁶ I².
ESTC, S119274
STC (2nd ed.), 13659
Armorial bookplate of Eton College on title-page verso.
Ms. inscription at foot of title-page recording donation to Eton College in 1720 by William Donne, Rector of Sandford Courtney, from the library of Thomas Horne, Vice-Provost.
17th/18th century sprinkled calf; boards have double-blind-fillet border frames, with small ornaments at corners; five raised bands, each bordered by blind-fillets; board edges blind-tooled; text block edges sprinkled red.
Imperfect: wants leaf I2 (blank).
Setting (2).
Bound with one other item.
Previous shelfmark: Ed.3.15.
Sermons, English 16th century.
Bill, John, ? - -1630 printer.
Donne, William, ? - fl. 1720 former owner.
Horne, Thomas, 1610 - 1654 former owner.
England London.
B47662