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The vnyon of the twoo noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, beyng long in continuall discension for the croune of this noble realme, with al the actes done in both the tymes of the princes, both of the one lynage & of the other, beginnyng at the tyme of kyng Henry the fourthe, the first aucthor of this deuision, and so successiuely proceding to y[e] raygne of the hygh and prudent prince kynge Henry the eyghte, the indubitate floure and very heyre of both the sayde linages..
Union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre and Yorke
Unyon of the twoo noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre and Yorke
Imprynted at Londo[n] : By Rychard Grafton, prynter to the Kynges Maiesty [, and J. Mychell, 1548; John Kingston, 1560? and John Cawood? ca. 1570?], Anno 1550..
[4], xxxij, [2], xxxiij-lxxxij, [2], lxxxiii-C.lxxviij, C.lxxxi-C.lxxxviij, [4], C.lxxxix-C.xciij, Cxcv-CClx [i.e. 250], [5], xxiiij, [2], xxv-lix, [3], lxi, [5], CC.lxiij, [14] leaves ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Anonymous. By Edward Hall.
Continued from 1532 by Richard Grafton from Hall's notes.
Imprint from colophon, ²B7v.
Includes indexes.
Some sheets were printed by John Mychell in 1548; John Kingston, 1560?; and/or John Cawood? ca. 1570? (STC addendum). Copies were made up from various combinations of sheets, with no clear ideal configuration. For details see STC addendum (p. 278, addendum to p. 557², and the note to 12723a).
Leaves 2a2, 2R8, 2K6, 3k8 are blank.
Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁴ A⁸ B-E⁶ F²; F-M⁶ N⁸ I²; O-2F⁶ 2G⁸ s⁴; 2H-2Q⁶ 2R⁸ L⁴; 2A-2D⁶ 2a²; 2E-2I⁶ 2K⁶ chi²; 3a-3i⁶ 3k⁸ 3l4; 3A-3Z⁶ ²3A-3X⁶ ²A⁶ ²B⁸(-²B8).
"'Proper' copies should apparently have Pe:c/Ia/2ab/Te,TH8c." -- STC.
Woodcut initials; printed marginalia.
ESTC, S122931
STC (2nd ed.), 12723a
Luborsky & Ingram. Engl. illustrated books, 1536-1603, 12723a
Armorial bookplate of John William Pease on front pastedown.
Oval armorial bookplate of Howard Pease on front endpaper.
Ms. at head of title-page: "Theo Coke".
Contemporary blind-rolled calf with 19th century reback and full rebinding; four raised bands; spine blind-tooled; two spine compartments stained black, with gilt text: "Halle's Chronicles." and "Imprynted at Londō by Rychard Grafton. 1550."; board edges and turn-ins tooled in blind; text block edges stained red; marbled endpapers.
Ms. annotations and underlinings in contemporary hand.
Imperfect: title-page damaged, with some loss of text.
Great Britain History Lancaster and York, 1399-1485.
Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603.
Grafton, Richard, ? - d. 1572? printer.
Mychell, John printer.
Kingston, John, fl. 1553 - ca. 1584 printer.
Cawood, John, 1514 - 1572 printer.
Pease, John William, 1836 - 1901 former owner.
Pease, Howard, 1863 - 1928 former owner.
England London.
B48063