Shelfmark
Ge.3.14(01)
Title
Three elegies on the most lamented death of Prince Henrie, the first written by Cyril Tourneur. The second Iohn Webster. The third Tho: Heywood..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed [by Nicholas Okes and Felix Kingston] for William Welbie., 1613..
Physical description
[24]; [24]; [24] p. ; 20 cm. (4to.)
Note
In verse.
Note
The title page is is xylographic (white-line). The words "The first .. third" and "Cyril .. Heywood." are bracketed together on the title page, with the words "written by" between them.
Note
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴; A-C⁴; A-C⁴.
Note
Includes reissues of: "A griefe on the death of Prince Henrie" by Cyril Tourneur, printed by Felix Kingston (STC 24148.3), "A monumental columne, erected to the liuing memory of the euer-glorious Henry, late Prince of Wales" by John Webster, printed by Nicholas Okes (STC 25174), and "A funerall elegie, vpon the death of the late most hopefull and illustrious prince, Henry, Prince of Wales" by Thomas Heywood, printed by Nicholas Okes (STC 13323). Each part has separate dated title page and register, and was also issued separately.
Note
Leaves ²A1, ²C3 and ²C4 are printed entirely in black.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.) 24151.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S118497
Provenance
Inscription on second flyleaf: Humphry ffrances 18th fbr 1701. Ejus liber.
Provenance
Inscription on first flyleaf: Northeswortha probes hunc in sua jura libellum ponit, ut[?] et sibi vult hoc Heliconis operum.
Provenance
Booklabel recording donation to Eton College by John Reynolds in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet frame; blind tooled single fillet on board edges; blind tooled double fillet and single fillet on spine, with compartments of hatching at head and tail and further hatching on joints; red morocco spine label with gold tooled triple fillet and title; four raised bands; printers' waste (a small format edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses in Latin) as endpapers; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
First of 8 items bound in volume.
Copy-specific note
Handwritten list of titles in volume on second flyleaf.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fi.5.2.
Subject
Henry Frederick, 1594 - 1612 Prince of Wales,
Added entry--name
Heywood, Thomas, approximately 1574 - 1641 Monumental columne, erected to the living memory of the ever-glorious Henry, late Prince of Wales.
Added entry--name
Webster, John, 1580? - 1625? Funerall elegie, upon the death of the late most hopefull and illustrious prince, Henry, Prince of Wales.
Added entry--name
Tourneur, Cyril, 1575? - 1626 Griefe on the death of Prince Henrie.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London
Identifier
B49393