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Domus Carthusiana: or An account of the most noble foundation of the Charter-House near Smithfield in London. Both before and since the Reformation. With the life and death of Thomas Sutton, Esq; the founder thereof. And his last will and testament. To which are added several prayers, fitted for the private devotions and particular occasions of the ancient gentlemen, &c. By Samuel Herne, Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge..
Account of the most noble foundation of the Charter-House near Smithfield in London
Caption title: Charter-House
London, : Printed by T[homas]. R[oycroft]. for Richard Marriott and Henry Brome, at the Gun in St. Paul's Church-yard; the West end., MDCLXXVII. [1677]
[48], 287, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., port.; 19 cm. (8vo)
Printer's name from Wing CD.
Frontis. portrait (A1v) and first plate signed by Frederick Hendrick van Hove. Second plate has heading "My house shall be called the house of prayer".
A poem of 20 stanzas entitled "The Charter-House", "probably by Herne", follows the preface. Cf. Hazlitt.
Signatures: A⁸ a-b⁸ B-T⁸.
Title printed within a double-ruled border.
Errata on final page.
ESTC, R10688
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H1578
Book label of Nicholas Mann on front pastedown, recording donation to Eton College in 1754. Ms. on front endpaper: "Nic. Mann".
Contemporary sprinkled calf; boards have double-blind-tooled border frames with small ornament at each corner; five raised bands; spine label wanting; board edges tooled in blind; text block edges sprinkled red.
Ms. added to title-page following author's name: "elected in 1663"; ms. annotations, corrections and biographical details added in margins throughout text.
Previous shelfmark: De.6.25.
Roycroft, Thomas, ? - d. 1677 printer.
Marriot, Richard, active 17th century - ? bookseller.
Brome, Henry bookseller.
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
England London.
B47827