Shelfmark
Gc.7.21(24)
Author
Title
Approved, good, and ioyfull newes from Ireland: relating how the castle of Artaine was taken from the rebels, two of their captaines kild, and one taken prisoners by the Protestants. With the arrivall of 2000 foot, and 300 horse from England. Also a great skirmish betweene the Protestants and the rebels at a place neere Feleston, wherein the English obtained great renowne and victory. Whereunto is added, a true relation of the great overthrow which the English gave the rebels before Drogheda sent in a letter bearing date the 27 of February. to Sir Robert King Knight, at Cecill house in the Strand. Printed by order of Parliament..
Varying form of title
Approved, good, and joyfull newes from Ireland
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Iohn Wright,, 1641.. [i.e. 1642]
Physical description
[8] p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 18cm. (4to)
Note
With a title-page woodcut.
Note
"A letter sent from Drogheda, to Sir Robert King, dated Febr. 27." is signed: "Ed. Loftus."
Note
Publication year given according to Lady Day dating.
Note
Signatures: A⁴
Citation/references note
ESTC, R221775
Citation/references note
Wing (2nd ed.), L2830A
Binding
Sammelband. Mid-to-late 17th century speckled mid-brown calf over pasteboard, sewn on three recessed alum-tawed supports; bound in England. On both covers, an outer border of blind double fillets, intersecting at corners; medium squares, the board edges tooled with a single gilt fillet. Spine smooth and slightly rounded, divided into seven panels by transverse blind double fillets; spine label in second panel (gilt lettering over brown morocco onlay: "Petitions ... 1641-2 Vol. IV", badly damaged); endbands of ?plain thread, sprinkled over. Textblock trimmed and sprinked red; cracks to leather on board edges shows the pastedown likewise sprinked or dyed red; the same observed on the inner covers. Endpapers comprising a flyleaf of plain laid paper; upper flyleaf with three tipped-in leaves of 20th century paper on which is a list of contents.
Copy-specific note
Bound with 60 other items concerning Ireland, 1641-1642, shelfmarks Gc.7.21(01) - (23), (25) - (61).
Copy-specific note
ECL previous shelfmark: Gc.7.19
Subject
Ireland History Sources 1625-1649 Early works to 1800.
Subject
Ireland History Rebellion of 1641.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Wright, John, ? - -1658 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51002